16000+ watts medigrow: og kush+ 13 x 1kw hps + 3 x t5 badboys + grotek = *HAPPY JOY*
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mellokitty
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uuummmmm, far as i know, if you can see them, you're probably pretty far gone.
also: i don't know if you get the same budworms as here. have you tried googling "problem pests in [your area]"?
mellokitty
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i'm never gonna live it down am i? geez, i KNEW it was queen and bowie, i took the track off "best of bowie" and david bowie is like frigging kryptonite for this kitty -- i become a powerless melted puddle ("queen who?" slobber slobber
). you have to understand mr bowie is at the top of my "honey do list" (yes, even now, i'm THAT sick).
mugan
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yer, (not google but research lolz) i never herd of them infact my friend who also grows out side has never encountered any thing other than spidy mites, but i would hate to be the exception u kno what i mean .. i spray the plants down but since am 5 weeks out of 12 into flower i have to stop otherwise al screw my trics, also my green house has less than perfect air circulation so i wanna lay off the humidity cuz of bud rot and mildew. and i seen what these worms can do and with how long it takes my plants to grow i cannot have my buds getting ate by someone other than me 
(sorry for rans am high as kite right now 
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(sorry for rans am high as kite right now )
mellokitty
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oh cg, i'm so sorry to hear that. that IS heartbreaking. especially after all you went through together this last year. i know what kind of trust relationship happens between the grower and helper (having been both) -- it's devastating when that trust is breached, isn't it?
i've always suspected this but now i KNOW: you're a much nicer boss than mine was; if i'd been caught with my hand in the cookie jar at my last warehouse job, i'd most likely not still have that hand. literally. thing is, the perks of the job were plentiful enough already so if i'd been stealing on top of that, they'd've been ***PISSED*** and with good reason.
anywho. i'm sure you have high (<-
) hopes for helper g. as i always tell the male growers in my life: "having a female helper is like having a whole nother flower in the room; consider yourself blessed." (and humble too!! lolol)
mellokitty
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thanks joe, you raaaawwwwwwk!!
mellokitty
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muggie:
according to wiki, the only budworms you're likely to encounter are:
The Oriental Tobacco Budworm (Helicoverpa assulta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found all over the old worlds tropics, from South Africa through the Middle East, central and south-east Asia to Australia.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The adults are migratory.
The larvae feed on various Solanaceae species, including Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Physalis and Solanum.
The cotton bollworm, corn earworm or Old World (African) bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera,[1] (also known as the scarce bordered straw in the UK, where it is an immigrant[2]) is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species. It should not be confused with the similarly named related species Helicoverpa zea.
....... and i guess they are also referred to as "bollworms", also from wiki:
A bollworm is a common term for any larva of a moth that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton.
..... noticed any moths flying around the greenhouse?
according to wiki, the only budworms you're likely to encounter are:
The Oriental Tobacco Budworm (Helicoverpa assulta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found all over the old worlds tropics, from South Africa through the Middle East, central and south-east Asia to Australia.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The adults are migratory.
The larvae feed on various Solanaceae species, including Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Physalis and Solanum.
The cotton bollworm, corn earworm or Old World (African) bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera,[1] (also known as the scarce bordered straw in the UK, where it is an immigrant[2]) is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species. It should not be confused with the similarly named related species Helicoverpa zea.
....... and i guess they are also referred to as "bollworms", also from wiki:
A bollworm is a common term for any larva of a moth that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton.
..... noticed any moths flying around the greenhouse?
Wolverine97
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Damn, man. That is truly a shame. People are strange animals, I don't think I'll ever fully understand the depth of the human psyche. Stealing sucks, people. Just don't do it, karma is a bitch, and her payment plan is none too friendly for those who can't resist temptation to fuck people over for a few dollars more. At least you found out now, but make sure your backside is covered CG, because now he may become vengeful. No bueno. Sorry for the rant, but I feel for ya man.
Jozikins
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Not ever. Haha, it's okay, I'm not that big of a Queen fan. Don't worry Mello, we all have a little list of people that we would bone no matter what. Even if we lie to ourselves and say we don't.
geez, i KNEW it was queen and bowie, i took the track off "best of bowie" and david bowie is like frigging kryptonite for this kitty -- i become a powerless melted puddle ("queen who?" slobber slobber
My list just happens to be 10 pages long.
MEGAyielder420
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Nice trees Kitty! Just my type of grow. I swear by vertical lighting and have had great success. Go big or go home. I got a project similar to this in the works. Im sub'd for harvest. Keep doing what your doing! Great thread!
MEGA
MEGA
collective gardener
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I made nice with Helper D to avoid problems. I'll still give him some work with my other business, and some free smoke. It's a small price to pay to keep him from doing anything stupid. I really am not worried about it. The temptation was just too much. I let it slide for a while and he just got too greedy. I'll try and remain friends with him. But, his career in any grow op is finished. The word is out and he's thoroughly black-balled. It's too bad. He was a fast learner and could've been a talented grower one day.
davidgrimm
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Very nice grow.
Kudos to you and well wishes!
Kudos to you and well wishes!
jyermum
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Thanks for the info on the recurring problem with the budworms kitty. The ones that I had were bright green with a few stripes down the side.
I hit the whole greenhouse with safer caterpillar killer and then yesterday with a hose end sprayer of spinosad (captn jacks) and will do the same weekly for a bit. The 2 mendo madness were the only ones that were infested and they are pretty far along. I'm gonna keep them limping to the finish to make a big batch of bho. Should still pull a good lb with no rot or poop on them.
I hit the whole greenhouse with safer caterpillar killer and then yesterday with a hose end sprayer of spinosad (captn jacks) and will do the same weekly for a bit. The 2 mendo madness were the only ones that were infested and they are pretty far along. I'm gonna keep them limping to the finish to make a big batch of bho. Should still pull a good lb with no rot or poop on them.
mellokitty
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well, if i divide my "honey do list" into "celebs that i have permission to seduce" and "celebs i would seduce anyway", david bowie would certainly have a place on the latter of the 2.....
mellokitty
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thank you! i've been following your progress as well!
mellokitty
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thanks for stopping by, and thank you for bringing up something i've been wanting to address:
i WISH i WISH i WISH i could show you all what it's like to be a grower in BC, it's really something quite special. i can't quite explain it in words, and unfortunately, it's not something you're likely to experience as a visitor.....
around here, our room probably fits snugly under the "medium-sized" label, and guys like you see in "The Union" are everywhere....
mellokitty
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thank you and hail fellow well met!
mellokitty
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jyer: this little dude?
if you wiki "budworm", it gives you a list as long as your forearm.... this is the first one on the list that's north american and green with stripes -- the Tobacco Budworm. if i look at it for too long (especially around the "sucker" part) it gives me the heebyjeebies.
if you wiki "budworm", it gives you a list as long as your forearm.... this is the first one on the list that's north american and green with stripes -- the Tobacco Budworm. if i look at it for too long (especially around the "sucker" part) it gives me the heebyjeebies.
. i don't think i got em but i have seen some moths around the house so al spray down the plants untill\ week 8 then that way maybe i get lucky