Mites were destroyed from everything i did right away. although it was hard on the plants. they bounced right back and are going into flower. 1 month set back. but u have to make sure they are gone. cheers
Its a ton of work! in flower it would be very difficult to eradicate completely.
Theres so much doom and gloom on the forums when it comes to spider mites...
I just wanted to share my experience to show there are ways to win
When i saw spotted white specks on my leaves. i didnt mess around and got right to work. Literally was getting moved into flower tent few days after i caught it! very lucky.
this is setting back my next run a few weeks but nothing you can do about that lol
Veg tent got hit with Spider Mites right before these were getting moved into flower room. Thankful to catch this before flower as i wouldnt want to mess with these in flower.
Heres what i did:
I removed all plants from tent. Defoliated the older leaves.
Then i used Doctor Doom Spider Mite...
jacks 3-2-1 is way too hot.. you shouldnt even be using any nutes until the cotyledons die off.
your just frying them.
i only get to full strength late veg/flower
Medium looks way too wet.
young plants have enough nutrients to supple theirselves till the cotyledons die..so even earth worm castings are not necessary.. and may be too much
i plant germed seeds maybe 1/4 inch under soil. just enough to cover it.
soak your medium before you plant. then...
Update.
Well. plants definately loving the changes. All deficiences have been halted. Leaves getting back to healthier colour aswell!.
Thesis. PH way too low ,(like you suggested) In turn that created a Mag deficiency... that then effected uptake of potassium and nitrogen.
Also.. turns out my...
After reading through forums all day. Ive came across many people growing in a peat based soilless. ( not amended with organic additives) that had similar problems as i do. it was a common reply that when they raised their PH higher (around 6.5.. even up to 6.7) problems went away.
I think...
good info there.
my tap is 500-600ppm ...brutal.
after RO .. around 20-30 right now so filters should be good?
i only use about 16 gallons a week so not too much