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Freezing budz after picking to kill mites?

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Hey guys i havn't grown since i got robbed but i have still lurked around here
and i was wondering,
hypothetically, if a plant was nearing the end of flowering and then a mite attack came on, i wouldn 't wanna spray it with chemicalls or anything because i don't wanna smoke that shit so here are my questions
1) would spraying it with chems or anything (not worrying about smokeing chems) but would that kill potency by busting the tri's or anything like that?
2) could you just pick em on secdual or just keep the mites at bay for the last 2 or few days untill harveset and then harvest and just throw em in the freezer for a few hours...would that kill the mites and the eggs? and would that kill the potency or anything with the buds?

if freezing wouldn't work what should one do if they are at harvest and there is a spider mite infestation?

thanks guys
for everything i love this place
-SenselessRebel
 
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Mr. Nevermind

Just get Hot shot no pest strips an mites wil die in a day or two. Then you need to decide if you want to smoke buds with dead mites or webs on them.




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sproutco

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I thought it was understood that you wouldn't want the flowers exposed to a nerve poison. :confused:
 
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thanks Nvrmind for answering can you get thos from homedepot? cuz if not then can't do it
but the main thing here is that im just wondering if freezing would kill 'em. or if dunking under water for a while would kill em or if spraying the buds with stuff kills potency.

but yea if anyone can answer thos questions that would be great
thanks!
-SenselessRebel
 
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depends how far along you are in flowering and how bad the problem is...I use neem oil veg - 3 weeks of flowering. pest strips would work as well if need a few more weeks for flowering..sorry for the snappy question but i've had enough with the snappy answers from someone who trys to help everyone with cut and paste and talks shit without any experience...at least thats my opinion...Why dont you show us sproutco instead of using cut and paste...Disclaimer....just because you have no pics in your gallery doesnt mean you dont know how to grow...By his own post he has lead me to believe he hasnt...."Plant in my neighbors yard what should I do"...whatever
 
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SenselessRebel said:
thanks Nvrmind for answering can you get thos from homedepot? cuz if not then can't do it
but the main thing here is that im just wondering if freezing would kill 'em. or if dunking under water for a while would kill em or if spraying the buds with stuff kills potency.

but yea if anyone can answer thos questions that would be great
thanks!
-SenselessRebel
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yes, home depot carries them. They are around $6 per strip. I have two, but it says not to have them within 10 feet of each other. If you use them there is no need to worry aout freezing them. They kill mites quick. Your only worry will be making sure no mites are still on bubs as well as webbing.


Now to switch subjects. I know someone in this thread has an issue with Sproutco. Which is fine. But to rip on someone for not having pics is silly. I hae grown for years and havent put a single pic on here, but it doesnt mean i dont know my shit. Just means i dont post pics of a crime. If i break into a house, should i take pics to prove i did it? If i kill some one should i take pics to prove it? If i steal a car should i take pics to prove it? No. All of them are crimes that lead to jail, just as growing is. So while its your perogative to post pics, you shouldnt rip on others for not. Its your choice to post, while its others to not post pics. A member on IC has seen a grow of mine though and got cuttings from me. But no need to post pics. Just wanted to get that off my chest







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ok to make myself clear....I said having no pics doesn't mean you cant grow. sorry for the callout wrong place and time...I am not the only member to call him out on his own posts. after all of them I snapped and said something about it...Sorry...Now MR.nevermind feel free to call on the one you are talking about...reread my disclaimer....I am sorry it was your post I took offense to the way he responded to you....ha..I agree with what you say , was misunderstood I guess. stay safe

p.s have you read his posts? mine arent great but i'm real and i'll let them stand for themselves...
 
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Mr. Nevermind

hurricanefaniam said:
ok to make myself clear....I said having no pics doesn't mean you cant grow. sorry for the callout wrong place and time...I am not the only member to call him out on his own posts. after all of them I snapped and said something about it...Sorry...Now MR.nevermind feel free to call on the one you are talking about...reread my disclaimer....I am sorry it was your post I took offense to the way he responded to you....ha..I agree with what you say , was misunderstood I guess. stay safe

p.s have you read his posts? mine arent great but i'm real and i'll let them stand for themselves...
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We have no problems my friend. Sproutco gets under alot of peoples skin. I just wanted to give my 2 cents on posting pics. is sproutco the dude who sai battery acid helps with PH? if so then have at it.






