Revegging after harvest - Grow log/Advice/Proof Enjoy!

[GaGrown]

Damn it.... I found two living spider mites... I wonder how many others survived. I think I will need to try something new to get rid of them since the spray I used the first time burned my plants so bad.

Any good recommendations?

Neem oil... and protekt. The protekt is an emulsifier... Oh.. Hang a couple of Hot Shot No Pest Strips in with them.. You'll be glad ya did!

[GaGrown]

GanjaRob...
When you go to the doctor,because your sick... Your body is stressed! He perscribes you medication,for your ailment..Then the next thing ya know.. Your feelin' better! You've been revegged!

Same thing with a plant.. A clone from a clone from a clone,and so on... That is way more stressful for the strain. What I mean by that is.. You are slowly degrading the potency of that strain. Thats why we keep Mama's.. Revegging keeps them close to the original donor Stress can be dealt with! Destruction has'nt a chance. Don't knock it till ya try it! It's a GOOD THANG!

[Minnesnowta]

There are too many factors involved with your final products' potency, and in a perfect world you may be right. I'm doing this to experiment for my own enjoyment, and to further learn the basics of growing cannabis. I didn't even think to take clones from it my first time around because I didn't really plan on setting up a grow room.

But think of it this way... lets say you could measure the conditions of your growing environment on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most perfect conditions. So even if you lose potency from revegging and the first time it grows the conditions are at a 5/10. Then after you reveg and learn a little more about it you can alter the conditions to a 9/10. Where will the better bud come from?

At any rate this is no more than a hobby to me. I only do this because I enjoy the experiment, and I don't rely on having a perfect finished product for any reason.

[Minnesnowta]

Hey GaGrown I've seen a lot in various posts about those no pest strips, I always thought they were those sticky yellow fly traps but I see they're not so I am about to go pick some up from the hardware store. How long would you say it takes for them to have an effect on the mites? Also it says that one strip is good for a 10x13' area, my veg room is aprox. 4x5'. Are they accurate on that or should I use a couple in there?

Thanks again GaGrown for all the help, and thanks for backing me up on the revegging idea haha. From the sounds of it there are a fair number of people that think revegging is a waste and lessens the quality of buds but I don't think anyone has any real proof of that. So hopefully with your help here I can show that it is a reasonable option. And so far it looks as though this reveg will produce more bud the 2nd time around if everything goes well.

[Dutch Pimp]

How long would you say it takes for them to have an effect on the mites?

If you have spider mites?...I don't think the no-pest strips will be enough. They probably work for prevention?..maybe?

[Minnesnowta]

I have an organic insecticide spray I use as well.

[GaGrown]

I have two hanging in my flower room,which is LxWxH 7x5x4... That neem is what cha need to start a preventive regimin. Once you have gotten shed of them then,just use the pest strips..

[Minnesnowta]

These things are kinda creepy and very annoying, I never see them move unless I aggravate them. I also hardly ever find a living spider mite. So close to getting rid of them but haven't completely yet apparently. They remind me of head lice and I get paranoid every time my head goes within range of my plants haha.

I will take some new pics again tonight and post them. Since the "hard times" when my plants took a beating from bugs and sprays, they were kinda stalled out for a couple days, and now just over last night they've made a lot of progress and turned a much healthier shade of green. Its amazing how quick that happens.

Also my first real, quality, non-bagseed girls popped out of the soil yesterday all at the same time. Pretty remarkable the difference in germination time/success with quality seeds vs bagseed. Just under 3 days for them to sprout with no pre-potting germination techniques used. Just went straight into a nice seedling soil mix.

Anyways, check back later for more pics!

[mickrick]

i got rid of mine eventually after trying a few things,the spray ya used not sure what it called but i tried similar and burnt all new growing tips to fk..any way plant vitality plus and mite shield did the trick for me..and for the gnats cover the soil with chippings(wash well first) it stops the breeding cycle and they die off..

[Minnesnowta]

The fungus gnats I took care of with a combination of spray, yellow sticky fly trap strips, and dryer sheets. Since my 2nd treatment for the mites I haven't seen any signs of survivors. Sadly, one of my more matured plants showed HIS true form last night, and now I will need to kill my first male plant ever. So sad.. especially since I had to battle through a series of setbacks to keep it healthy and alive.. only to murder it in the end. Oh well.