Weird how the bugs pefer certain strains
I think its something in a plants "code" signalling weakness, not saying those cultivars were sick, but they have a higher probability to get sick. I see the same thing with a few here which attract mites where plant right next to it is clean as fck.
The FP patch was next to a water source, so those plants were much bigger, with thicker buds than the Darwin Dope patches. It might have been the stickier buds that was attracting them. Although we had a really bad year for worms of all kinds. The weeds in our young longleaf pines {nearby} were covered with worms a couple of months ago.
Sounds like a nice cup setup, have you done it that way before?
I snip four little holes in the bottom with scissors. I heard about the layered soils from folks using Sub Cool's Super Soil, so I tried it this summer. Seemed to work alright. The thing is you don't want the roots to reach the hot stuff until they are old enough to handle it. I do it when it's in bigger pots, or going to stay in the pot longer. With the Solo cups I use straght Metro Mix potting soil. It won't be staying in the cup long enough to need nutes. On the bought seeds, I just put one per cup, so they will be staying in it until they go into the wilds.
Metro Mix means mild base soil?
Yes. I Goggled it, and found out the company name is Sun Gro. I have a buddy in the tropical plant business and he lets me have it at costs. Something like 16-17 bucks for a big {2.8 cubic feet} bag. No added nutes.
I never made his SS exactly like the recipe called for, but lots of folks swear by it.
Check out what my buddy rasta Roy has to say about that in the organic section. You won't not see it.
Theres not a best one, certain things work better than other depending on environment you are working with, spot on
