dutch passion blueberry,the "mite attractor"

[Guest]

My second indoor grow was dutch passion blueberry,thats when I first got introduced to spidermites.I'll never forget,I was checking trich's and all of a sudden this brick red "crab" came scurrying across my field'otrichs,toilet paper within reach would have been a bonus.Back then I knew nothing about 5 dollar no pest strips,so I happily spent hundreds on predators,pyrethrum bombs,neem and a list of other useless remedies but thats another story.For some odd reason a few months back I thought I'd try them again,maybe get a keeper pheno this time with more experience and a better setup who knows?Well,I had it growing alongside female seeds ice white widow and grapefruit,three badass strains and guess what,only the blueberry started to develop a mite infestation.Fortunately,having battled them a half dozen times since starting,I knew the early warning signs and just what to do with the quickness.I've heard stories through the years mainly on OG about blueberry and mites,I definately see it now.It just plain has zero mite resistance,its a pretty strain low yielding and medium potency,not worth what they are charging for sure.They really would be responsible if they gave a warning about mites and blueberry in their literature,I'm sure it would save many of us the headache of spidermites but then again they'd be cutting their own head off so to say,so someone else needs to trumpet the warning because its such a desirable strain for new growers.

 

[NorCal]

shit your telling me, i went to adam and got those seeds there, now i wish i wouldve spent the money n something else, and that sucks maybe the cuts already had mites on em when you got them, or atleast had the eggs? what did you do to correct the prob? what pheno is the best one/most desireable? I got about 6-7 mothers from my last pack but I guess its time to take cuts and flower out the moms as theyre getting too big and not enough room for such low resistance plants.....

 

[Guest]

I grew from seed both times,to correct the problem I trashed what blueberry I had and used a no pest strip for a couple days.Sorry to hear that man maybe you'll have better luck not every blueberry grow gets mites but I'm afraid a lot do.

 

[kingsblend]

Umm, I'm positvely sure DutchPassion seeds don't have spider mites on them! You have mites in your room- wash your room in between grows, wash your plants every week until pest problem is gone...I had mites too, they can be abitch but I got rid of em...Your other plants are probably more resistant to the mites, yes, but they can still be a great place for the mites to hang out and attack any unsuspecting guests (your BB's), but the BB's are not your problem, and DutchPassion ain't your maid...so why should they put a warning out about spider mites and they're plants? Sorry, i just don't get it, but i hope to grow some of the other stuff you got soon, happy growin

 

[Guest]

Nevermind

 

[Guest]

Google spider mites blueberry cannabis and look 3/4 of the way down the page,dutch passion blueberry is known to be sensitive to SPIDERMITES over and underfeeding,fuckit you're right maybe people dont need to know DP blueberry is a spidermite fuckfest

 

[mrgrowmez]

Umm, I'm positvely sure DutchPassion seeds don't have spider mites on them!

ah i think NorCal was saying that the cuts BM got might of had eggs on them not the seeds...although i assumed BM grew em from seeds...
I agree with ya BM if there is a major susceptability for DP-BB for spidermites people need to know.....thanks bro

 

[Guest]

There's no question in my mind about it,this was a clone from a seedplant,didnt see mites with the seedplants.I thought I'd google it hell I know I've heard this before but didnt put it together and there it is 3/4 ways down the page.I just know thats twice now,and this time only the blueberry got affected man I trashed it so quick,I have some female seeds ice WW and grapefruit that would make anything dutch passion has look like crap.I trashed that blueberry so quick it wasnt funny.God I cant beleive skywalker,150 bucks for a very lousy strain,and blueberry is all exotic and no punch or yield,I dont know what I was thinking.Female seeds is a great comapny

 

[Guest]

Everytime I see that shit "dutch passion aint your maid" bullfuck and all I'm trying to do is help some apparent dumfucks I really have to wonder why I waste my fuckin time...EDIT I just heard Clay Moore the kid down the road from me that got kidnapped the other day wasnt touched at all,it was strictly a kidnapping for ransom!!Suddenly the world doesnt seem so FUCKED UPPPLOL little hippie looks just like me when I was 13,they keep remarking on how smart and observant he was,an adolescent stoner I'm sure.

 

[smokeymacpot]

the mites might like your blueberry more than the other strains, but its not gonna magically give you mites as soon as you grow one.

give the mites some chemicals and kill the little bastards

 

[Guest]

No you dont grow spider mites like trichs on a plant,and there were none on the seeds lol that was precious.Grow that strain where there's the possibility of a mite infestation and the chances are much higher than in any other strains I've grown which are a couple dozen,that you will in fact get spidermites.

 

[macassa420]

I finally got rid of my spider mite problem after two years of trying every method.I just bought a couple Vapona No Pest Strips and hung them on the light cord and now i see no more spidermites and thrips on my plants.I also didn,t grow for two months and cleaned the growroom up well.Sraying the room with with Dr. Doom between batches also works well.

 

[kingsblend]

Hey, I'm just speaking from experience. I grew BB (mind you it wasn't by DP, DJ's- same shit) and saw that mites were effectively attacking those BB plants a little faster than the others I had at the time...Like I said earlier, it was my fault I had mites...then I took care of it and got rid of the mites by being super clean and cleaning my plants...mites were gone and my "low-resistance" BB didn't need to resist anything anymore...problem solved...nice big lavender BB bud smokes smooth, and, yes, if you wanna be lazy, and not keep your room clean, then don't grow blueberry.
However, I do agree with your warning to new growers about the sensitivity of this plant to spider mites. But they should be doing some research before they start and learn about pest control (and if they use google, they'll see that warning about BB's sensitivity to mites, problem solved!) . But seriously, hopefully this thread helps someone out and they don't get an infestation before it's to late.
Peace, and I wish DutchPassion was my maid, I could use one!

tip- M-33 is a good "mite resistant" strain, if anyones looking for one.

 

[NorCal]

yeah i didnt quite assume you grew em out from seed, i just thought you knew someone w/ the mothers, and got the cuts...

 

[Guest]

macassa it didnt quite take me that long,but pretty close and literally hundreds of dollars until I discovered the no pest strip.Vapona are you european I think thats what they call it over there.Vapona and dichlorvous are the same glorious chemical

 

[thegrower]

im growing DP BB- 6 plants 5 weeks from seed and no spider mites... guess im lucky?
:grabs loupe to check for mites:

 

[Guest]

Best place to look is on the underside of the leaf along the main vein for eggies

 

[kingsblend]

it just plain has zero mite resistance,its a pretty strain low yielding and medium potency,not worth what they are charging for sure.They really would be responsible if they gave a warning about mites and blueberry in their literature,I'm sure it would save many of us the headache of spidermites but then again they'd be cutting their own head off so to say.

While I agree that DP is pricey (DJ Short BB is cheaper), it's still a good grow.
All plants are suseptable to a wide variety of pests and diseases...should ALL seed companies put warnings on their seeds about this? Still doesn't make sense to me why you say DP should warn people...stop scaring people away from growing good smoke, that's all.

Does your Mom still have to warn you to look both ways when you cross the street, I hope not, cause you should know better by now...catch my drift?

 

[thegrower]

just checked my plants for mites.. there are none... DP BB from seed.

I dont think its the companies fault.

 

[kindroyale]

i've grown dp blueberry for a year now, almost perpetual. yes, they are much less resilient to mites than any other strain i've seen. i litterally had one pheno go from great to irreparable in five days. my other strains get the same mites. they are still doing great; it seems bb is just a pest-weak strain.