help needed on use of neem oil and super thrive please:D

hey guys.. so i had bugs last grow thrips the little buggers.. even tho i got rid of them with a chili n water spray and me killin them.. this time i have some neem repel .. it says to use 20ml per litre.. well that seems a bit to much.. can any1 who has used the product please help me out on how much per litre to use??.. allso how often should i spray my plants?? i allso have some super thrive it says to use 1 or few drops per gallon.. well i only have 1litre watering cans..would 1 drop of super thrive be ok per litre?? allso how often should i use it?? and should it be used with fets or on its own?? if any1 can help me out i would be very happy:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by mrberrys

hey guys.. so i had bugs last grow thrips the little buggers.. even tho i got rid of them with a chili n water spray and me killin them.. this time i have some neem repel .. it says to use 20ml per litre.. well that seems a bit to much.. can any1 who has used the product please help me out on how much per litre to use??.. allso how often should i spray my plants?? i allso have some super thrive it says to use 1 or few drops per gallon.. well i only have 1litre watering cans..would 1 drop of super thrive be ok per litre?? allso how often should i use it?? and should it be used with fets or on its own?? if any1 can help me out i would be very happy:thumbsup:

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I too use neem oil and superthrive.

For neem oil, follow the directions on the bottle. 20ml per liter is a 1:50 ratio, so its really not that much. Don't forget to add a little bit of liquid dish soap to the mix too. It acts as a wetting agent by reducing the surface tension of the water preventing it from beading up. It will uniformly wet the leaves (tip: dish soap added to water for watering also helps the water wet the dirt uniformly. Try it if you have problems with dirt compacting and water standing on top.) Spray with neem oil every few weeks, again, this isn't going to hurt the plant if you over do it really. Neem adds a nice shine to the leaves too.

And superthrive. Its just vitamins and hormones, not fertilizer, so don't worry too much about it. You're not going to hurt your plants by giving them several drops of superthrive per liter even. Use it with every watering and feeding. 1 drop per liter is perfectly safe.

Also, check out my grow in my sig, I'm so proud of my girls :D

Don't use the Super Thrive in flower. It can impact your bud development in wierd ways, loose stringy buds and so on. Other than that I use it all threw veg and for mother plants and clones as well.
Adieu

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Originally Posted by Anathema2121

I too use neem oil and superthrive.

For neem oil, follow the directions on the bottle. 20ml per liter is a 1:50 ratio, so its really not that much. Don't forget to add a little bit of liquid dish soap to the mix too. It acts as a wetting agent by reducing the surface tension of the water preventing it from beading up. It will uniformly wet the leaves (tip: dish soap added to water for watering also helps the water wet the dirt uniformly. Try it if you have problems with dirt compacting and water standing on top.) Spray with neem oil every few weeks, again, this isn't going to hurt the plant if you over do it really. Neem adds a nice shine to the leaves too.

And superthrive. Its just vitamins and hormones, not fertilizer, so don't worry too much about it. You're not going to hurt your plants by giving them several drops of superthrive per liter even. Use it with every watering and feeding. 1 drop per liter is perfectly safe.

Also, check out my grow in my sig, I'm so proud of my girls :D

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hey there Anathema:) thanks for your reply... very good info.. allso would it be a good idea to spray the plants with neem say 2 mins b4 lights out?? just i dont want to burn my girls... i have never sprayed my plants even with water.. allso how often is ok to spray my plants with neem?? coz if its ok i would rather spray them every 2 days rather then every few weeks.. allso 1 more thing.. is it ok to start using the super thrive from sprout of seed? if so how many drops would i mix with 1 litre?? obiously i wont use a whole litre on 1 seedling.. i will spread the water out between the seedlings
once again thanks for your reply:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by BlueBear

Don't use the Super Thrive in flower. It can impact your bud development in wierd ways, loose stringy buds and so on. Other than that I use it all threw veg and for mother plants and clones as well.
Adieu

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thanks for your advise bluebear.. i have 1 more question .. mite aswell ask it in this thread... so i have a carbon filter pullin air out of my grow tent.. when it was lights out on last grow i used to leave the tent open bout 4-5 inches at the bottom for intake i had like record cases against the open part of the tent with 1 case with a hole so air could get through..i thought everythin was jiggy.. well i just checked my little setup out with me inside it and there is a small amount of light leaking through.. basicly would it be ok to use some left over exaulst pipe from my carbon filter cut a hole in the bottom of my tent and put the pipe in then when the carbon filter pulls air out air will come in through my pipe .. so that way i can close my tent completly and have no light leak.. would the pipe work.. its just siver flimsy pipe with some shetting inside i think its jus to reduce noise.. coz if that would work my tent is right next to mybed.. i could cut the hole on the side of the tent next to my bed and have the pipe comin through there.. sorry if you cant make sence of this .. just i am a bit crap at explaining myself on threads lol...

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Originally Posted by mrberrys

hey there Anathema:) thanks for your reply... very good info.. allso would it be a good idea to spray the plants with neem say 2 mins b4 lights out?? just i dont want to burn my girls... i have never sprayed my plants even with water.. allso how often is ok to spray my plants with neem?? coz if its ok i would rather spray them every 2 days rather then every few weeks.. allso 1 more thing.. is it ok to start using the super thrive from sprout of seed? if so how many drops would i mix with 1 litre?? obiously i wont use a whole litre on 1 seedling.. i will spread the water out between the seedlings
once again thanks for your reply:thumbsup:

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You don't really need to spray the plants every two days, the neem oil is a bug repellant/ leaf shine that lasts a while. And if you add the dish soap like i said(and the bottle of neem probably says too) it won't bead up so it won't burn them. Make sure you spray the undersides of the leaves too, thats where the bugs chill.

Yeah, you can use superthrive right from seed. 1 drop per liter should be fine. You're not going to hurt them by adding more than one drop though. I didn't know that part about flowering (all my plants get stolen before we get that far) but I'll keep that in mind too.

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Originally Posted by Anathema2121

You don't really need to spray the plants every two days, the neem oil is a bug repellant/ leaf shine that lasts a while. And if you add the dish soap like i said(and the bottle of neem probably says too) it won't bead up so it won't burn them. Make sure you spray the undersides of the leaves too, thats where the bugs chill.

Yeah, you can use superthrive right from seed. 1 drop per liter should be fine. You're not going to hurt them by adding more than one drop though. I didn't know that part about flowering (all my plants get stolen before we get that far) but I'll keep that in mind too.

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thanks for your advise anathema much apreciated:) .. i think i will add 2 drops of super thrive to 1litre of water for my seedlings.. well my babys poped up yesterday:dance: .. temp is 29-30c lights on.. but i think i will be fine its gonna get alot cooler in the following weeks.. man did i just read right??? your plants get stolen b4 flower?? is your grow outside? if so i would move it inside.. that sucks some1 stealing your plants.. you seem like a good guy too.. well i hope them fuckers get whats coming to them.. once again thanks for your help and good luck on your future grows:thumbsup:

Actually someone broke in through a bathroom window and stole them. Fuckin ignorance. We had 4 plants. 2 seedlings, 1 medium sized seedling and a decent sized vegetative plant. What a waste.

I USE THE GREEN LIGHT AND SPRAY EM I HOUR AFTER LIGHTS OUT.

THEN THE STAMINA'S ARE CLOSED AND THEY DONT GET CLOGED WITH THE OIL.

WORKS FOR ME.