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[Capt's Farm]

This yr just is turning into the perfect storm for bug's..
We had a long wet winter , no spring and all that soil being bagged up to be sold has been wet a few times before getting to you...
So now the temperatures went to summer for most in a weeks time and all those bugs that have been having a fuck feast are showing up in force and it's not going to get better any time soon...

I got a feeling we're in for a short summer and winter faster then wanted this yr...

The Dr. E was that sample I got for 5 bucks.ill have to look for the full name but it's Junk in my eyes.....

 

[Capt's Farm]

Sorry Wrong Name
This is Junk.....In my Book

I did a Test and it screwed me up for sure... in that area.. it was like using water....

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Sorry Wrong Name
This is Junk.....In my Book

I did a Test and it screwed me up for sure... in that area.. it was like using water....
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Oh, good to know. I got the same sample actually but forgot all about it.

Ive heard good things about these nematodes, hopefully they do the trick.

 

[GthaEnigma]

I used the same thing on my skunky va and pissed it off something fierce. Back to plant therapy for me.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Guess I'm gonna let that Dr Zymes stay lost for now

Just finished the nematode application and hit everything with some plant therapy. Also added a bunch more sticky pads. Fingers crossed for some improvements over the weekend!

 

[Amos Otis]

The # 1 reason I do pebbles and DWC buckets is the freedom from bugs. I did one soil grow long ago using Foxfarm and Happy Frog, and had a house full of gnats in just weeks. I'd love to sample some properly grown weed in soil, but not at the expense of swarms of buzzkill.

 

[MO_Grow]

@MO_Grow i can't believe you got hassled over three hens! Most cities near me allow exactly that... no roosters but you can have three hens. I mean, I can't imagine they were that disruptive. People need to get over themselves.

Your self raised breakfast sounds amazing!

Same... Most cities around my area it is ok too, to my knowledge, a few hens, no roosters.... That's why I thought it was ok. Shit, I can take a 10 minute drive and they have feral chickens running the streets and it's perfectly fine to have them as pets...I did have one rooster, but I got rid of it as soon as I realized/it showed it was a dude..raised them from baby chicks. They sell the pHuckin' birds/baby chicks at my local feed shops and Tractor Supply's!

I couldn't believe it. And they really weren't all that disruptive. I mean, sure, they got a lil noisy when they woke up in the morning but only for a few minutes and it really wasn't that bad at all. Plus I'd usually go out to quiet them when they did out of courtesy for others. Shit, I here dogs of neighbors that are much louder and much more constant than my birds were... Morning, day, and night I hear dogs barking and/or fighting around here. Unbelievable. But I guess that's the society we unfortunately live in.

The breakfast that ensued (I forgot to mention the peppers into the mix) was amazing and I was very proud of it for the very short time I got to enjoy it.

Anyhow... Just read about your new/ongoing bug issue. Up until a few months ago, out of my (give or take) decade of growing, I've also currently been dealing with them for the first time ever. Been a serious pain in my ass! Just when you think you're winning and back off/relax a bit, they just bust out in numbers. If I'm being completely honest, I'm not a firm believer in the Dr.Zymes. it might work, slightly, for some, but it didn't work that great for me. The Plant Therapy I do believe is where it's at for killing these mf's. I haven't had 100% success as of yet, but I'm convinced that aspect is my fault, and the product is 100% solid?

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

The # 1 reason I do pebbles and DWC buckets is the freedom from bugs. I did one soil grow long ago using Foxfarm and Happy Frog, and had a house full of gnats in just weeks. I'd love to sample some properly grown weed in soil, but not at the expense of swarms of buzzkill.

Yeah, I gave some serious consideration to digging out my DWC stuff earlier when tiny insects were trying to fly up my nose while I was watering

 

[Southside112]

Same in my neck of the woods. Historically wet spring after a hard freeze. Bugs everywhere. Luckily only pest I've had was knats. Been spraying diluted h2o2 onto coco twice daily as a preventive. Think I got them gone. Thank God no thrips.

 

[Dis]

Well shit. I think I figured out whats happening to my seedlings ....I have root aphids now. Only seeing them in all the new seedlings so far, but this is really getting silly. Think it's time to find a new source for potting mediums. I'm now dealing with thrips, the worst gnat outbreak of my life, and now these presumed aphids. Two years ago I had never seen a single pest in my garden, now I'm collecting them like Pokémon cards!

I'm watering in some beneficial nematodes tonight to try and get this new headache under control... every time I think I'm winning this battle it just comes back even worse.

Thats rough. You got this.

Does that Doctor Zymes do anything for root aphids? Maybe hammer the soil first to knock everything back, then put the nematodes in to finish things off? Big fan of the multiple modes of eradication.

I know Arbico has beneficials specifically for root aphids, forget what they are called.

Ever since I read what @BH said about Venerate and Regalia, and Conserve SC over Capt Jacks, I am starting to set aside that upfront cost to switch over to a more comprehensive biocontrol based ipm for my entire property. Fungus gnat larvae are definitely impacting my root mass, and aphids show up nearly every cycle indoors, leafhoppers and fungal / bacterial show up outdoors every June. Having such a large outoor food garden doesnt make it any any easier, despite taking precautions, and your ag square footage definitely looks bigger tham mine.

 

[BH]

Thats rough. You got this.

Does that Doctor Zymes do anything for root aphids? Maybe hammer the soil first to knock everything back, then put the nematodes in to finish things off? Big fan of the multiple modes of eradication.

I know Arbico has beneficials specifically for root aphids, forget what they are called.

