spinosad

[yesum]

I have been using spinosad spray for thrips. I am about one week out for harvest of some plants and sprayed them a couple days ago.

I have read it is ok to spray until chop but wanted to hear from someone here that does it. I sprayed water on the buds soon after doing the spinosad just in case and will wait at least a week after using it to harvest.

 

[moose eater]

I have been using spinosad spray for thrips. I am about one week out for harvest of some plants and sprayed them a couple days ago.

I have read it is ok to spray until chop but wanted to hear from someone here that does it. I sprayed water on the buds soon after doing the spinosad just in case and will wait at least a week after using it to harvest.

I use it as both spray and drench, yesum. But I never spray anything, even water, on the colas/blooms, as I approach harvest.

Not that I'm saying you can't, as I'm not a science guy; just that my gut tells me not to... as well as telling me when I have the munchies...

 

[thailer]

spraying the plant with water right afterwards just washes it off. i think the directions address rain and how long it has to be before spraying when rain is expected. someone was asking a while back about spinosad residue for state testing and i guess it can be used in veg and still not pass when it's harvested. i was pretty surprised because its only effective for two weeks max before thrips start to appear again.

 

[yesum]

^^ I waited a couple days before washing the buds. I did not spray the buds direct only the fan leaves. It seems this stuff has a bad reputation in Canada. Also neem oil is not allowed there. Not sure about all that. Cedar oil was banned in some states, I think here in California.

Lots of things are banned and no real proof they are bad, just some data that can be taken or left. Overall, spinosad gets real good reviews. You can bet you are eating some in your cereal or other boxed food. Roundup, Hotshot strip chemical, etc. are in there too.

 

[thailer]

i love spinosad. its great for thrips. i think it can burn pistils if you spray buds too heavy but overall its excellent.

 

[RockinRobot]

Glad I don't get my weed from any of you. I don't trust any type of spray on weed I plan to smoke, PERIOD.

 

[dddaver]

Glad I don't get my weed from any of you. I don't trust any type of spray on weed I plan to smoke, PERIOD.

BIG ...And that's why I don't eat cereal either. ...And how does the logic that they do it already so it's okay for me to, make any sense in any world?

 

[thailer]

oh man i needed a good chuckle this morning. get off your high horse.

 

[Mr. J]

You guys really spray your buds?

 

[dddaver]

oh man i needed a good chuckle this morning. get off your high horse.

NEVER expect any different from commercial growing dude. Garbage in, garbage out. Always. When the focus becomes your wallet, you lose.

 

[thailer]

i am such a loser. thanks for letting me know. you are the bigger man.

 

[Mr. J]

Side note, as a (really bad) joke I pronounce "spinosad" as "spinosade" (spinoshahday), and it's pretty much the sweetest taboo to spray stuff on your buds and nobody should do it. A smooth operator wouldn't even need to.

 

[Mikell]

If you've grown on scale, you've sprayed plants.

Denigrate all you want, it's the same in any industry. I respect the idealism of personal/hobby/craft growers, the dedication and passion. Too bad it's a one way street and most ya'll love nothing more than to sling shit.

^^ I waited a couple days before washing the buds. I did not spray the buds direct only the fan leaves. It seems this stuff has a bad reputation in Canada. Also neem oil is not allowed there. Not sure about all that. Cedar oil was banned in some states, I think here in California.

Lots of things are banned and no real proof they are bad, just some data that can be taken or left. Overall, spinosad gets real good reviews. You can bet you are eating some in your cereal or other boxed food. Roundup, Hotshot strip chemical, etc. are in there too.

Both of those have to do with our needlessly complicated regulatory system.

Typically Canadian legislators copy American guidelines word for word but we have a stick up our ass about a few.

 

[Mr. J]

That's why I won't smoke commercially grown bud anymore. I've been buying stuff for about a year (online black market) and a half and frankly it's all garbage. Burns like shit, tastes like shit, all the resin has been knocked off by the time it gets to me.

Great bud can't be produced on a really big scale. Growing for concentrates seems like it would make more sense on a large commercial scale. Buds need careful attention from start to finish. They need to be carefully trimmed by hand and cured long and slow. And they can't have chemical residues on them.

 

[Mustafunk]

Besides the Spinosad is an organic farming authorized insecticide with low mammal toxicity, it's made off bacteria, which means that, if you accidentally inhale it, may lead to respiratory or lung infections and issues. Perhaps similar to the risks of smoking powdery mildew spores and all that stuff. So gotta be careful I guess.

Personally I'd rather smoke some thrips than any spray residues. Exhaustive prevention and control of the environment is always better, so you will enter flowering stage 100% clean.

Best.

 

[Mr. J]

Personally I'd rather smoke some thrips than any spray residues. Exhaustive prevention and control of the environment is always better, so you will enter flowering stage 100% clean.

Best.

Yup. Spray moms, spray clones, spray that shit up until 2 weeks after the flip if you really need to. If by then you don't have things enough under control that you need to keep spraying, then I think you need to rethink your operation.

 

[dddaver]

Besides the Spinosad is an organic farming authorized insecticide with low mammal toxicity, it's made off bacteria, which means that, if you accidentally inhale it, may lead to respiratory or lung infections and issues. Perhaps similar to the risks of smoking powdery mildew spores and all that stuff. So gotta be careful I guess.

Personally I'd rather smoke some thrips than any spray residues. Exhaustive prevention and control of the environment is always better, so you will enter flowering stage 100% clean.

Best.

How bout none? Why believe anything the FDA has said about anything at all anyway? I do NOT trust anything they say. Our entire food chain is a testament to that.

But I totally agree about rather smoke thirps than some sprayed on chemical. Spraying buds with anything at any time? Crazy.

 

[bigtacofarmer]

If you've grown on scale, you've sprayed plants.

Denigrate all you want, it's the same in any industry. I respect the idealism of personal/hobby/craft growers, the dedication and passion. Too bad it's a one way street and most ya'll love nothing more than to sling shit.



Both of those have to do with our needlessly complicated regulatory system.

Typically Canadian legislators copy American guidelines word for word but we have a stick up our ass about a few.

Simple fact. Nobody should be growing more than they can keep clean. Its all a bunch of bullshit. Keep a clean grow. Only flowers clean plants. Never spray anything other than water on flowers. If you have an issue. Fix the issue before you keep growing a bigger problem.


Somebody's desire for money is no excuse for anything. I would rather see poor people growing organically in their own yard than any commercial operation trying to justify growing more herb than they can grow properly.

 

[Mikell]

And there's that rigid idealism right on schedule.

 

[Mr. J]

And there's that rigid idealism right on schedule.

Sounds pretty practical to me.