It's Harvest time!

[tyler.durden]

Hey, Guys! I just started harvesting my ladies from my new grow room: 1 big ass Strawberry Diesel, and 8 Vanilla Kush girls. This was the first big grow in this 9x6 room with windows for venting, grew under 2 600 watt HPS in a 6 site connected DWC system with an external rez. I'm thinking that I'll pull about 2 pounds dry weight off these bitches, but I know I can do better as i get used to this space. This is the first time I did a partial harvest: The SD finished first and while trimming her I noticed SPIDER MITES! Not many, like one or two per leaf, mainly because I dip my plants in Azamax before they go into flower. I checked my other ladies and discovered they also had mites, not on every fan leaf, but the leaves on which I saw mites there was one or two. I took most of the top colas and I'm letting the lower buds ripen another week or so for more amber trichome development. I think the mites were there for a while, so I'm not too worried that the population will blow up in a week's time (could be wrong) before I harvest the rest, let me know your opinions on this. Also, I have a good ozone generator and I plan to thoroughly clean my room after the final chop then ozone shock the SHIT out of my room. So, I have 2 questions for you guys:

1. Do you think the mites will explode in a week, should I chop now or wait?

2. Will high Ozone levels kill all the mites and their eggs so I can start clean the next time?

Thanks for your input

 

[PeyoteReligion]

1) Well we can only hope you don't get a mite explosion in a week, it could happen. But if the buds need to finish, then they need to finish...

2) Yes your room should be fine after you treat it. Give it some time before starting the next grow so there is nothing that needs the plant to survive, like bugs.

Hope the buds are dankles!2

 

[tyler.durden]

1) Well we can only hope you don't get a mite explosion in a week, it could happen. But if the buds need to finish, then they need to finish...

2) Yes your room should be fine after you treat it. Give it some time before starting the next grow so there is nothing that needs the plant to survive, like bugs.

Hope the buds are dankles!2

Thanks Peyote! Yeah, if the mites start blowing up I guess I'll chop immediately. The top colas were so fucking frosty and dense, I just want the lower buds to frost a bid more I have vegged plants ready to go into the flower room, I hate to wait after the final chop, but I'll scrub down the room blast with ozone then wait a couple days and blast again. Does that sound right? Hope ozone kills eggs...

 

[PeyoteReligion]

Ya waiting is your best hope. The reason is that if the ozone dose not kill the eggs, there will be no plants in the room for them to feast on, and will die before they get a chance to mature and lay more eggs.

 

[tyler.durden]

Thanks, man. Anybody else want to put in their 2 cents?