The Current Buzz Vol 2 Issue 7
Organic (who cannot provide his name, as
the federal government does not condone
marijuana in any form at this time), who
tells me that the trick to treating pests on
tomatoes is consistency and confusion.
You need to mask the smell of disease on
your plants because it is an attractant to
other pests, which is how things go bad so
fast. To accomplish this, you may want to
purchase organic bug sprays recommended
at your grow supplier as well as make a
few of your own. Tractor Supply has these
awesome spray bottles for 99 cents as well
as supplies too.
The BLUNT Truth
Homemade Spider Mite Treatment:
• ¼ c apple cider or white vinegar
• 1 c water
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 drops Dawn dish soap (blue)
•
Mix all, allowing baking soda to interact
with vinegar, then relax. Put all in spray
bottle, shake gently, add ½ tsp Neem oil
then spray on all parts of plants, focusing
on undersides of leaves where mites like to
live.
Aphids:
Aphids flourish in an environment where
there is too much wet. Counter-intuitively,
Spider mites love hot dry environments with you may want to start by spraying the
aphids off your plants with water. Aphids
underwatered plants. If you can increase
cannot crawl back onto a plant once
your humidity and lower your temps, that’s
removed. If your indoor plants have aphids,
a good start. If your plants are flowering,
insecticidal soaps, Neem oil or horticultural a good hosing (gently) to remove them is
about half the job done. The other part is
oil can control spider mites, but stay away
to cut back on watering. The best way to
from pyrethrum, which can be used any
destroy aphids is through ladybugs and
other time in your plants’ life cycle. What’s
lacewings, but here’s a recipe:
concerning about spider mites are their
adaptability. They can adapt to a chemical
• 1 Tbsp. Dr. Bronner’s Castille Soap
quickly, so three treatments of any one
• 1Tbsp Veg oil
organic control should be your limit. Treat
• 1 cup water
your plants every five days, in the early
•
part of the day (your first cup of coffee
Mix all in a spray bottle and spray in
should still be warm), after spritzing the
crevices, on nodes and under leaves about
plants lightly with water, making sure to
once every four days.
treat everywhere, especially under leaves.
Two tried and true ways to get rid of mites
Fungus Gnats:
are Diatomaceous Earth and getting some
Spider Mite Lady Bugs. If those two are not
readily available, Neem Oil can help if they Fungus Gnats have moved in this year and
with all the rain, they may be around for a
aren’t too far in.
Spider Mites
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while. They are very inconvenient and can
decrease your plant health, opening it up
for other disease to move in. You don’t want
to ignore them.
The first thing you need to do is STEP
AWAY FROM THE WATERING CAN.
These buggers like your wet soil. They
leave their babies there, blech. Put a layer
of sand on top of your soil, about an inch or
two, and reduce the humidity if your grow
op is indoors. Some people suggest Gnat
Nix, but I cannot speak to it. I do know that
these things are what happens when the
gates of Hell have opened up but the Devil
went back downstairs to take a phone call.
If these things have moved in, get blue
fly strips and place as many as you can
tolerate (away from pets!). They will die fast
and they don’t bite but I’m not a fan of bugs
in my food and drinks.
We hope you have a great grow season. If
you have grow tips that have worked well
for you, we’d love to hear about them. Send
your special tips to: amy@thecurrentbuzz.
net
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