klump Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Just when I thought everything was going tikity boo (7 weeks 12/12) I notice tiny white insects moving about on the top of the compost in my pots.Checked out faqs and thought it might be thrips.Closer examination of plants showed no sign of infestation either on stock ,leaf or bud.The insects in question are white,smaller than a pin head and can jump like fleas. New growth seems fine .Took samples from bud and examined through microscope trich's are cloudy but dont look quite ready. Apologies for having no images(Ive given up trying download them...its an occupational habit of being fik). Do I treat as thrips?Ignore the problem as I reckon Im only 3 week tops to crop.There is a slight yellowing of old growth but I was putting this down to stage of grow rather than any great problem as bud looks sugar dipped.Any help greatly appreciated. . .Klump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 If it were Thrips you'd have noticed considerable damage to the leaves Klump. Harvest your crop & then give everything a good clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klump Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 Cheers Bish...Mentioned the problem to an old gardener friend and he reckoned compost contains lots of "Strange shit",hardly the horticultural sageness I expected but it has made up my mind that Im going organic next grow to see the difference,if any. Dried a couple of Buds just incase I had to crop and I must say better than previous grow.Cure for Christmas consumption........Luverly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDP Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 those white sods will almost certainly be fungus gnat larvae, pretty harmless tbh, tho can do damage to the roots eventually... as yer 7 weeks into flower id say not to worry bout it m8... a half inch layer of sharp sand works as a preventative (by stopping the gnats laying eggs in the compost), & ive noticed if flushing my compost (due to too strong a feed being added)that if you pour more water into your pot, than can drain through the holes in the bottom (till its running over the pot sides), that cos they float they`ll just run over the sides getting rid of the majority of em... good news on the smoke report m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owderb Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 if u clean everything and then use coco instead of compost u will not av a problem.the little bastards are in the compost when u buy it.av a spliffing day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Nowt wrong with compost owderb, it's the quality that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owderb Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Nowt wrong with compost owderb, it's the quality that matters 240868[/snapback] just my opinion bish.u can buy top quality compost like i av in the past and there were still bugs in it.id appreciate it if u can tell me which compost is bug free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klump Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 (edited) Nice one MDP the last time I seen anything jump about like that I that I had to treat with lice lotion. I managed to get olympic strenghth dose from a fat bird, bit ironic that!(the joys of yoof) When I mentioned that I was going to have a go at organic I thought I would go with the bio range right through is this advisable and what will the benefits be?Peeps mention coco etc is there any real benefit between different brands?After all I want my ladies to have "comfy slippers". Edited October 1, 2004 by klump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nigfis Posted October 1, 2004 Share Posted October 1, 2004 just my opinion bish.u can buy top quality compost like i av in the past and there were still bugs in it.id appreciate it if u can tell me which compost is bug free 240931[/snapback] Ha! Show me a hospital that is bug-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klump Posted October 1, 2004 Author Share Posted October 1, 2004 Ha! Show me a hospital that is bug-free. 240971[/snapback] If you can do me a favour and ask if they sell compost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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