Recent content by Jim Haddar

Just passing this along: https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/mike-tyson-moldy-cannabis-recall-19397616.php

Maybe it’s time to deploy some nastier predators

I have had surprising success with predators, both ladybugs and predatory mites. But I have also heard people say that washing them off with a hose will get rid of them and apparently that didn’t work for you.

Apropos of solvents: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/health/decaf-coffee-methylene-chloride-cancer-wellness/index.html

https://www.krqe.com/news/marijuana/feds-continue-to-seize-legal-pot-in-new-mexico-at-checkpoints/

I got a shipment from Irvine Seed Co. the other day. I am dying to grow some Acapulco Gold from Alter Ego. I also got a few free Donut Shop beans to try out. It’s bred by Irvine Seed Co. and it has a bunch of Wedding Cake DNA.

I went ahead and bought a few seeds. Looking forward to planting the Acapulco Gold and Orange Daydream. I also got a sample of Donut Shop, which has a lot of Wedding Cake DNA. My wife and I grew a few Wedding Cake clones outdoors in Downey during the pandemic and we were impressed by the potency...

https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/calif-cops-forced-to-return-800k-in-cannabis-19370034.php

I think the effects of some flowers will change with age after harvest. I would not throw anything away if it doesn’t have a strong effect immediately after harvest. Some of the THC will decarb if you just let it age a month or two. My wife and I both noticed that some batches of flowers would...

Epsom salts are a convenient remedy for magnesium deficiency. If you have rose bushes that look like hell and you have tried fertilizer and it doesn’t seem to be working, you can throw epsom salts at them and half the time they will be better looking in a few days. The best thing about epsom...

I ordered these off Amazon and so far I think they’re good. Earlier I got some ladybugs and they also ate a lot of mites but I want to see if I can establish a population of predators that will stay in the grow area.

You can use bean plants as “trap plants” but like the other poster said, they will turn into mite factories unless you have a control system set up. They might be good for detecting an infestation at an early stage...

I sprayed the plant with peroxide from a drugstore, the same stuff that people spray on minor wounds for first aid. I used enough to cover the small weed, just like I would use an herbicide.

Bud rot, maybe? I think that mildew is more of a problem on leaves. We got a little bit of it in our grow tent earlier this winter.

Peroxide can damage leaves a bit. I tested some on a dandelion once. It didn’t kill the plant but it did cause some damage to the foliage.