Ever since I read what @BH said about Venerate and Regalia, and Conserve SC over Capt Jacks, I am starting to set aside that upfront cost to switch over to a more comprehensive biocontrol based ipm for my entire property. Fungus gnat larvae are definitely impacting my root mass, and aphids show up nearly every cycle indoors, leafhoppers and fungal / bacterial show up outdoors every June. Having such a large outoor food garden doesnt make it any any easier, despite taking precautions, and your ag square footage definitely looks bigger tham mine.

dr Zymes does not show good success like many at a hydrostore brands for RA. however i have used this brew recommend by cap for RA and after advising a few on this, it def works and def can achieve control

root aphids:
PFR-97+ Grandevo WDG + Botaniguard 22 WP ( apply every 7 days )
Mix em together , pre rinse your medium with just water or cal/mag so you are not requiring as much to make run off. key is having these mediums be ponded in this mixture but only apply like 50%-75% what the medium needed than use that rest of % (biocontrol ) be able to pond and run off .

if they are liftable pots, have a pot pan under em and let them sit for 30-1hr after applying the drench, its like holding the medium in a rez full of biocontrol and making sure the are 100% contact and absorbed.

Realize its a little pricy but root aphids and not keeping the defenses for flower makes way higher chances to get fucked for future rounds and can be 30%+ yield and quality decrease being blind or letting go. Key is after this like all IPM keeping cleanliness up and also after this round you keep applying and assume that issue and many pest will occur.

 

[Capt's Farm]

Thats rough. You got this.

Does that Doctor Zymes do anything for root aphids? Maybe hammer the soil first to knock everything back, then put the nematodes in to finish things off? Big fan of the multiple modes of eradication.

I know Arbico has beneficials specifically for root aphids, forget what they are called.

Ever since I read what @BH said about Venerate and Regalia, and Conserve SC over Capt Jacks, I am starting to set aside that upfront cost to switch over to a more comprehensive biocontrol based ipm for my entire property. Fungus gnat larvae are definitely impacting my root mass, and aphids show up nearly every cycle indoors, leafhoppers and fungal / bacterial show up outdoors every June. Having such a large outoor food garden doesnt make it any any easier, despite taking precautions, and your ag square footage definitely looks bigger tham mine.

As for my test the answer would be No. It didn't work.... after I tired the 1st sample bottle at there rate, I mix the 2nd bottle into a qt bottle , so that's 400 % what they said , I ended up using it up in the soil and they just had it for breakfast.....
I'm in the same boat.i got alot of area and after reading all of Bh stuff I'm sitting here deciding what to buy..
I just finished off my supply of Jack's and my neem oil I can make 1 more qt.

So I need to buy something to replace them... part of the reason I'm here is to find Bh link's...
If it was me I wouldn't expect much from that stuff at All...like I said I would just use it up in 1 watering if you want to us it in your soil.....

 

[Capt's Farm]

GMC also if you're working around all this wet new wood or going into HD or Lowe's and etc. Trust me your picking up bug's off it or in those stores..
All that wood I got had bug's in it also....??

 

[Dino Party]

damn man, that white rhino x blueberry sounds killer. I was in my early teens and I remember having both white rhino AND blueberry, but never crossed. Sounds super nice. HOpe it comes through for ya.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Same in my neck of the woods. Historically wet spring after a hard freeze. Bugs everywhere. Luckily only pest I've had was knats. Been spraying diluted h2o2 onto coco twice daily as a preventive. Think I got them gone. Thank God no thrips.

I was reading about this method last night, I may have to give it a try for the gnat larvae if the nematodes don't do the trick. Just overnight I'm seeing less activity, just need to stay on top of it now

 

[Dis]

I was reading about this method last night, I may have to give it a try for the gnat larvae if the nematodes don't do the trick. Just overnight I'm seeing less activity, just need to stay on top of it now

I did 8ozs 3% H²O² to 24ozs filtered water sprayed heavily on the soil surface to no ill effect on the plants about a week ago. I think it helped, but I had no way to prevent reinfestation in place, as everything was getting moved outside. I added maybe 7 drops of neem last time. Ill play with adding essential oils next time.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I did 8ozs H2O2 to 24ozs filtered water sprayed heavily on the soil surface to no ill effect on the plants about a week go. I think it helped, but I had no way to prevent reinfeststation in place, as everything was getting moved outside. I added maybe 7 drops of neem last time. Ill play with adding essential oils next time.

Let me know how it goes! I've been taking extra precautions not to move things from tent to tent for now so hopefully I'll prevent reinfestation or spreading anything. I went with the pot popper nematodes this time by the way.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

damn man, that white rhino x blueberry sounds killer. I was in my early teens and I remember having both white rhino AND blueberry, but never crossed. Sounds super nice. HOpe it comes through for ya.

Yeah, and those would be some really old school versions those strains too. The one that says SR was Stoned Rhino (Celtic Stone x White Rhino). The Celtic Stone was landrace Afghani x Pakistani x Lebanese. Part of why I'd love to get some of this gear is how unadulterated those strains were.

 

[Dis]

Let me know how it goes! I've been taking extra precautions not to move things from tent to tent for now so hopefully I'll prevent reinfestation or spreading anything. I went with the pot popper nematodes this time by the way.

Someone mentioned the Scanmask brand of nematodes. I was considering checking them out. Ive had success with the Arbico nematodes but they can be costly unless Im treating the property. Those Pot Poppers look interesting af, I like the delivery method.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Someone mentioned the Scanmask brand of nematodes. I was considering checking them out. Ive had success with the Arbico nematodes but they can be costly unless Im treating the property. Those Pot Poppers look interesting af, I like the delivery method.

Yeah, I used the scanmask last time, and they seemed to work at first but then everything came back. Probably just needed to be more consistent in my applications. But the scanmask delivery is really inconvenient unless your doing it as a preventative when up potting. The ProPopper application is far more flexible which with my crazy setup was pretty desirable