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RuthieMD said:

I noticed these little gnat looking things all over my soil, I have been reading and believe they are white flies, but not 100% positive. Alot of ppl seem to like the neem oil and insectisidal soap so I went yesterday and bought both. I sprayed the entire plants down with the neem oil last night. Got up this am and they were still all over the soil. How long til I don't see them any more? Neem oil says to use once a week. Need help b4 these things hurt my roots and my plants!

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My guess would be fungus gnats.

They are not the worst of pests, but they are oddly hard to obliterate.

I used Fertalome Triple Action Plus III (neem basically) only my clones and
mothers in their little pots, and I still see them gamboling all over the babies.

It may be the adults that are left, but we will see.

Good luck,

JD

put some coffee in a cup next to your plants, see if that traps them.

sorry did not know how to post try putting a few cups of coffee around your plants. See if that traps them.

wine is also a good attractant. (red ;0)

Hi my name is Aaron and I'm a newbie. New to growing indoors. I'm sure il have some questions in the future but for now I just wanted to introduce myself.

Hey all at RIU my name is Harley, im a newb to this site. Can any one name the go to people on this site, for the spot on info every time with any subject. Im talkin about the pros who know there stuff and don't beat around the bushes

were an open community post threads and you will be answered, any pros dont wanna be harassed constantly , they will answer if they wanna

Can someone please tell me how the titles under your name can change?? I'm assuming it has something to do with rep, likes, and number of posts, but I don't get exactly how it works. For instance both of mine say "learning to roll" how does it change or can I customize either one? Thanks.

Hi, im new to this site. My bf always reads the forums here and i just registered to ask some questions. So day before yesterday i smoked with my bf and instantly after i started to feel bumps start to raise on my arms. Within 5 minutes i had a full blown rash all over my arms and back. Im convinced its from the weed. Ive been smoking for little over 10 years and this has only happened once before. Ive only quit while pregnant but have been smoking since i had my son a year ago. My bf grows his own and does not use chemicals and properly cures his stuff for over 3 weeks. So my question is.. is this from the strain and how long will the small hive like rash stay for? Am i now allergic? I havent smoked in about 36 hours. I smoke for pleasure but also for back pain. So id really like to keep smoking but wont if i keep getting a rash. Hope i havent become allergic. Any and all advice would be grealty apprieciated. Thanks in advance

You may be developing an allergy.

Good luck,

JD

First time grower! Well not really I've grown indoors before but not a large scale. This time around I'm going BIG! I'm working with 30 feet in length, 8 feet width & 8 height. I have some basics worked out like have a carpenter on my team as well. My notion is to go with the SEA OF GREEN and grow hydroponically. I REALLY need some ideas and input, I need an above average ventilation system as well as lighting system. Money isn't an issue so PLEASE pour in the responses.

Hey all, been browsing around on the forum for a few weeks now and finally decided to set up an account after taking some security precautions. Anyway I have started two plants from Mandala (hashberry and beyond the brain), this is my second time growing, but the first time taking it seriously. I have 1 400W HPS, 2 26w CFL @ 6500K, and one 55W T5 @ 9500K. I am at about 3 weeks B.eyond T.he B.rain is 9cm tall and wide and H.ashberry is 6cm tall and wide; is symmetry of height to width typical? Here are some pics of what I have going. Is this average growth at 3 weeks or should they be larger?
The HPS is off in the last photo because it messed with my camera.

GryphonRider said:

Hey all, been browsing around on the forum for a few weeks now and finally decided to set up an account after taking some security precautions. Anyway I have started two plants from Mandala (hashberry and beyond the brain), this is my second time growing, but the first time taking it seriously. I have 1 400W HPS, 2 26w CFL @ 6500K, and one 55W T5 @ 9500K. I am at about 3 weeks B.eyond T.he B.rain is 9cm tall and wide and H.ashberry is 6cm tall and wide; is symmetry of height to width typical? Here are some pics of what I have going. Is this average growth at 3 weeks or should they be larger?
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looking good, wanna keep the nodes tight in Veg. They will stretch when put into flowering. they seem a lil small. are you feeding nutes? what type of media r u using?

looking good, wanna keep the nodes tight in Veg. They will stretch when put into flowering. they seem a lil small. are you feeding nutes? what type of media r u using?

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Right now they are in some standard potting soil and peat moss (about 2 to 1 ratio), I have been feeding Fox Farms Big Bloom at 2 to 3 ml per 256 ml water, I have also been using Blue Mountains SPT, and stirred a bit of coffee grounds in to the soil. I recently purchased some FF Happy Frog 5-8-4 which I spread on the soil surface then covered with more soil(not ideal I know but I was left with little recourse as I couldn't mix it into the soil after growth had started an what not) and I add ACV to the water to raise the pH. I now have some FF Ocean Forest for transplant time, but for now I am rolling with the punches. Thanks for the advice, as I am sure the community will share their knowledge.

Greetings Folks! Just getting my bearings and poking around. There is certainly no lack of reading material and a lot of knowledge to pick up. Wish I had read more before ordering the hated Phototron...lol. I think it will suit me for a LITTLE while. Attempting my first grow. I didn't pay quite what they WERE charging for it - they recently had a price reduction, but I think I still could have made better use of my money. Live and learn, I guess. I was enjoying Dr. Amber's Lemon Haze grow journal in a Phototron, so all is not lost.

newbie here and my brain hurts, information overload I think, been reading 3 straight days and feel I have weeks more reading to do before I get started, so much to learn.

Welcome to riu bro. No need to try and cram it all in at once. Part of the fun is learning from your own experiance. Having fun, of course, is #1. LOL

Greetings all! I am new to the community and would like to ask a quick question: How do I begin a journal? Because I was just granted access to an account, is there a probationary period that I am now on?

New here, been reading for a few days. Planning a semi-stealth grow with CFL, 1-3 plants at a time. In pursuit of independence, a challenge, quality control, and variety. Any advice on good candidates for first good newbie seeds is appreciated–I haven't seen a bag seed in years so i'll probably be ordering. Thanks to everyone who posts here, it's a great resource.

sunni said:

were an open community post threads and you will be answered, any pros dont wanna be harassed constantly , they will answer if they wanna

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Hey sunni...fairly new, glad to be here and hope I can help. I was wondering why or when does my avatar pic show up in my posts? I have read for hours now and can't seem to find the info. Thanks in advance JAS