drug_mentor
Bluelight Crew
Sorry in advance for the length of this post. I have had the most ridiculously bad luck with bugs this year, had fucking thrips, leaf hoppers, whitefly, root aphids and now spider mites and some bloody caterpillars! You would think I had not spent a fortune on insecticide and other control measures for these fuckers!
I have a very serious problem in that, up until 2 or 3 weeks ago they were doing well, but between the root aphids (which a soil drench or two of azadirachtin seems to have under control fortunately!) and the spider mites I have had to defoliate the shit out of my plants. I was perhaps a little overzealous, the RA damage was causing some funky leaf discoloration that I was paranoid was leaves turning mouldy which had potential to then infect my buds with mould. Right now my plants don't have a helluva lot of healthy leaves left on them, and I am increasingly paranoid that the mites will finish off the remaining healthy leaves before the plants finish. I can't really chop them early, as this is for my personal consumption and early cut shit has a real tendency to make me anxious, which obviously I do not enjoy. These bastards have already cost me like half my yield and I am desperate not to lose any more!
I am hoping someone has some non insecticidal solutions for spider mites as my plants only have 1-3 weeks left I think and I really am not comfortable spraying anything on them. I have read spraying cold water helps but I am apprehensive to spray due to the risk of mold. I also read that a vacuum can suck them off the leaves, had a crack with my dust buster and it seems to be pulling very few, if any, off the leaves. Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Right now I am spending over an hour every day squishing as many of the fuckers as I can but I do not feel this is a very effective strategy.
Also, I was hoping to get some opinions on how close to ready my girls are, here are some pictures;
Plant #1
https://imageshack.com/i/1692svj
https://imageshack.com/i/nlmf3bj
https://imageshack.com/i/nf26faj
https://imageshack.com/i/jthecvj
https://imageshack.com/i/jwdpg9j
https://imageshack.com/i/jjf1g4j
Plant #2
https://imageshack.com/i/nf5vguj
https://imageshack.com/i/mvjn6pj
https://imageshack.com/i/n1eaxyj
https://imageshack.com/i/mj7ryuj
https://imageshack.com/i/n19uj9j
https://imageshack.com/i/mkf8p5j
Plant #3
https://imageshack.com/i/nh3g1uj
https://imageshack.com/i/euojxsj
https://imageshack.com/i/mr7qovj
https://imageshack.com/i/nhfdf3j
https://imageshack.com/i/1ql7wlj
I should mention I do have a 30x jewellers loupe, but I am finding it very difficult to differentiate between cloudy and clear trichome heads, I was pretty much planning on waiting until I had 5-10% amber trichomes but have read that not every strains trichomes turn amber.
TL;DR I am hoping someone can provide an estimate on how long my plants have left before they are ready to cut and also if anyone has any solutions for spider mites that do not involve the use of insecticide and preferably do not require me to spray any kind of liquid on my plants. I have put way too much time and effort into this to lose my stash this late in the game!
I have a very serious problem in that, up until 2 or 3 weeks ago they were doing well, but between the root aphids (which a soil drench or two of azadirachtin seems to have under control fortunately!) and the spider mites I have had to defoliate the shit out of my plants. I was perhaps a little overzealous, the RA damage was causing some funky leaf discoloration that I was paranoid was leaves turning mouldy which had potential to then infect my buds with mould. Right now my plants don't have a helluva lot of healthy leaves left on them, and I am increasingly paranoid that the mites will finish off the remaining healthy leaves before the plants finish. I can't really chop them early, as this is for my personal consumption and early cut shit has a real tendency to make me anxious, which obviously I do not enjoy. These bastards have already cost me like half my yield and I am desperate not to lose any more!
I am hoping someone has some non insecticidal solutions for spider mites as my plants only have 1-3 weeks left I think and I really am not comfortable spraying anything on them. I have read spraying cold water helps but I am apprehensive to spray due to the risk of mold. I also read that a vacuum can suck them off the leaves, had a crack with my dust buster and it seems to be pulling very few, if any, off the leaves. Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
Right now I am spending over an hour every day squishing as many of the fuckers as I can but I do not feel this is a very effective strategy.
Also, I was hoping to get some opinions on how close to ready my girls are, here are some pictures;
Plant #1
https://imageshack.com/i/1692svj
https://imageshack.com/i/nlmf3bj
https://imageshack.com/i/nf26faj
https://imageshack.com/i/jthecvj
https://imageshack.com/i/jwdpg9j
https://imageshack.com/i/jjf1g4j
Plant #2
https://imageshack.com/i/nf5vguj
https://imageshack.com/i/mvjn6pj
https://imageshack.com/i/n1eaxyj
https://imageshack.com/i/mj7ryuj
https://imageshack.com/i/n19uj9j
https://imageshack.com/i/mkf8p5j
Plant #3
https://imageshack.com/i/nh3g1uj
https://imageshack.com/i/euojxsj
https://imageshack.com/i/mr7qovj
https://imageshack.com/i/nhfdf3j
https://imageshack.com/i/1ql7wlj
I should mention I do have a 30x jewellers loupe, but I am finding it very difficult to differentiate between cloudy and clear trichome heads, I was pretty much planning on waiting until I had 5-10% amber trichomes but have read that not every strains trichomes turn amber.
TL;DR I am hoping someone can provide an estimate on how long my plants have left before they are ready to cut and also if anyone has any solutions for spider mites that do not involve the use of insecticide and preferably do not require me to spray any kind of liquid on my plants. I have put way too much time and effort into this to lose my stash this late in the game!
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