Bodhi Testers Summer 2020 - Passionfruit Hasplant (Lush X 88G13/HP)

Cool man, hope they’re gone gone ASAP. Might want to put up a few sticky traps, too. And get a regular IPM routine. Or not. :slight_smile:

Here’s the homemade IPM recipe I use weekly on inside and outside gardens, in case you care. Has worked for spider mites & aphids so far. I use it through the 2nd week of flower (until pom pom budlets are forming):

Organic IPM spray (per 16oz) See bottom notes if you have russets.

16oz sprayer bottle
1/2 teaspoon organic horticultural neem oil
1/4 teaspoon organic rosemary oil
1/4 teaspoon organic peppermint oil
1/4 teaspoon organic rose oil or lavender oil (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder (optional, only use if super finely ground or it’ll clog your sprayer)
1 teaspoon Dr. Bronner’s peppermint castille soap (must be castille soap)

Add all ingredients to the empty bottle. Fill halfway to the top of the spray with water, then screw nozzle on and shake well to mix. Fill the rest of the way with water, shake again, and use.

Spray the whole plant, top to bottom, under leaves, until it’s dripping. Spray the top of the soil, too, although this will impact beneficials as well.

You can spray this thru the first week of flower, but not after you see females crown or “pom pom.”

Shake well every few sprays to make sure it stays emulsified.

Don’t let it run out or the last few sprays will be so much oil they’ll burn your plants.

Refill with the same recipe when you get down to the last few mm of spray.

Adjust the recipe to fit your size sprayer. 1 liter is approximately double this recipe.

NOTE You can add wettable sulfur and cinnamon oil to this mix in their recommended solutions if you have broadmites (russets), but that will kill the beneficials soil mites, fungal colony in the soil, and nematodes, so do not spray it on the soil.

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