Weedoozie
Well-Known Member
Hey RIU,
I recently bought an OG Kush clone from a dispensary in my town that I didn't realize until later in the week that it had a spider mite infestation near the bottom of the plant.
Unfortunately for me, I put the OG Kush clone into my grow box with another clone, GDP, from a different club. Thankfully though, my 30x magnifying glass arrived in the mail and I was able to spot all those little bastards and their eggs on the underside of the bottom leaves of the OG Kush. As soon I as saw the pests, I got the clone out of there. I put it outside, about 30 paces from my grow room in a forrested area where I have seen many ladybugs. I hope the ladybugs eat the little bastards! After that, I started to check the GDP clone, praying the spider mites hadn't migrated. I only saw 2 spider mites on different undersides of leaves and I killed them. I haven't seen any eggs or other spider mites on the GDP since. PHEW (so far...)
As for the OG Kush, its been sitting outside for about a week and I've actually noticed that its doing better out there than it was inside my grow box indoors. I think its because its spring in Northern California so its rather rainy but sunny as well.
Needless to say, I was pretty upset that a legal dispensary would sell infested clones. They only had the one strain which I assume came from one incredibly infested OG Kush female.
I'm wondering now if the clone outside is too close to my indoor set up? I don't want any funkin' spider mites inside at all and assuming that I got rid of all the mites and eggs indoors, is my infested clone growing too near my home? Would they purposfully seek out my indoor cannabis plants and travel all the way to get to them?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thank you everyone!!
I recently bought an OG Kush clone from a dispensary in my town that I didn't realize until later in the week that it had a spider mite infestation near the bottom of the plant.
Unfortunately for me, I put the OG Kush clone into my grow box with another clone, GDP, from a different club. Thankfully though, my 30x magnifying glass arrived in the mail and I was able to spot all those little bastards and their eggs on the underside of the bottom leaves of the OG Kush. As soon I as saw the pests, I got the clone out of there. I put it outside, about 30 paces from my grow room in a forrested area where I have seen many ladybugs. I hope the ladybugs eat the little bastards! After that, I started to check the GDP clone, praying the spider mites hadn't migrated. I only saw 2 spider mites on different undersides of leaves and I killed them. I haven't seen any eggs or other spider mites on the GDP since. PHEW (so far...)
As for the OG Kush, its been sitting outside for about a week and I've actually noticed that its doing better out there than it was inside my grow box indoors. I think its because its spring in Northern California so its rather rainy but sunny as well.
Needless to say, I was pretty upset that a legal dispensary would sell infested clones. They only had the one strain which I assume came from one incredibly infested OG Kush female.
I'm wondering now if the clone outside is too close to my indoor set up? I don't want any funkin' spider mites inside at all and assuming that I got rid of all the mites and eggs indoors, is my infested clone growing too near my home? Would they purposfully seek out my indoor cannabis plants and travel all the way to get to them?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thank you everyone!!