Episode 3...Revenge of the LED

[Weezard]

Thanks guys!! Will check run off and dose with Cal-Mag. Just transplanted recently into a 3 gal...Saw a few gnat lookin teeeny bugs in there, but they dont seem to be minding the plants..no evidence yet...
whiskeytango

Trouble!

If those tee ninety bugs ARE fungus gnats, dey keikei are eatin' your roots!
Get some of those yellow stickpapers for the hatching adults.
They no bodder da girls, dey jus' mate and lay thousands of eggs in moist soil.
Eggs hatch, fungus maggots eat, well, fungus.
But, dey also eat tiny feeder hair off da roots.
Adult plants jus' get slowed down and eventually outrun da maggots, but seedlings are in mortal danger!
Berry berry bad ting here!
Be aggresive!
I bought a pesticide, let the girls get real dry, actually let 'em wilt just a little, then mixed the poison and a little detergent in some aerated water and flushed da pots.
Be sure to cover 'em right away, or the flies will lay more eggs that hatch about the time the pesticide degrades.

Good luck brah
Wee worried Zard

[MVP]

Dude, gnats suck! One of my local hydro shops sells these little critters they keep in the fridge that will eat the larvae of those gnat fuckers. Take care of them quick before they get too outta control. They are a predatory organism of some type that is sold in a sponge - kinda looks like the inside of a tissue after someone blows their nose. Gross looking but worked for me when my dirt moms got the bug.....

[Weezard]

Yeah looks like you need calmag. The RUNOFF is 6.8? Check that again. What's the paper? thrip protection? Try a paper plate that extends beyond the sides of the pot if you want it to be effective, and get it up OFF the soil surface to improve air flow. Otherwise it's just mulch.

Brilliant!
Why didn't I think of that
If I can't find any that Glow under the blue. I'll just glue paper towels to the top of the plates an' some yellow sticky papers onna bottom.
(I think my gnats are gone, but, mo' betta safe dan sorry.)
Mahalo, Ms. Attic
T'ink I go prowl your posts now.
Got much to learn.

Aloha
Weezard

[SnSstealth]

sponge o snot it is....gotta find it though, will pyrethin work till then? and cover the pots? thats black construction paper weez....lol, no tar paper!...:jointsmile:
whiskeytango

[Weezard]

Dude, gnats suck! One of my local hydro shops sells these little critters they keep in the fridge that will eat the larvae of those gnat fuckers. Take care of them quick before they get too outta control. They are a predatory organism of some type that is sold in a sponge - kinda looks like the inside of a tissue after someone blows their nose. Gross looking but worked for me when my dirt moms got the bug.....

Thanks brah,

For dis gnew gnat info
A snot sponge buyin I will go.
Just saw a couple adults today,
means dere kidz, in dirt still play!
So, my first solution, will not do,
Den I read dis note, from you.

Had some that we're living on rockwool!
Good info, and good timing.

Mahalo.
Weezard

[Weezard]

sponge o snot it is....gotta find it though, will pyrethin work till then? and cover the pots? thats black construction paper weez....lol, no tar paper!...:jointsmile:
whiskeytango

Stiil, brah, I gotta ask, why black?

An , dunno 'bout da pyrethium.
That's what I used and some new adults just hatched.
Looks like the eggs and/or larvae can go dormant when it's too dry and just wait.
Thanks to MVP, I'm onna way to da hydro store.

Get dem suckas!
GNATS BEGONE!
Zzap!
Drat! Still dere.
Wish I was a real wizard.

WZ

[punaboi]

Howzit, first post here on da site, I'm a long time prowler on all of your threads for your LED grow experiments. Thank you so much for all the detailed information.

I'm in the process of building a grow shack, I'm leaning heavily towards using LED's for my veg growth. I live in Hawaii, so we have ideal budding light year round.

Even though the Procyon is a bit overkill for me, I think that I will go that route. It would be nice to have the option of budding under lights if a weather system blows for a few days during the winter. Last Feb, we received 23 inches of rain in 48 hours and just 20 miles away had over 48 inches in that span.

WT/SNS: How happy are you with the lights? Would you do it again? Does the light fully cover your grow area, or do you notice that plants positioned in certain spots do better than others?

Once my new operation is under way, I'll post some pix. It will be a few weeks.

Aloha,
punaboi

[Greenthing]

Hello again you guys. just letting ya know i am lurking on your grow log:thumbsup:

[SnSstealth]

if you have a procyon for each 3x3 of grow space, you will be fine...thanks guys for the comments and ideas!!!!
whiskeytango

[SnSstealth]

dosed em with an organic insecticide/fungicide...mostly fish oil...room smells like blue crab now....lol Mixed it in with the watering, and gave a light foliar with it just in case....
whiskeytango