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HELP! Insecticide burn

bettybird

bettybird

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Hi Everyone
Firstly I so love this site. New to the forum and have very basic skills, to say the least!
i’m a total novice on my first ever grow.
It’s outside - just gone 8weeks and it’s now summer very dry and hot...
I made a terrible mistake with pest control... had an abundance of whiteflies and god knows what else.

Used pyrethrum (I know this was the first mistake)...as if that wasn’t bad enough- I got over zealous and saturated my poor babies (second mistake)
Needless to say they have gone all gnarly... and very unhappy.
So was wondering if there is any hope that they will recover?
Any advice would be awesome, thanks
 
Thanks so much for the reply SmashGuitar
yeah I did think that... will do tomorrow. As I hang my head in shame lol
Only just got approved to post so just getting into the swing of things ☺️
 
I made a year's worth of mistakes before I got on here. I also had just switched growing mediums (went from hydro to amended soil). Now I have a tent in flower that should give me well over a pound, and should hopefully be pretty consistent every couple months. I've always said the only bad mistakes are the ones you don't learn from. Guessing you learned from this and probably aren't going to do it again, so in my book you're doing good. That said, welcome to GWE and happy growing.
 
Hello and welcome to the forum. I've thought about this and maybe the lights might have negative effect on leaves with that spray? I'm wondering if a light shower of plain PH and kept out of the light or not directly under it would be OK? Good luck hopefully they'll be OK once they get flushed maybe stalled them alittle ? Sorry i'm just guessing now i'm gonna just let someone else help on this one.
 
She said they were outside at the time, and it was hot and dry. Some insecticides react badly in high temps even insecticidal soap.
 
Thanks
So nice to have a place to go where there is no judgement.
Really appreciate that and the warm welcome.
 
Hey thanks for the insight.
I was diligent in spraying in the evening (thinking of the bees and all).
No light- put them in the greenhouse.
The real issue was my ‘trigger’ finger... at the time I thought.... UMMMMM should they be this wet... short answer NO lol
Anyways today they look a bit better some new growth at the top.
Will post some pics shortly of the carnage!
Thanks thanks everyone for every reply I do so appreciate the support
 
Hi Everyone
Update with pics..
Basically 3 plants started 8 weeks ago, Australia (spring time). Obviously they are in pots.
I live in the mountains and we are in an awful drought- literally rains dust! They are in a greenhouse and full sun during the day
Bugs seem prolific at the moment.
I’m pretty isolated so getting supplies is a challenge, both physically and economically.
Would appreciate any thoughts, as far as going forward- a) is there any hope that they will survive b) what insectides would be preferable to use should they recover.
in particular I am seeing an a lot of ‘whiteflies’
Thanks for the support and any advice gratefully appreciated.
 

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Well bettybird ..they definitely didn't like that. But looking at your after carnage pics(lol) i think they'll pull thru. I can see some really new growth that seems to be coming in nice and green, not all deformed and curled. Your from down under(around 9000 miles or 15,000km's from me here in Canada)) so i dont know what products are available there. I have used a product called Safers 3 in 1 for thrips, it also controls white flies and many other pests and WPM and never had an issue burning plants). At the moment im using Lost Coast Plant Therapy which deals with a multitude of issues. So far im pleased with its results. Its out of Cali and cost me more to ship here to Canada than what the bottle cost? wtf. I done even wanna thing what it might cost you to get it shipped!:shock: Good luck..keep us posted
 
Thanks Homegrown
Yup certainly did not appreciate the trigger finger that's for certain!
After my initial devastation and kicking myself for the rookie mistake... especially since I has read and reread all tips on the GWE webby page...
Anyways the things that were suggested, as tried and true were (much like yourself) on Amazon but a little out of my price range for delivery.
Here in Aussie we have Bunnings... which is ok but obviously doesn’t have exact products.
Anyways I so appreciate your input, will keep you posted.
Ps love the pic- such a beautiful dog
Have an awesome day/evening night whatever time it is in Canada
 
I tried to order Lost Coast Plant Therapy. I went to their website put it in my cart filled out the shipping info and was shocked at the price! I want it but the cost is crazy to ship to Canada and the exchange rate to top it off! To make it even worse they have my email and they keep sending me mail saying what i have in my cart! lol They are taunting me to buy it!
 
Well@SmashGuitar, I tried several different remedies, Milk/water, Canola/dish soap/baking soda, Safers products, All worked pretty well but not great. I used milk/water for the end of my first grow..didnt want to spray chemicals on buds. but had to spray quite often..almost every water or three days.. With LCPT i only spray when i see an issue. at this point, mostly WPM. Around once every 7-14 days.
 
Yes it’s amazing isn’t it... that it all seems ‘accessible’ until the check out... then you think gee whiz!
And SmashGuitar they do taunt ya so... buggers!
Homegrown- I hear you with the alternate remedies... saw baking soda and even ‘chilli and garlic’ as possible solutions...
Unfortunately the climate here is so dire at the moment I’m almost certain the pests would gobble anything up... especially since they sound like they should be in a stir fry lol.
I even inhaled a slow moving fly... you can imagine how delightful that was (for both me and the fly!)....
Are pests just as bad in an indoor grow?
 
Hi bettybird sometimes depends on type of indoor soil. Seems like as soon as its watered some dormant little fly will hatch overnight you got problems. Indoor has issues at times with bugs and flys. FYI take care good luck
 
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