Rooftop Greenhouse Grow Amsterdam
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Mohican
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Bet you are walking on clouds right now Scottish!
Sorry - couldn't resist.
As for neem only doing so much - I had a little Jilly Bean clone that became a brown knot of might web and dead leaves. I soaked her in neem and kept pulling of the dead bits. She is bouncing back like a trooper. I think that going out in the sun every day is helping also.
Jilly Bean #4
I just asked my wife if trooper was spelled ou or oo and she said "oo" and so I asked her if she was looking at porn on her laptop hehe - we both giggled - we are both smashed!
oh oh - add French accent
Cheers,
Mo
Sorry - couldn't resist.
As for neem only doing so much - I had a little Jilly Bean clone that became a brown knot of might web and dead leaves. I soaked her in neem and kept pulling of the dead bits. She is bouncing back like a trooper. I think that going out in the sun every day is helping also.
Jilly Bean #4
I just asked my wife if trooper was spelled ou or oo and she said "oo" and so I asked her if she was looking at porn on her laptop hehe - we both giggled - we are both smashed!
oh oh - add French accent
Cheers,
Mo
Don Gin and Ton
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nice early frost there fella. looks vigorous, much stretch?
Don Gin and Ton
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have to say i'm well jelly of gen's hookup with Gage Green. i follow them on twitter and they are always banging frosty numbers. ( usually with silly names 
thin mint girl scout cookies!?!? )
thin mint girl scout cookies!?!? )
papapayne
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Girl Scout cookies is all the rage here in California. All the people selling clones on Craigslist and bud trader always say the have cookies and cherry pie. So far I have smoked prob 20 different "girl scout cookies" an I will tell ya what, not one tasted the same as the others lol
whodatnation
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This may spark your interest. Mine are on the way.
"Each Spider Mite Predator sucks the juice out of about 5 Spider Mites a day, or 20 of their eggs."
^^^^ with a thousand of these lil soldiers the opposition should be crushed.
[SIZE=+1]The Pest: Spider Mites[/SIZE]
First Sign: Little yellow speckles on leaf surfaces. When you turn a leaf over, tiny, oval shaped mites, about pin head in size, are scurrying around. Their eggs, best seen with a magnifier, will be scattered around at random. Spider Mite eggs are all perfectly round, the same size, ranging from clear to amber in color. With larger infestations a fine webbing, crawling with mites, covers the plant tops. Soon, the leaves are browning and dying.
Most Common Species: The Two Spot. The "two spot" Spider Mites are usually yellow/tan/greenish in color, and by maturity they grow two dark spots on their shoulders, one on each side. The larger the spots, the older the mite, or the more chlorophyll there is in the plant species they are feeding on. Spider Mites can float along with wind currents, or be carried by pets, clothing or infected plant material.
Special Species Notes: Adult females have the ability to go dormant for a time after the photoperiod (daily hours of light) shortens, then re-emerge to lay more eggs a few weeks after the photoperiod lengthens again. That's one reason Spider Mites keep reappearing crop after crop on indoor plants.
[SIZE=+1]Most Popular Control:
Spider Mite Predators[/SIZE]
Spider Mite Predators not only feed on Spider Mites and their eggs, they also breed twice as fast! Each Spider Mite Predator sucks the juice out of about 5 Spider Mites a day, or 20 of their eggs. Used as directed, predators should noticeably begin to gain control within 4 weeks, and then continue until the Spider Mites are nearly or completely wiped out. Predators disappear when the Spider Mites are gone.
[SIZE=+1]Most Effective Control:
Triple Threat![/SIZE]
Use our mix of all 3 species to cover a wider range of growing conditions.
Wide Temp Range, Moderate Humidity:
Phytoseiulus persimilis
Temperature Range: 55 - 105+ F.
Humidity Range: 55 - 90%
Moderate Temp Range, High Humidity:
Neoseiulus californicus
Temperature Range: 55 - 90 F.
