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HELP
Three major systems:
Two Varieties: AK-47, Romberry
As of right now I have a major infestation of something on the AK-47. My fear from closer examination may be the dreaded spider mite. The Romberry is hanging on better however I am begining to see signs of some infestation. Currently in the fourth week of flowering.
My question is two fold
1. What the heck do I have?
2. How can I treat the issue with as little damage to the crop as possible?
Boil up 2 cups of water in a saucepan and add a whole head of garlic to it, 7-12 cloves . Mash the cloves well then strain the mush out and you will have garlic spray . Spray the plants 'well wet' 2 days in a row and then 1 more time before the end of the week . Any little bugs will scatter and the plant will be fine becoming greener again if you arent weeks into flowering yet. It kills unhatched eggs too . The bigger the head of garlic is, the stronger and faster it works . Buy a dollarstore spraybottle 1$ and garlic <1$ before wasting any more time.
Wow, I wish I could cut and paste this informative tidbit into my forum but I don't want to steal peoples posts. Where the heck did you learn how to do that from? :) lol - Did you find it somewhere on this site or because you have a green thumb or maybe even word of mouth? :dance: I was just wondering, doesn't really matter but I hope it works for him because that's just a great easy way to deal with a big problem!!!
Good info, Bspectral :thumbsup:
Also, make sure to spray underside of the leaves as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bspectral
Thank you so much for the advice I've used it for two days in a row and man it works great. Some recomendations I would have is to use three times the amount of cloves, it really stinks like pure death. It's day two and I see very little infestation. I will continue to use it and my guess is it should clear up.
Word to the wise, this stinks horribly bad, its no wonder the bugs dont' like it
use a gas mask when applying.
wow, never knew bugs hated garlic
I love the comeradery this website has. People need help or have questions and everyone for the most part is more than willing to provide the aid. Good job Bspectral.
WOOW thats crazy advice bout the garlic :thumbsup: I hope I dont have to use it but now I know what to do.
It works for most all plants,indoors and outside and in greenhouses. It kills eggs before they hatch on leaves and just about anything crawling or flying will scat. ------Cool to hear it helped u twillightattwelve.
You know from looking at the large leaf. I hope you are right about it being some bugs.
Are you using RO water?
Do you use CalMag Plus?
It could be mag defenicy as well rust spots are a sign of that.
FYI
Manganese immobile
The toxicity is compound by low humidity. The low humidity will make the plant transpire more and draw even more manganese out of the foliage. If it keeps up there will also be deficiency of Fe and Zn as well.
you can also add a third of a cig in your tea...does wonders....kills all bugs....u also might want to add a drop of liquid soap to the mix right before you use it...helps the mixture stick
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Originally Posted by savethebud
a cigarette ? really
this whole garlic thing is mind-blowing to me haha
thats amazing im gunna use that shit if i see those little red or silverback mother fuckers ! lol :dance:
And after a while the garlic spray will rinse right off the plant with regular watersprayings leaving the plant healthy looking and very clean smokable. :thumbsup:
I agree with zandor....that doesn't look like bugs to me..more likely you are watering with the wrong PH level and it's causing whatever magnesium you have in your nute regimine to be locked out..Check your ph and look At your nutes to be sure they have enough magnesium..a couple spoonfuls of epsom salt in 20 liters of water works well...
The bug spray recipe is a good one..I simply grind plain bar soap up with a cheese grater and mix it 1-40 with water...
Here's a link to deficiencies----> Click here!
And remember..never spray your plants with the lights on...
Zandor is right I think too.
I also thought it was a ph thing at first glance.
also a few cayenne pods soaked in water and then sprayed will work
Also a friend had a few sage plants potted around her herb to repel bugs..
ORGANIC ALL THE WAY
it looks like both PH and bugs...
your ph looks to high.. I bet it is up over 8.0
I do see the signs of bugs...spidermites.... but how come no mention of webs?
If the leaves look like that from spidermites then you would have major webs...
DId I miss something?
Can we see a picture of the whole plant?
please..
: )
love
I still say i'm right..............You can get the same reaction in the plant you see in your leaf if the humidity is to low too.
Really you will get that if the humidity is to low almost every time. The plant is struggling to grow and maintain health.
What humidity do you have?