MFing MITES are back! 5th week into flowering. Need to kill them fast.

I use it. It's actually microscopic fossilized single cell plants. It rips up all bugs, so it's around all the corners of my room as well as on the soil, this page has a nice little artical on it Diatomaceous Earth

It also adds silica, which helps strengthen the stems. :hippy:


I don't think it'd be a be all end all for mites since they will crawl from leaf to leaf and travel between plants rather than over the soil.

I didn't harvest yet. It's ve been only 5th week by now. As far as mites, I think "no pest" strips did the work. I ve seen only oneor two a wile ago and they weren't active. Now I got legion of hungry Lady Bugs patrolling the girls. I will not recommend to use any type of soap in the flowering it will ruin everything. I did spray my last grow in the 5th week of flowering with "Safer" soap and it kind of stop flowering and removed most of the rasin. Bud tasted like shit after that.

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Originally Posted by SIMFER

I didn't harvest yet. It's ve been only 5th week by now. As far as mites, I think "no pest" strips did the work. I ve seen only oneor two a wile ago and they weren't active. Now I got legion of hungry Lady Bugs patrolling the girls. I will not recommend to use any type of soap in the flowering it will ruin everything. I did spray my last grow in the 5th week of flowering with "Safer" soap and it kind of stop flowering and removed most of the rasin. Bud tasted like shit after that.

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Do NOT think your mites are "DORMANT"!!!!!! :mad:


Never, Ever, Ever think that!!!!!!!!!! :fish:


you still have mites I'm sorry to say,... and until you prove me wrong you always will!!!! :wtf:

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Originally Posted by canniwhatsis

you still have mites I'm sorry to say,... and until you prove me wrong you always will!!!! :wtf:

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I look at my own grow this way too,... it's almost obsessive, and I've never had a "real" infestation thanks to my diligence. ;)

( There was a scare a month ago with some clones,... but it's said and past now! ;) ) :hippy:

You absolutely right. I don't think they are gone and I am looking for them all the time. I've learned my lesson!:jointsmile:

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Originally Posted by SIMFER

..... As far as mites, I think "no pest" strips did the work. ........ I will not recommend to use any type of soap in the flowering it will ruin everything. I did spray my last grow in the 5th week of flowering with "Safer" soap and it kind of stop flowering and removed most of the rasin. Bud tasted like shit after that.

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THANK you very much. Now, watch for the eggs to hatch, don't count on the lady bugs, might need the strips again in 10 days. You are going to make it dude! :thumbsup:

Hi. Can you guys please tell me when do I harvest. What are the precise things that I have to look for? I've read a lot of things , but I'am not quite sure yet. The only thing I know, that if you'll harvest few day early or late the quality of your bud diminishes greatly. Another question I have is when do I stop watering and for how many hours do I keep them in the dark( I think I've read 36hr ) before cutting them? Is there problem, if most of fan leaves on the girls are yellow? I'ts a 5weeks and 2 days into the flowering.:S5::Tomcat: I'm flying High!!!

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Originally Posted by SIMFER

Hi. Can you guys please tell me when do I harvest. What are the precise things that I have to look for? I've read a lot of things , but I'am not quite sure yet. The only thing I know, that if you'll harvest few day early or late the quality of your bud diminishes greatly. Another question I have is when do I stop watering and for how many hours do I keep them in the dark( I think I've read 36hr ) before cutting them? Is there problem, if most of fan leaves on the girls are yellow? I'ts a 5weeks and 2 days into the flowering.:S5::Tomcat: I'm flying High!!!

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trichomes. they go from clear to milky to amber. when they start to turn amber your almost there. 30% amber is ideal for most. its all preference though. yellowing leaves is normal(remember FALL) and dark periods i believe are exaggerated. trich production is to protect the bud and seed from heat, cold, predators, uv rays etc. so theoretically increase light intensity so the buds will generate more trichs to compensate. ive tested dark periods with no comparable difference. intense light theory...not proven.

about 15 to 20 bucks at most grow shops.....they have a light on them....then check the trichomes daily.....when almost all are milkey...and some are amber you are ready.....plants will mature at different times....I just harvested 8 OG Kypronite plants and it took about 14 days between the 1st one and the last one to mature.....here is when I took them 10% clear...60% cloudy....30% amber....you will always have some clear...as the plant is still producing trichomes.....Now this is only my opinion....some want mostly all amber trichomes.....In my case the 10..20..70 works for me + I needed the space to move in the plants that were vegging in another room....into the flower room.

Good luck

Thx bro, I was thinking how can you C em if they so little, I was trying with magnifying glass, can't C shit. Now, as far as flushing goes. When do you start flushing if you say that they all mature at different times. I know you need about 10-14 days to flush, but you need to finish fertilize as well. I do Fox Farm complex and it takes 2 weeks first stage, 2 weeks second and 2 weeks third plus 10 days for flushing that will make about 2 month and some plants I've herd mature in 1 month. How you deal with that?