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yes sir...and there is no hard feelings on this end...I stand behind what I post...stay safe
 
bluebublelove

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hey man, I wouldn't think about freezing your fresh buds, I can't speak from personal experiance but I have read and heard backed up, (maybe someone can verify this) but I have heard that if you freeze your buds after theyve been picked and are still fresh, as they fresh some part of the plant structure or substance in the plant is frozen and expands and when thawed back out it leaves you with wet mush. although I've seen people take fresh trim from there freezer when we went to make hash with it, and it was crisp while frozen, but it never thawed out cause it stayed frozen. but I don't reccomend it out of safety, but as far as your mite problem, if you can manage keeping the buds on the plant for another couple of weeks, neem oil may not be a big problem, I'm not positive how long it is present on the plant. best of luck. soorrry to hear about it.
 
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thanks for replying dude:
but yea i think what happens to the wet buds in the freezer is like what happens to us when we get frost bite.
the cells are mostely made of water and when water freezes (as almost all know) it expands. so when the water in the cells expand the cells break (like putting a completely full nalgene of water in the freezer, the nalgene(donno if a nalgene will break but maybe the cap??) or the container you put it in will break or bust open. same with the cells of the plant. thats why when you take it out (i think) it is mush when it thaws
i think im gonna go with the water cureing. i went to HDepot looking for the bug away strips things but they only had sprays so i got another spray that is good on gardens and said kills mites and their eggs and such usually with one good treat ment. soo im thinking i doused them today and maybe tomarrow or the day after i'll do it again adn then let em chill for a day or two and then cover em in h2o and then chill for a day to dry enough and then harvest?? either that or i'll try h2o cure or both!!! who knows we'll see
but then again i don't grow especially after my loss of my baby girl


i gotta find a thread on how to do a water cureing thing. thanks guys i think i'll try that
but yea coudln't i just dunk them under h2o for a while and then just hang em to try?? or is that how h2o cureing works?? well i'll go find oout how to h2o cure but how long under water does it take mites to die??
thanks and feels good to be back :grin:
-SenselessRebel
 
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seems that alota people think that the h2o cure doesn't work too well??
donno im only like half way through but people seem to not like it much
ideas?? comments on it??
-SenselessRebel
 
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thanks man
yea well i don't know what im going to do but im thinking doing 50/50
i dunked 4 budz (that don't exist) in h2o the other day to get the chems off and then hung 2 to dry by a fan and then another two small ones in da freezebox's ice cube chamber place thing. i took em out like 12 hrs later
and then now they are drying as well. both have no mites on them what so ever now. i look at them with my X30 loup and they look fine.??!!??. so, i doused my plants with a water sprayer to get all the chems off and they are still under the light drying before i cut em down. i see no more webs or mites on it. do you think thos two sprayings did the trick??
what do you guys think about dunking them under water for a minute and then hanging to air dry and cure?? would that be bad?? or do you tihnk i should dunk em at all?? cuz i don't want first off, dead mites on the budz nor do i want chems. but i did soak the shit outta them with the h2o sprayer today so maybe that did the trick??
should i just not do anything special and just air and jar cure?? or should i do 50/50 half air and jar and the other half h20 cure??

havn'tever gotten to this point yet cuz the last timei was here i got robbed!!! but then again its not the same situation as before. they are in a different place in the universe (and my cat is the only one who knows where they are he is telling me to find shit out for him) so really this doesn't exist andim wayyyy toooo paranoid!
thanks alot if you could get back to me on these questions
thanks (sorry for kinda trippin out in that last paragraph :shrug:)
-SenselessRebel
 
darthvapor

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a friend of mine who is a lazy gardner let spider mites get out of hand. The lazy stoner used a shop vac and got most of em, no bullshit. I prefer to use neem during veg and havent had any problems. preventative measures are the best way because those little bastards are tough once they get established in your garden. And for the future make sure you give the area a good cleaning with a bleach solution before your next grow. good luck. and if you cant get them out you could always make bubble hash or butelator hash oil
 
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