Humidity Range: 60 - 90%
Widest Humidity and Temp Range:
Mesoseiulus longipes
Temperature Range: 55 - 105+ F.
Humidity Range: 45 - 90%
All three types can be used either separately or in any combination. If you don't specify, we'll send you our Triple Threat mix of all three.
[SIZE=+1]If Spider Mite Population is Especially High: Mite Destroyers.[/SIZE]
These tiny Mite Destroyers eat all stages of Spider Mites, and find new infestation sites on their own by flying. But, it takes 4-6 weeks to really get these guys going, so use Predator Mites as well for more immediate control and for cleaning up small "trouble spots". Life cycle takes 18 days at 70 F. 100 Spider Mite Destroyers gets a colony started.
[SIZE=+1]In Greenhouses and Larger Areas: Feltiella acarisuga.[/SIZE]
Feltiella acarisuga is a predator midge used against Spider Mites. The adults fly around the plants, laying their eggs in the Spider-Mite colonies. The eggs soon hatch and the larvae devour the Spider Mites. Feltiella acarisuga can be used in low humidity environments where the Spider Mite Predators would have difficulty reproducing. Each shipment of Feltiella acarisuga comes with a bottle of Ovi-Stim which greatly increases their reproduction immediately after their release into your garden.
Other Controls: Some customers report good results against Mites with some of our more All-Purpose Predators such as Pirate Bugs, Ladybugs and Green Lacewings , but these results may be due to very specific combinations of conditions that most growing environments don't have. But, if you have these other predators on hand for other plant problems, give them a try if you see Spider Mites.
Handy Hint: Many Pyrethryn sprays are encapsulated. While Pyrethryn is relatively safe (it breaks down quickly), encapsulation can make it last for weeks or months indoors. This residual action kills off Hired Bugs even after it no longer affects pests.
"Each Spider Mite Predator sucks the juice out of about 5 Spider Mites a day, or 20 of their eggs."
^^^^ with a thousand of these lil soldiers the opposition should be crushed.
[SIZE=+1]The Pest: Spider Mites[/SIZE]
First Sign: Little yellow speckles on leaf surfaces. When you turn a leaf over, tiny, oval shaped mites, about pin head in size, are scurrying around. Their eggs, best seen with a magnifier, will be scattered around at random. Spider Mite eggs are all perfectly round, the same size, ranging from clear to amber in color. With larger infestations a fine webbing, crawling with mites, covers the plant tops. Soon, the leaves are browning and dying.
Most Common Species: The Two Spot. The "two spot" Spider Mites are usually yellow/tan/greenish in color, and by maturity they grow two dark spots on their shoulders, one on each side. The larger the spots, the older the mite, or the more chlorophyll there is in the plant species they are feeding on. Spider Mites can float along with wind currents, or be carried by pets, clothing or infected plant material.
Special Species Notes: Adult females have the ability to go dormant for a time after the photoperiod (daily hours of light) shortens, then re-emerge to lay more eggs a few weeks after the photoperiod lengthens again. That's one reason Spider Mites keep reappearing crop after crop on indoor plants.
[SIZE=+1]Most Popular Control:
Spider Mite Predators[/SIZE]
Spider Mite Predators not only feed on Spider Mites and their eggs, they also breed twice as fast! Each Spider Mite Predator sucks the juice out of about 5 Spider Mites a day, or 20 of their eggs. Used as directed, predators should noticeably begin to gain control within 4 weeks, and then continue until the Spider Mites are nearly or completely wiped out. Predators disappear when the Spider Mites are gone.
[SIZE=+1]Most Effective Control:
Triple Threat![/SIZE]
Use our mix of all 3 species to cover a wider range of growing conditions.
Wide Temp Range, Moderate Humidity:
Phytoseiulus persimilis
Temperature Range: 55 - 105+ F.
Humidity Range: 55 - 90%
Moderate Temp Range, High Humidity:
Neoseiulus californicus
Temperature Range: 55 - 90 F.
