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DF 2020 Glog

Will we get warm weather and all the snow melts then we get another dump of snow and deep freeze, then it warms up and back down again etc.. etc..
 
First seeds to start. :D 
 
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dragonsfire said:
Thanks!
 
That little one developing and already being raped.
 
+26c today, cleaning up yard. nights still around 0c.
 
 
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kool grow ya got bud, that’s a whole lot of aphids. I’d be spraying them with soap every couple days to keep those little devils at bay especially with the baby here getting mauled  :eek:
 
 
 
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Good to see your plants outside in the sun! They well kick some bhut this season :dance:
 
I like to use Ferti-lome Triple Action for Aphids, it's Neem based and works really well for me.
I've yet to have it damage a plant. I spray early in the morning. Full sun and spraying are circle slash ;)
 
dragonsfire said:
ladybugs dont do F all, iv placed them right on top and they leave.
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I agree mostly. Ladybugs rarely really seem to help much at all. They definitely kill aphids, but I don't ever expect them to actually control am infestation. This year lady bugs seemed to hang out longer than before and we have more wild ladybugs as well maybe because I plant a few thousand ladybugs each year I don't know for sure. They have never made a noticeable difference for me.
 
dragonsfire said:
ladybugs dont do F all, iv placed them right on top and they leave.
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We had nasty resistant aphids in the greenhouse that were resistant to fire I swear! Ladybugs did jack, green lace wings were slightly better but nothing to write home about. The larva of both are better but still nominal at best. Beneficials are nice as part of a TPM but they are not a stand alone.

Here are organic, but great, products I love and have had great success with.

M-Pede - insecticidal soap that is pretty brutal on all soft body bugs. I use it 1% for hemp, 1 - 1-2% on more sturdy plants. It will destroy your bugs.

Suffoil-X: Bioworks product, mineral oil. I spray this weekly as a preventative. Great product.

Bontanigard: Another Bioworks product, mix it in with suffoil and watch bugs BURN! Literally had mulch from dead bugs next day. Mixed with suffoil this is my main weapon.

Lost Coast Plant Therapy: wonderful alcohol and essential oil product. Solid product, 1 -2 oz per gallon so will last a long time. I eyed balled 2 oz in a 5 gallon backpack sprayer, didn’t burn my plants but fried ALL bugs even hardbody ones.

NOTE: all these products should be sprayed at dusk. Heat of the day will burn you plants.

Tip: Rotate products regularly, I noticed many bugs build tolerances to products.

My normal spray schedule is as follows.
Tuesday: Suffoil and scout for pest
Thursday: if I found pest suffoil and bontigard combo.
Saturday: If Thursday spray was not successful I’m now bringing out big guns. M-pede or Lost Coast time. These will take the oil from Suffoil off the plant and remove the protective layer, I tend to only break these products out when I have been lazy on my preventative spray or want to destroy bugs ASAP.

Hope this helps!


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