what to do with "spider mite" weed

My last crop had a massive spider mite problem. During harvest most of the webs and bug came off but i had to harevest early by a week or two. some of it has turned out 'ok' with age of curing but 2 strains are not pleasant to smoke but get you high.

Would it be worth it to use to make butter to use to cook?

Clint Torres said:

Would it be worth it to use to make butter to use to cook?:

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yes it would

sell it. like i said earlier in here on another post, theres window-lickers out there that would buy parsley with christmas card glitter glued on. as you said it gets you high so no need to feed guilty.

cook it or hash it.

Quick wash ISO

Smoke it! Unless theres more spider mites then bud then I would go with iso hash.

dura72 said:

sell it. like i said earlier in here on another post, theres window-lickers out there that would buy parsley with christmas card glitter glued on. as you said it gets you high so no need to feed guilty.

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Good point. And i know just the person. but still I might throw a 1/4 oz and all my saved up trim into some butter and make some cookies. I would still be able to make about $300-400 on the snicklefritz.

smokinrav said:

Quick wash ISO

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ISO alcohol? hash oil?

LETS BAZE said:

Smoke it! Unless theres more spider mites then bud then I would go with iso hash.

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Yeah I agree. i have 4 strains that turned out OK with a long cure(2 months) but I have 2 other strains that is kind of harsh. So I gotta decide what to do with the harsh ones. I'll figure it out. I don't at all know how much hash oil I can get out of how much weed...

Must have been a very bad prob if you had webs, wernt you watching and checking regularly???? The idea of making butter out of mites makes me sick
Give it away to mates and when you see them again say sorry.

*BUDS said:

Must have been a very bad prob if you had webs, wernt you watching and checking regularly???? The idea of making butter out of mites makes me sick
Give it away to mates and when you see them again say sorry.

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I'm usually very diligent about cleaning my space every week and after the mite problem I make sure to properly apply neem oil to my plants during veg.

What happened was that I came down with a serious and contagious bacterial infection. I don't tell anyone around here so i don't trust anyone to care for my plants let alone even see them to begin with.
So when I first got sick my dr told me that I'd feel sick for 2-3 weeks and be contagious for 6. Anyhoozle, I was down for the count so while i could one day I watered the plants but not quite enough (it was only my 3rd grow with good seed and lights) and I was in bed for like 3 days thinking they would be fine. They had wilted and the mites set camp. I could tell that something was very wrong by the white spots but is was the first time I ever had mites so I thought it was nute related. By the time that I watered the plants again and noticed the webs it was WAY too late.

A perfect storm of illness, ignorance about pests and just plain inexperience.

Here's what is going now. Day 41 of flower. All clones, 3 - Mohan Ram, 3 - Dinafem Critical+ and 1 Greenhouse Superbud. Seeds from attitude.

The three plants in veg under the T5s I neglected to label for some reason but they are mohan ram and/or critical+. I am experimenting with 'tying/training down' plants for the first time, just to see what happens. Not a full LST but just bending them down. The one in the middle looks awesome.

*BUDS said:

Must have been a very bad prob if you had webs, wernt you watching and checking regularly???? The idea of making butter out of mites makes me sick
Give it away to mates and when you see them again say sorry.

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that would be low down. I LIKE IT!!

Next time try Mighy Wash for the mites, I did and it worked great, and that was 2 weeks before harvest.

can someone give more info on 'mighty wash' and" ISO was',Please? I too am dealing with spider mites. Wrong information plus being naive as to how determined the lil effers are led me here. Never again will a mite cross my threshold! No more clones from THAT GUY. So I have been pulling them off the survivor plants with tape.Hours and hours of tape.( I have 3 plants left that may pull through) I know I reduced the population. But enough? I'll let you know..also, I put the buds from the sickest plant (I cut it down) put them in a plastic bag and CO2-ed them. Mites are all dead,but I threw a lot of rot bud away. This happened two weeks before prime time,my best biggest bud plant and I have maybe 1/2 oz for my troubles. Those damn(##$%^& mites!.................. So I live and learn.....Good Luck and happy harvest everyone.

*BUDS said:

Must have been a very bad prob if you had webs, wernt you watching and checking regularly???? The idea of making butter out of mites makes me sick
Give it away to mates and when you see them again say sorry.

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Idea of mite sickens me too. Why would you give it to yr' mates'.? Or Hey guy,want some free bud? I'm cutting losses and trashing it. No way garbage comes from me.

majkjems said:

Idea of mite sickens me too. Why would you give it to yr' mates'.? Or Hey guy,want some free bud? I'm cutting losses and trashing it. No way garbage comes from me.

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Hello again @majkjems -- the person who made that reference about giving it to his mates wrote that back in 2011. As to the wash, check out:
https://www.rollitup.org/t/will-bud...te-and-powder-mildew-prevention-spray.996424/