Spotted these things plenty of times on fan leaves and just killed them off, wiped them off etc. But the way theres so many on a single tiny leaf on a bud really freaked me lol! I chopped one plant they were on so obviously trimmed it down a whole lot, and on the plant still out i trimmed away anything i could see with them on.damn aphids! Not many like buds, but some species do and can ruin things in a hurry with their filth and debris,... key is to spot them early before the start reproducing... easy kills, even a mild castille soap solution will work, then a rinse,.. if there are relatively few, kill by hand... cut away really infested stuff, too much crap by then! You'll see adult, larvae and molt castings (white stuff)... Look up bud washing as well... I've done this for outdoor before, using RO water, and just the lemon juice+baking soda dunk followed by clear water.....
Bud washing worked nicely for me, but i don't do it on all of them, partly for practical reasons... but the plants that had more crap on the fans (dust/dirt), I did rinse as a precaution and a test... I didn't use hot water (dumb idea frankly!), but lukewarm... remove all the bigger fans, and I cut branches down to under a foot long; I dunked and twirled the branch fairly gently, don't want a lot of trich-busting sheering force applied; the removing of the excess/trapped water is the trick; after first dunk and final, I let it drip drain for a few seconds, then I tested using centrifical force to shed the water off by holding at the base, and swinging my arm in an arc, not starting or stopping suddenly (again, limiting bending and sheering force)... dial this in, and the water gets thrown off with little damage to trich's... now, stuff that's really stuck to trich's (like a bug, or a weed seed) may not come free, but a significant amount of debris was left behind in the rinse water that I saw....Spotted these things plenty of times on fan leaves and just killed them off, wiped them off etc. But the way theres so many on a single tiny leaf on a bud really freaked me lol! I chopped one plant they were on so obviously trimmed it down a whole lot, and on the plant still out i trimmed away anything i could see with them on.
Ive looked into bud washing quite a lot, i love the idea of washing them before smoking seems so much cleaner to me but still very undecided on what the best thing to do is... how was your experience with bud washing would you actually recommend it? Cheers mate
Ill do some more looking into bud washing in time for the next grow! Definitely interests me and i like the idea! I can imagine you holding o to the branch and just helicoptering the fuck out of it lmaoooBud washing worked nicely for me, but i don't do it on all of them, partly for practical reasons... but the plants that had more crap on the fans (dust/dirt), I did rinse as a precaution and a test... I didn't use hot water (dumb idea frankly!), but lukewarm... remove all the bigger fans, and I cut branches down to under a foot long; I dunked and twirled the branch fairly gently, don't want a lot of trich-busting sheering force applied; the removing of the excess/trapped water is the trick; after first dunk and final, I let it drip drain for a few seconds, then I tested using centrifical force to shed the water off by holding at the base, and swinging my arm in an arc, not starting or stopping suddenly (again, limiting bending and sheering force)... dial this in, and the water gets thrown off with little damage to trich's... now, stuff that's really stuck to trich's (like a bug, or a weed seed) may not come free, but a significant amount of debris was left behind in the rinse water that I saw....
harvests look damn nice mate! You and your Dad did well on that patio- ... nice chunky buds, height stayed just right.... I'd seriously look into some training techniques, like a mini-scrog type method... lots of good examples here, just saw some fine work by Equatorial here, ... Ribbzzy, ditto... this will flatten out the canopy, lateral buds become little colas instead on just nugg's... more stealthy and better yield!
Thanks alot bro appreciate it! Great grow this time round!Daleday ! mate they are looking great, nice and frosty and some thick buds there