Anyone ever heard of or put neem oil in the resivoir with their nutes? Just wondering 'cause we've been battling spider mites for nearly a year now and with 3 dogs and 2 cats... I don't think we'll ever truly get rid of them.
Anyhow, a fellow local soil grower told me he mixes some neem and Ivory soap in his soil and they all seem to disappear in a few days.
Spraying each leaf sure gets tiring - any merit to this dudes advice?
Can it actually kill them 'from within'????????

Thanks my fellow forum junkies - you haven't steered me wrong yet.
I'd even settle for a miracle spider mite cure that won't break my back and I can do in 3 wk of flower.
Ebb & Flow in hydroton....

I won't swear to it but it sure doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

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I second that.
Anyway how would adding a pesticide to your res battle MITES? They have no life stage that enters the water... and neem is NOT a systemic.
Be very careful using ANY systemic insecticide on a crop for human consumption!!!

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I don't claim to know the first thing about growing anything; hell, I can't make a Chia pet sprout.

Hot Shot pest strip thingers hung up in grow area. Opie Yutts is our resident 'mite expert, and he swears by em. I've never had 'mites, but I keep two hangin in grow room just to be safe.


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If you cannot smoke it or eat it, why grow it ?

I've never had mites either but i did have these little tiny white things that hopped around sorta like fleas. They didnt damage my plants at all though they were just in the soil. Anyone know what they were.

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Give dem bitches time... they'll get fatter. Most do. -StinkyAttic

honestly the only way that i've found to get rid of the mites is to stop growing for six to eight months. During that time.... CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN w/ bleach and keep all and any plants out of the house. I know that is something most people wont do for just a small spidermite problem but once it gets too out of control. its a must. The eggs live upto six months after you stop growing and come back when conditions are just right. other then that i've never found anything that really works.

Thanks again for all your advice fellow forum-ers.... I knew it sounded too easy to be true.

No pest strips + bug bombs + low temps + wind + prophylactic neem application (foliar) = mites will have a SERIOUSLY hard time taking hold. No need to break down the grow!

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"Multiple pieces of anecdotal evidence do not equal scientific fact." -Rhizome
"If the Queen Bee ain't happy... the hive isn't happy!"-Dutch Pimp
http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...e-harvest.html<-It's a grow guide! Enjoy!
http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-pro...hy-how-do.html <- all the boring stuff about soil chemistry you never wanted to know
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ml#post1837597 <-how to make canna caramels
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...ml#post1820481 <-illustrated cloning guide permalink
Contacting Her Dankness: stinkyattic at hushm4il-please use the same discretion you do on the boards, thanks.
I don't claim to know the first thing about growing anything; hell, I can't make a Chia pet sprout.