“Vintage Pakistani x 88g13/hp (Deep Line Alchemy 11)” from Bodhi Seeds filling up my 6x4x6 greenhouse. A bit too crowded but it’s what I’ve got for now, I’m hoping to have a larger house for next season🤞

  • LeanFemurs@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Hey so this morning we noticed aphids on the spinach so we yoinked that out of the greenhouse. I did a semi-thorough inspection and didn’t see any aphids or spots on the cannabis, so maybe it was acting as a trap plant as you suggested.

    I’m going to take a closer look in the morning and probably hit them with a (hopefully final) round of neem solution just to be safe.

    • j_roby@slrpnk.netM
      1·
      1 year ago

      Neem has a pretty high chance of burning the pistils, which can stunt the flowers’ development, reduce your yield, and provide vectors for botrytis (bud rot). If it were me, I’d explore other options first.

      Here on the farm, we use green lacewing larva with great success - they get right to work on eating up the aphids. If you don’t see any aphids on your plants but still want a preventative measure, assassin bug eggs are pretty cheap and should hatch within a week of receiving them.

      If you’re in the US or Canada, I can recommend a great retailer for the assassin bug eggs if you’d like. And if you’re in the PNW I can also recommend one for the lacewing larva as well. Otherwise, your local grow store should hopefully know of a distributor.