First grow

Week 3 of flower 🌹 done. I noticed something flying around in my tent the other day, I sent the best photos I could take of the pests to someone more knowledgeable than me and they said they could be aphids or white flies. Probably aphids, and noted that I had excess vegetative growth that I could clip and would reduce pest sites. I was able to get a better photo today, I think they are white flies. I did a some pruning, maybe not the best time to prune during flower but I want to reduce the risk of the pests coming back and it looks like they were only on the plant that was in a corner that received the least fresh cool air. This will increase air flow. As I know it, pests and cold don’t mix. As you noticed I didn’t prune one, I ran out of time so I will be doing it tomorrow. I also sprayed the plants with cold pHed 5.9 water, dousing them thoroughly on and under the leaves to try and deter the pests without any soap. I ordered some neem oil and will be spraying the pots and around them, not on the plants themselves. I put all the cuttings from pruning as I was cutting in a bucket with cold soapy water to kill any larvae/pests. I noticed some larvae under the leaves, maybe one or two, but I might of caught it just in time because there weren’t many... I’m cutting out BOOST this week because it contains molasses, I don’t want to encourage the pests. Also turning off the heater for the night so the cold breeze will hopefully kill more of them, I will be checking that it doesn’t go below 18°C. Some of the plants are falling under their own weight so I tied them together... not sure I did the best job. I rotated the plants so that the one I found pests on is now closest to the fresh air source. I took the dome off the cuttings too soon, rookie mistake, so some of the new growth dried up, I have put them back under the dome and they seem to be a lot happier 🙂 and I will slowly introduce them to the outside air with the vent regulators. **UPDATE: I rinsed all four plants in a sink with some cold to lukewarm warm, the plants look like they need to recover a little from that, but they're bouncing back. At least I got rid of most of that sticky residue on the leaves! Today I'm going to let them recover, if I see any more aphids, I might do another rinse tomorrow. The buds are falling under their own weight so I bought a scrog net and some plant clips to hold them up. Neem oil should come in today. Scrog net I'm hoping tomorrow! **UPDATE #2: Scrog net installed, sprayed the pots with neem oil water mix, scrog net has a smell.