What is your preventative spray routine?
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Krit
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The routine I've adopted for this season after my few years of experience is, each plant get some sticky yellow traps, Captain Jack's Dead bug at first sight of anything and Monterey BT mid veg, start of flower and one more time during flower if I see anything.
If anything is still hanging around after a week of spraying the Captain, I hit it one more time, and I always try to spray early morning before the sun gets too strong. I try to use only when needed, so keeping a good eye on my plants is crucial.
I'm in Northern California, Bay Area
If anything is still hanging around after a week of spraying the Captain, I hit it one more time, and I always try to spray early morning before the sun gets too strong. I try to use only when needed, so keeping a good eye on my plants is crucial.
I'm in Northern California, Bay Area
I'm in Oklahoma and have every pest, disease and fungus known to man, and I usually just treat upon detection as I see the plants every day. After getting slammed by leaf septoria 2 summers in a row, and learning to treat it with sulfur, I'm going to try to be more proactive. Last year was my best year with very minimal problems, due to an extreme drought. Sulfur just slows down septoria, hopefully long enough to get near the finish line. As soon as the plants get old and week it seems like all the issues crop up at once and its over. The bud worms are a given, I just remove the damaged parts. Gardening of any sort around here is not for the faint of heart!
Krit
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Doesn't sound like fun. Not to mention the storms you guys get in that area.
Been lucky to not get or have any really noticable septoria yet with any of my grows. My main issues have been worms and thirps with the occasional mites or aphids.
I was lucky that the previous owners of my place put in a lot of plants that draw in helpful insects. Once spring hits my yard is full of ladybugs, mantis and other beneficial insects feasting on pests.
Been lucky to not get or have any really noticable septoria yet with any of my grows. My main issues have been worms and thirps with the occasional mites or aphids.
I was lucky that the previous owners of my place put in a lot of plants that draw in helpful insects. Once spring hits my yard is full of ladybugs, mantis and other beneficial insects feasting on pests.
BrassNwood
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Southern California.
Powdery Mildew is a given and high PH water will keep it at bay. Potassium or sodium bicarbonate 1 tablespoon per gallon of water. Apply as a drench spray once a week every week seedling to harvest.
Caterpillars starting Aug1st. BT Thuricide weekly up to the week of Harvest. A bug zapper with the grills chopped out lets me brush it clean each morning as my monitor on how bad the moth infestation is.
Mother nature takes care of the rest with some help as I release additional Ladybugs and Praying Mantis every spring and find them both on patrol every day.
Dark_Hatchling
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Spinosad once a week or so from day one, I might even go out there and spray surrounding vegitation before I plant if I felt energetic. Bug zapper also goes out before I plant. Potassium bicarbonate spray every few weeks or so during veg, then once a week or so during flower. I spray a DE solution all around the garden beds and soil a few times a year. If I see a majpr infestation of aphids on my peppers I usually pull out the Pytherin.
Kindbud421
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Trying phyter this year for budrot/ mold. Got some organic all in one spray for insects and the rest of the evil shit… besides animals. But growing rt next to the house so they better be quick or brave cuz my dog can hear a skeeter whisper a half mile away and will bark up a storm til we let him out to investigate. BTW I’m in NNY 7 miles from the nearest town.
Krit
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You're the second person too mention a big zapper. I'm about to start looking on Amazon
DancesWithWeeds
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I'm in NE Tulsa County. Got the bugs and all. I've had very little trouble with bugs this year compared to other years. I use the yellow sticky traps, soapy water for aphids, BT, and the most important is DE spray. I used to just dust it on the plants but I found out it could be sprayed. The recipe I use is 4 tablespoons to a gallon of water. That seems to keep most things off. Leaf hoppers are the worst. The little hole they make is only part of it. Just watch for the leaf to die from some disease they bring.
After dusting with DE last year I watched a leaf hopper land on a leaf, stand on his nose like he's trying to suck juice, and leave without damaging the leaf.
old_smoke
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I use a mix of Neem oil and BT at concentrations recommended on the bottle. I spray every 2 weeks in veg and will spray BT occasionally in early flower if I see a lot of caterpillar activity. I’m on Long Island, NY.
You might want to check out LEGAL PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CANNABIS GROWERS IN CALIFORNIA. It's dated 2017 which I think is the most recent version . . . if I'm wrong and someone has a more current version please post.
You might want to check out LEGAL PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CANNABIS GROWERS IN CALIFORNIA. It's dated 2017 which I think is the most recent version . . . if I'm wrong and someone has a more current version please post.
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