aussiegrowing
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Ok, I'll look into it for sure. I just hesitate a little on spraying stuff that I'm going to smoke if you know what I mean. These little white flying bugs seem to be what's eating at the plant.
Plant deficiency?
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Roger A. Shrubber
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that could be aphids.
the reason i say Spinosad is that it's about the safest pesticide i know of, as far as humans are concerned. they culture it now, but it was a naturally occurring bacteria in an abandoned rum factory in the Caribbean somewhere. it's pretty much nerve agent for insects, harmless to humans, and has a short half life, it's gone in 3 or 4 days.
Home Depot recently started carrying it, and you can get it off of Amazon, as well. i recommend the quart of concentrate, at 1 TBSP per quart of spray, it makes a lot, and is a lot more economical than the premade spray. Captain Jack's dead bug brew is the brand i've been using, but i imagine they're all about the same.
another thing i like about it is it's safe for bees as long as it has a chance to dry, so if you use it outside, do it in the early evening, when the bees have gone to the hive for the day
the reason i say Spinosad is that it's about the safest pesticide i know of, as far as humans are concerned. they culture it now, but it was a naturally occurring bacteria in an abandoned rum factory in the Caribbean somewhere. it's pretty much nerve agent for insects, harmless to humans, and has a short half life, it's gone in 3 or 4 days.
Home Depot recently started carrying it, and you can get it off of Amazon, as well. i recommend the quart of concentrate, at 1 TBSP per quart of spray, it makes a lot, and is a lot more economical than the premade spray. Captain Jack's dead bug brew is the brand i've been using, but i imagine they're all about the same.
another thing i like about it is it's safe for bees as long as it has a chance to dry, so if you use it outside, do it in the early evening, when the bees have gone to the hive for the day
aussiegrowing
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I'll most definitely look into getting some. I've had much worse infestations and still had forearm sized heads that I've harvested. If it gets any worse I'll get some. But I guess it's part of the game of growing outdoors. You're always gonna get a few pests here and there. I'm very bee friendly as Well. I won't even cut the lawns at the moment due to all the bees going crazy on the clove flowers. I ussualy wait until they die off before I cut the lawns. Always planting flowers around for bees. We are losing so many bees it's saddens me to be to honest.