Humidity Range: 60 - 90%
Widest Humidity and Temp Range:
Mesoseiulus longipes
Temperature Range: 55 - 105+ F.
Humidity Range: 45 - 90%
All three types can be used either separately or in any combination. If you don't specify, we'll send you our Triple Threat mix of all three.
[SIZE=+1]If Spider Mite Population is Especially High: Mite Destroyers.[/SIZE]
These tiny Mite Destroyers eat all stages of Spider Mites, and find new infestation sites on their own by flying. But, it takes 4-6 weeks to really get these guys going, so use Predator Mites as well for more immediate control and for cleaning up small "trouble spots". Life cycle takes 18 days at 70 F. 100 Spider Mite Destroyers gets a colony started.
[SIZE=+1]In Greenhouses and Larger Areas: Feltiella acarisuga.[/SIZE]
Feltiella acarisuga is a predator midge used against Spider Mites. The adults fly around the plants, laying their eggs in the Spider-Mite colonies. The eggs soon hatch and the larvae devour the Spider Mites. Feltiella acarisuga can be used in low humidity environments where the Spider Mite Predators would have difficulty reproducing. Each shipment of Feltiella acarisuga comes with a bottle of Ovi-Stim which greatly increases their reproduction immediately after their release into your garden.
Other Controls: Some customers report good results against Mites with some of our more All-Purpose Predators such as Pirate Bugs, Ladybugs and Green Lacewings , but these results may be due to very specific combinations of conditions that most growing environments don't have. But, if you have these other predators on hand for other plant problems, give them a try if you see Spider Mites.
Handy Hint: Many Pyrethryn sprays are encapsulated. While Pyrethryn is relatively safe (it breaks down quickly), encapsulation can make it last for weeks or months indoors. This residual action kills off Hired Bugs even after it no longer affects pests.
DoobieBrother
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[video=youtube;niU4qb8EnM4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niU4qb8EnM4[/video]
DST
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We are almost hitting the bottom effective temperature just now 16c today, so not sure if the predator critters would survive or be highly effective. I am hoping with treatment and colder climates that the issue will be resolved......during summer I can see the benefit.
whodatnation
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Ah yes I see.
What about your indoor ladies? It seems inevitable that they will migrate (most likely on you) from the GH to the tower of doom.
What about your indoor ladies? It seems inevitable that they will migrate (most likely on you) from the GH to the tower of doom.
DST
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Possible for indoor ladies as they migrated when the plants went indoors....past tense, grrr. Saying that though, they are fairly minor and I have never seen my plants so healthy (loving my compost this year! nearly run out of it....boo!) Would these peeps send overseas?
whodatnation
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If you treat it right (as I'm sure you are) your compost will gen better and better each cycle.
im not sure about over seas shipment, but I would be very surprised if there wasn't a company much closer to you doing the same thing.
im not sure about over seas shipment, but I would be very surprised if there wasn't a company much closer to you doing the same thing.
DST
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Morgen allemaal,
Some Tomato pickle I made....yum yum. two type, one with red onoins and ginger, and one with spanish onions, dried fruit, raisins, and ginger. Both with a bit of spice as well.
This is what I picked up for the mites...totally organic, clove oil, cloves, and various tropical extracts.....reckons it's 100% guaranteed! Was pricey so I hope so
Greenhouse...gave the girls some additional top feed.
Long ways to go, pray for the weather please!!!!
Last of the toms
And the Fireball male, off with his heid shrotly, he's spunkin marvelous!
Peace, DST
Some Tomato pickle I made....yum yum. two type, one with red onoins and ginger, and one with spanish onions, dried fruit, raisins, and ginger. Both with a bit of spice as well.
This is what I picked up for the mites...totally organic, clove oil, cloves, and various tropical extracts.....reckons it's 100% guaranteed! Was pricey so I hope so
Greenhouse...gave the girls some additional top feed.
Long ways to go, pray for the weather please!!!!
Last of the toms
And the Fireball male, off with his heid shrotly, he's spunkin marvelous!
Peace, DST
