The ladies are starting to get thicc. Bought some insecticidal soap made for growing tomatoes, and some diatomaceous earth. Sprayed the top of the coco, lower branches, sides of the pots and tent trying to not get anything on the buds. Once dry, gently puffed some DE powder on the same spots. Learned that all fans should be off when applying the DE. This treatment seems to keep the mites (or whatever tf they are) at bay. Will continue the treatment till harvest when I see their numbers rise again. Feel free to comment!
How important is it to keep the plants in COMPLETE darkness during lights off during flowering? Thinking of running some ducting with cut-to-size furnace filter out the vent hole on the side of the tent which supplies air right now. Will that be enough?
It's pretty important. Any leaks that can get in can cause stress on your plant which in turns results in a hermied plant. And no one wants that. You need about 3-4 times the size of a passive intake as you do your extraction. (I used a thing to cover my intake that I found on Amazon. Was a bug screen carbon filter shield that you could stretch over the duct work) As long as you can hit that number it shouldn't be an Issue friend! Happy growing! 👊
Well you did a very good job. It took me almost 2 years of trial and error to get it down. Mistakes will be made but they are necessary for learning.
CHEERS!!!