Ahh bugs eating my baby URGENT

So i wanted to keep shit natural and i heard from a friend that if u get some cig butts and throw them in water over night and spray ur plant with it itll kill the bugs and make them stay off my plant. So i did and it seemed to work for a week or so but today wen i checked my plant (i grow outdoors) hoe ass bugs ate a huge chunk off 2 of my fan leaves AND ate those 2 round leaves at the very bottom

Any help would be appreciated

einstein oil

Neem oil spray will keep a lot of smaller bugs off as well as certain molds/mildew and it comes in organic. Don't spray with tobacco, it is bad for the plant and just smells bad. Inspect them frequently and pull bugs off. Trim any grass or surrounding vegetation 5 feet around them as these are just ladders and hiding places for bugs. You can use vegetable garden poison as a dust during veg, but not so natural. It's tough outdoors. Oh, try to keep seedling pots off of the ground out of easy bug access. Lastly, lady bugs can be released around your plants for certain insects. Happy growing!

SmoochieBoochies said:

Neem oil spray will keep a lot of smaller bugs off as well as certain molds/mildew and it comes in organic. Don't spray with tobacco, it is bad for the plant and just smells bad. Inspect them frequently and pull bugs off. Trim any grass or surrounding vegetation 5 feet around them as these are just ladders and hiding places for bugs. You can use vegetable garden poison as a dust during veg, but not so natural. It's tough outdoors. Oh, try to keep seedling pots off of the ground out of easy bug access. Lastly, lady bugs can be released around your plants for certain insects. Happy growing!

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Oh shit is tobacco bad for the plant ? thats not good, but dos it work tho cus it cud be like my backup thing if i run out of neem oil.
And also, if it rains do i need to re-spray the neem oil ?

Thanks in advance

spandy said:

einstein oil

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Where could i get that ?
Btw im in NZ

Neem is applied from week 3 of veg, once per week, up to 3 weeks into flower. Neem does have a mild odor and will affect the taste of the buds, so try to stop in week 3 of flower. The neem does not wash off but is absorbed by the plant, preventing mites, aphids, white flys, certain mold/mildew thus boosting quality and yield. The leaves will be a darker green color because of the neem. Apply in the mornings or evenings, not midday so you do not harm the plants.

Tobacco is in no way beneficial to the plant and is probably deterring more beneficial bugs than bad. In essence you are foliar feeding with tobacco extract and nicotine is a poison produced by the tobacco plant. A sprayer full of a diluted dish detergent would work better and be healthier for the plant (no alcohol or perfume, tho).

Vietnamese Jesus said:

Oh shit is tobacco bad for the plant ? thats not good, but dos it work tho cus it cud be like my backup thing if i run out of neem oil.
And also, if it rains do i need to re-spray the neem oil ?

Thanks in advance

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SmoochieBoochies said:

Neem is applied from week 3 of veg, once per week, up to 3 weeks into flower. Neem does have a mild odor and will affect the taste of the buds, so try to stop in week 3 of flower. The neem does not wash off but is absorbed by the plant, preventing mites, aphids, white flys, certain mold/mildew thus boosting quality and yield. The leaves will be a darker green color because of the neem. Apply in the mornings or evenings, not midday so you do not harm the plants.

Tobacco is in no way beneficial to the plant and is probably deterring more beneficial bugs than bad. In essence you are foliar feeding with tobacco extract and nicotine is a poison produced by the tobacco plant. A sprayer full of a diluted dish detergent would work better and be healthier for the plant (no alcohol or perfume, tho).

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Thanks ill just start using the dish washing liquid now. its just i have to drive like 40 minutes to actually buy stuff haha. How much dish washing detergent shud i use tho, maybe a tspoon in a cup of water ?
And btw my plants been vegging for around 5 weeks outdoors (its quite small still) when would it start to flower ?

Thanks in advance

One DROP per cup of water and make sure there is no antibacterial/alcohol chemicals. Flower initiation varies outdoor depending on your environmental factors. Happy growing!

Vietnamese Jesus said:

Thanks ill just start using the dish washing liquid now. its just i have to drive like 40 minutes to actually buy stuff haha. How much dish washing detergent shud i use tho, maybe a tspoon in a cup of water ?
And btw my plants been vegging for around 5 weeks outdoors (its quite small still) when would it start to flower ?

Thanks in advance

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