2023 "Field of Dreams"

FieldEffect to mission control, come in mission control :man_astronaut:

So tonight is my last night of a 3 day IPM preventative treatment.

I’m using this recipe:
1 gallon filtered water
1/4 tsp quillaja extract
1 oz Captain Jack’s NeemMax cold-press

I shake the shit out of it and spray, dousing thoroughly until it’s dripping off all surfaces. Like this:

Anyway, I’m noticing that some leaf edges are burning. :confused:

Also noticed these dickheads roosting in my ladies:

Now, being half retarded I am thinking the leaf edges are crisping because of the Neem dousing for the last 2 nights in a row. Few things lead me to that guess:

  1. It’s in equal prominence throughout the plant. Some leaves new, some leaves old. Top and bottom of the plants. IBG and Panalawi primarily, the 907 is a tough bitch
  2. It seems to also happen to be in the spots the freshly sprayed Neem is collecting and accumulating
  3. It’s been hot AF (>100F) for the last 3 days, I probably shouldn’t have been spraying them with oils that would slow transpiration

I attached pics of everything. Including the doused plant, dripping just after spraying. Do I overdo it? I read to totally coat them until they runoff.

Onto the bugs, I believe those are leafhoppers and half the reason I am doing the Neem treatment. Aphids are the other half. There’s evidence of grasshopper damage and what appears to be a caterpillar bite here or there, but could be the grasshopper babies because I haven’t seen a single caterpillar or moth. Is Neem the right path? There’s still tons of the little shithawks flying out/on of the plants.

Input appreciated!

BTW Sunclone emailed me that the DJ BB is out, and they don’t have MOB. :confused: Debating Blueberry Muffin or 9lb Hammer

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