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Let's try to keep it cool and constructive in here fellas..
Shcrews, it does sound like what epic is describing is different than what we've b been seeing and hearing about. The bit that I found started at the top of the branch and worked it's way down. No tacoing. And as a matter of fact, the worst branch that I found was on a Jack skellington seedling that I had missed (the only strain other than the BDs that I saw it on) I snipped off about 2 feet of one of the main branches, treated it like I've treated everything else (zero pesticides) and it hasn't resurfaced... The plants a beast. I'd remove everything you find with any weird shit going on. I believe that once the terminal nodes are compromised, there's no saving that node and it's only gonna spread..
I think one of the biggest mistakes people are making is actually leaving the infected branches in their gardens. And then throwing a bunch of reactive treatments at them, and forgetting to build up the health of the plants, which is exacerbating the issues.. Keep em healthy. I love kelp and yucca. I've used a brix builder. Fed them aspirin. Dumped compost tea on the leaves. Released predators. Daily inspections. Etc..
Those heavy treatments take a toll on them. I'd probably do as much beneficial treatments as I can to them before applying avid or anything, and then give them some stress relievers/immune boosters again as soon afterwards as you can.
I think I was spared a bit more than other gardens have been hit, so I don't wanna say I got it figured out by any means, and I remain on high alert and sending out all the gratitude I have to the powers at play for my apparent fortune, but I just wanna share what I've experienced and acted on to add to the wealth of info out there.
Btw, I've definitely been bumping up their waterings too. It's difficult to know when they want it cause they almost never droop, but I check the soil and try to keep it from drying out.
Sending positive vibes man. You got this.
Shcrews, it does sound like what epic is describing is different than what we've b been seeing and hearing about. The bit that I found started at the top of the branch and worked it's way down. No tacoing. And as a matter of fact, the worst branch that I found was on a Jack skellington seedling that I had missed (the only strain other than the BDs that I saw it on) I snipped off about 2 feet of one of the main branches, treated it like I've treated everything else (zero pesticides) and it hasn't resurfaced... The plants a beast. I'd remove everything you find with any weird shit going on. I believe that once the terminal nodes are compromised, there's no saving that node and it's only gonna spread..
I think one of the biggest mistakes people are making is actually leaving the infected branches in their gardens. And then throwing a bunch of reactive treatments at them, and forgetting to build up the health of the plants, which is exacerbating the issues.. Keep em healthy. I love kelp and yucca. I've used a brix builder. Fed them aspirin. Dumped compost tea on the leaves. Released predators. Daily inspections. Etc..
Those heavy treatments take a toll on them. I'd probably do as much beneficial treatments as I can to them before applying avid or anything, and then give them some stress relievers/immune boosters again as soon afterwards as you can.
I think I was spared a bit more than other gardens have been hit, so I don't wanna say I got it figured out by any means, and I remain on high alert and sending out all the gratitude I have to the powers at play for my apparent fortune, but I just wanna share what I've experienced and acted on to add to the wealth of info out there.
Btw, I've definitely been bumping up their waterings too. It's difficult to know when they want it cause they almost never droop, but I check the soil and try to keep it from drying out.
Sending positive vibes man. You got this.
