Quote Originally Posted by SittinStoney420
So for dunking clones, you use 2 capfulls to the quart also?

NO. Dunking is much more traumatic on the plants than misting. It completely floods the stomata and if your soil is even damp, the results could be devastating.

I lost two out of 12 dunking.

I would cut the dose to reflect:

one capful for one gallon of water. THEN dunk.

Make sure the soap is added AFTER the water not before. Stir well and change the water for every three plant dunkings. DO NOT dunk more than 3 plants in the same water.

Many mites will fall off into the water and using more plants in the same water could just transfer the mites.

While the causes are only speculation, it is theorized the soap doesnt kill the mites until it dries thereby suffocating then rupturing the membranes of the mites.

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As for the claim to WIN THE WAR with mites, either its:

1. A lie
2. Misrepresentation
3. Misunderstanding
4. True

As for the TRUE part, man you are the first dude in history to defeat an infestation of spider mites I have ever heard from.

You must be damn good.

For every one mite you see, there are an extimated 100 you don't see.

For every egg you see, there are a thousand you dont see.

But, do not dunk your plants more than once per 14 days.

Every 4 days, spray spray spray and spray.

Floors, containers, soil top, stems, each and every single leaf, bottom and top, all tools, all containers, walls, ceilings, and anything else I forgot.

Yes you can manage the war...but you gotta bust your balls to do it. You must protect your fans.

And, if given enuff time, the predator mites can win the war, but by then the damage is done IF you have true infestation.

An occassional mite will turn into thousands in weeks if not addressed.

Here is a pic I found on the net that shows you can control the war but again, you have to save the fans.

I think the grower said he was using baby shampoo on the leaves AND soil water. Neem is just awfully hard on the tender young leaves. This strain is White Russian...a very potent and pungent strain of tomatos.

The entire lower half of the stems had to be stripped of all growth becasue of the infestation. Its so hard to keep the stuff from the main stem under control so sometimes its easier to jsut strip them since they produce little fruits anyhow.