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Issue #347 - Sunday, December 9, 2018
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- No one wants to have bugs in their grow room, but when pests show up, it's best to have a safe way to get rid of them. This weeks newsletter will give you an earth-friendly, people-and-pet-safe way to kick bugs out!
- Every so often, we get an email from a grower who was tricked into growing a plant that isn't cannabis. Do you know what cannabis seeds look like without a reference? Check below to find out!
- Wow! Selecting this weeks trophy picture was a rollercoaster ride! But once you see who was selected, I'm confident you'll agree it was a good pick!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
~William Shakespeare
All-Natural Pesticides -
Safe Up to Harvest!
by Nebula Haze
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Got bugs on your cannabis plants? A pest infestation can be a grower’s worst nightmare, but luckily there are ways to get rid of bugs without harming your plants or affecting your buds. This list of all-natural remedies will get rid of many different types of bugs without harmful chemicals, and some of these pesticides are even organic!
These pest remedies can be used up until the day before harvest!
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Prevention
I know, I know, this seems really basic, but the best way to prevent an infestation is to either prevent it altogether or catch it as soon as possible. Even if you can completely get rid of a pest, it’s better to not have them be living, breeding, and making waste on your plants. Here are a few tips to help keep your grow area a bug-free zone:
- Check leaves at least weekly for signs of stress or bug bites. If possible, it’s much better to do a quick check every day. Check underneath the leaves and all over the plant. Make sure none of your buds are becoming discolored.
- Don’t go straight from outdoors to your grow room. You may accidentally track in bugs from your garden. Even healthy-looking plants near your house can be hiding a secret army of aphids or spider mites. Just be careful what goes in the grow room!
- Even if you trust the grower, treat new clones with a wide-spectrum but natural pesticide like the ones listed below just in case the clone is infected (this is one of the most common ways growers get bugs in their grow!). Even 2 or 3 eggs on your clone is all it takes to start a new infestation! Some growers might not even realize they have bugs so it’s up to you to make sure they don’t get in the grow
room!
Safe, All-Natural Pesticides
Remove or Spray Off as Many Bugs as Possible
I know this might seem obvious to some people, but I didn’t really think about this until someone told me!
If your plant is heavily infested, it’s a good idea to try to cut down their numbers in every way possible even before you treat them with something. Depending on the infestation, one way to do that may be to simply move your plants outside and spray as many bugs off as you can with a sprayer.
It’s also a good idea to remove leaves and buds that are heavily infected, especially if you see lots of eggs under the leaves. If you have some sort of fungus or mold, carefully remove the infected areas without touching any healthy plant tissue.
If possible, spray off as many bugs as you can, and remove heavily infected leaves. Whatever treatment you follow up with will now be more effective!
Neem Oil
Neem Oil is safe, organic and effective at many bugs as well as molds and fungus. Generally, I’ve found that when you mix it with water as directed, it doesn’t have a crazy strong smell (reminds me of garlic and sort of earthy) and the smell doesn’t stick around for long. As far as safety, you can use this product up until the day before harvest. But, as with any pesticide, always try to avoid letting any get on your buds because it may end up affecting their final
taste/smell if it doesn’t have enough time to dissipate first before harvest. If your plants are infested with bugs bad enough that the buds themselves need to be treated, it’s often time to harvest anyway!
That being said, Neem oil is an all-natural remedy that is very effective against many different types of bad bugs and mold, but won’t hurt humans, animals or most “good” bugs like bees, ladybugs, predatory wasps, etc. You will need a mister (also called a “One-Hand Pressure Sprayer”) to spray all the leaves evenly since neem oil and water can separate easily.
Use right before the lights go out (or the sun goes down) so it doesn’t burn your leaves.
Important note about Neem Oil:
Neem Oil is one of the most widely used, and most effective ways of combating pests in the grow room. When we surveyed our readers, it’s used by growers 8 times more than the next most popular pesticide, natural or not.
With that being said, there are people who have reported adverse reactions to buds grown using Neem Oil as well as Neem Oil itself. Additionally, some people can be allergic to Neem Oil, which can become a real problem when they smoke buds grown with Neem. Make sure you’re using Neem Oil safely by following a few simple guidelines:
- Don’t use Neem Oil if you’re growing weed for someone other than yourself.
- Don’t use Neem Oil if you’re growing weed for a medical patient.
- Although this might seem obvious, don’t use Neem Oil if you’re allergic to it.
- If you’re not sure, try a different pesticide that doesn’t contain Neem Oil, like Plant Therapy.
This article is actually quite a bit longer!
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Do You Know What Cannabis Seeds Are Supposed to Look Like?
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I received an email from a new grower who was confused about the weird way his weed plant was growing...
"What is this. It’s supposed to be indica but looks weird to me"
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As soon as I saw this picture, I knew he wasn't growing cannabis. This happens more than you'd think, and it's in part because people don't know what to expect. So first, here's what cannabis seeds should look like:
And here's a few great places to get real seeds:
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You guys rock, it's literally my second grow and because your my go to for grow advice, of course I'm doing a great job🙏🏻😊💚😆, I live and grow my medicine (secretly) in the UK, so it sometimes a bit shady getting the right advice, whilst trying to stay discreet!
Nebula and Sirius thanks so much
Have a tremendous Day xxxx
uk_materkush
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Nebula Haze:
I'll be honest with you, when I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my
mission to make it easier for new growers to get started as well as help advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We are updating and adding articles every single week and our goal is to eventually build a comprehensive growing resource so anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! If we all share the knowledge there's more buds in the world for everyone :) |
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Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water
doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
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