I dont spray BT more than once every couple weeks unless there is a heavy rain right after application, i find that if its applied before a problem, the problem never really starts, and i always pick any bugs i can off the plant and dispose of it if its not a friend. I even have special tweezers lol! I actually had the biggest problems with scale last grow. They are easy enough to get rid of but are damn near invisible until they are adults. I also spray neem/bronners every couple weeks on and around the girls and ohtside of the pots too, inoculate with nematodes around week 3-4 since that seems to be the timeframe i have witnessed for crawlies to start hatching from soil if it came dirty(which hopefully isnt the case, but weve all seen otherwise lol). I also think its just the perfect time for autos, just makes sense to me. I also dust the soil around the pots and perimeter of the grow with DE and sometimes cayenne pepper if there is evidence of mammals like cats,possums,mice,coyotes,rabbits etc. there is still evidence of something nibbling on random leaves at overnight but its so minor i dont think the plants care much, i know i dont haha. My plants are almost 7 weeks from sprout. Thinking another4-5 weeks and at this point, they def wont be getting sprayed anymore, so from here on out im looking at manual removal and DE as my only weapons against bullshit
i also dont seem to have as many problems when my plants are thriving. Im extremely lucky so far, this is my first time growing autos and my outdoor plants are doing so much better than my indoor plants!I know where i screwed up, my RH was in the mid to low 30s for the first 3-4 weeks while i was trying to get the new tent dialed in
They definitely suffered and im paying for it now but at least i know the why and have fixed the problem!
. Anyway, hope i didnt put you to sleep, take care and have a rad day! Ill keep you posted on the next round, and i def think you are right about scrogging the photos, i think for a full season outdoor grow i can train those lil chickadeez into some proper monsters and get the most out of the scrog net. Peace Big Homie, thanks for letting me rattle your ear off!