Spider mites.....a worthy adversary. Trying to get rid of them in a perpetual flower room has proved possible, but very expensive. I was using some predator mites as my offenseive line, and I was dipping the vegged plants in azamax before putting them into flower. I was making alot of headway until the predator mites couldnt keep up. First few weeks I was sure they were winning the battle, then I started seeing the spider mites numbers increase, and the predator mites just couldnt keep up. I still have a nice population of predator mites, but not nearly as much as the spider mites. So instead of spending another $500+ (my estimate is $100 in predator mites a week for 4-6 weeks) on predator mites Im just throwing in the towel on the flower room, and by throwing in the towel I mean bombing the shit out of that room. I will harvest the remaining plants tommorow, and let the room get blasted for a few days. So trying to get rid of spider mites in a perpetual grow appears possible, but expensive. So instead of having all kinds of mites in my buds, im just starting fresh. I know someone had suggested this before and I laughed at them. I really cant afford to not have a harvest for 2 months, but I cant hook up med patients with a clean conscience knowing that there are a shit load of bugs in the bud (better then pesticides IMO but still not cool). So in order to one up the spider mites I will also be building another flower room. It will be a brain bucket ebb n flo using, 20x 2 gallon pots, and 2 more 600 watters.
A question for the growers using hoods, what type of hood would you reccomend for max coverage, but easy on the wallet. I dont have $300 to spend on a hood...or two for that matter.
A little side note for the other growers dealing with PM. I use greencure and it works for atleast a week, I have PM this time of year, every year. It hard to keep the humidity down without running my dehumidifier all the time.