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So, i finally went to town and tried to send the samples to the nematode lab, but i showed up to UPS at 5:20 and the driver was just pulling out. Pickup time was at 5:30 at the UPS store I was at last time, so when I left the house I thought I was good to go, with a few minutes to spare. I figured instead of racing the driver to the other store, which was 10 min away, I would just send the package tomorrow.
Last night i was reading about stem and bulb nematodes and the synergistic effect they have when plants are infected with fusarium. This was not cannabis related, though d.dipsaci was mentioned. Basically, four major types of fusarium in California. One is not of concern. One will fuck you no matter what. The other two types need nematodes to set things off, and really kick your plants ass. Apparently, these two types of fusarium will be in the plant and not cause major damage, if any, until the nematodes arrive on the scene. At this point the plant is weakened by both the pathogen, and the micro organisms. Just like when popeye gets his spinach, the fusarium turns into a badass all of the sudden and starts to wreck shit. Unfortunately, this popeye is an evil fungus. Of course, once the fusarium grabs ahold, it's easy peasy for the nematodes to do their thing, since the plants immune system has been compromised, and that's when the train pulls into Dud City.
This is the third grader version of the paper I read last night. If you want the college version, google+dipsaci nematode+fusarium. one study was on garlic, and i forget the other, as it was like 4am when I was reading it.
I'm not saying I think this is what happened to my plants this time around. No reason to speculate on that, since I'll have the lab results soon. I do think this is what fucked me up in the past though. I kept killing the bugs, but the fusarium was there for sure, and I think that's why i was always coming up short. It's like doing a double tap and being shot in the face at the same time. Should have put a bullet in each one first. Then double tap. This is much easier if you know where your target is of course. As the saying goes. 'know your enemy'. From now on I'll always use something for the todes and the fusarium 100% every time no matter what. This will be my first full round with chitosan, regalia, and, ogbiowar(mycos, trichoderma, etc). The clones will get the shit blasted out of them with eagle and avid, with kontos in the roots.
I'll be sending clones to the lab every round until I feel comfortable, that my controls are working. I figure, since the roots and crown will be so small, i can put a bunch of them in the sample bag, and when fusarium stops coming up, I'll stop using the eagle on veg plants. These tests are only $ 75. At the end of the round, at harvest, after treating plants with pesticides in veg, I will test for the nematodes again ($325), so long as this next test comes back positive for them.
Sorry for the delay on everything, I had to pay some bills first. Most plants finished up a week ago(horribly), but i left the superdud hanging in there so i could make sure it was a nice sample for the lab.
Last night i was reading about stem and bulb nematodes and the synergistic effect they have when plants are infected with fusarium. This was not cannabis related, though d.dipsaci was mentioned. Basically, four major types of fusarium in California. One is not of concern. One will fuck you no matter what. The other two types need nematodes to set things off, and really kick your plants ass. Apparently, these two types of fusarium will be in the plant and not cause major damage, if any, until the nematodes arrive on the scene. At this point the plant is weakened by both the pathogen, and the micro organisms. Just like when popeye gets his spinach, the fusarium turns into a badass all of the sudden and starts to wreck shit. Unfortunately, this popeye is an evil fungus. Of course, once the fusarium grabs ahold, it's easy peasy for the nematodes to do their thing, since the plants immune system has been compromised, and that's when the train pulls into Dud City.
This is the third grader version of the paper I read last night. If you want the college version, google+dipsaci nematode+fusarium. one study was on garlic, and i forget the other, as it was like 4am when I was reading it.
I'm not saying I think this is what happened to my plants this time around. No reason to speculate on that, since I'll have the lab results soon. I do think this is what fucked me up in the past though. I kept killing the bugs, but the fusarium was there for sure, and I think that's why i was always coming up short. It's like doing a double tap and being shot in the face at the same time. Should have put a bullet in each one first. Then double tap. This is much easier if you know where your target is of course. As the saying goes. 'know your enemy'. From now on I'll always use something for the todes and the fusarium 100% every time no matter what. This will be my first full round with chitosan, regalia, and, ogbiowar(mycos, trichoderma, etc). The clones will get the shit blasted out of them with eagle and avid, with kontos in the roots.
I'll be sending clones to the lab every round until I feel comfortable, that my controls are working. I figure, since the roots and crown will be so small, i can put a bunch of them in the sample bag, and when fusarium stops coming up, I'll stop using the eagle on veg plants. These tests are only $ 75. At the end of the round, at harvest, after treating plants with pesticides in veg, I will test for the nematodes again ($325), so long as this next test comes back positive for them.
Sorry for the delay on everything, I had to pay some bills first. Most plants finished up a week ago(horribly), but i left the superdud hanging in there so i could make sure it was a nice sample for the lab.
