thanks for your interest in my grow and your willingness to help. it seems that in addition to the pests and fungal issues I am still struggling with high temps. I don't have a chiller and the room temps are hitting 90 degrees every day (even with my new led lights). if there is anything that is a killer for dwc, it's high temps. I have an idea for a diy chiller but until I have the details worked out and a functional chiller, I am not going to say what it is. if it is a success I will make a thread for it because no one has done it yet. that being said, it will require that you have a reservoir system for it to work.
would you please expound on the "recipe" you use? I am not familiar with some of the stuff you mention. cal/mag and silica in particular. how much of each ingredient per gallon, etc.. I am not familiar with "hygro's recipe" and could not find it on here. do you have a link maybe?
I am planning to turn my setup into a top drip reservoir system that has a main reservoir that all the nute fluid returns to. this type of system worked well for me in the past, so I am thinking it is the way to go.
every time I searched for a solution to any of the problems I have had, the ultimate solution was to scrap the grow, disinfect and start over. I am almost to that point with the dwc plants. they only have a couple more weeks to be done, so as long as they stay perky, I will let them go. it's a shame because some of them smell so good. but at this point they are just taking up space.
it has been really saddening to watch these plants deteriorate into what they have become...
my dirty girls however seem to be immune to the high room temps and are responding very well to the super cropping and defoliating they have been receiving. they also seem to have really enjoyed the molasses and oregonisms (mycorrhizae) I gave them.
yes, if you didn't notice, I got my new led grow lights a couple days ago. they are four 400 watt lights from lgledsolutions.com. great people to work with and nice lights too. although they do make more heat than I thought they would. but still less than the hps lights I had in there. I have 2 more on the way too. I am planning to use 5 of them in my flower room and one in the veg space.
my girls, all 14 of them.
MR
Max, I don't think ladybugs will help, at least this dude says they won't and he sounds like he knows his shit. Basically you need to finish this grow and fumigate everyfuckingthing.
I have seen this video before. that guy sure is long winded. after some more searcing, I found a recipe for pepper spray. pureed habanero peppers simmered in water and then filtered and put in a spray bottle. I would not recommend anyone try this method without proper protective gear. I happen to have a fresh air hood for my sand blasting hobby which is just the thing when you are using this stuff..
the pepper puree after filtering. this stuff is hot!
the spray ready to go.
my protective suit.
and me in my fresh air hood.
MR
