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nick-onelove
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Organic Indoors?
#312021 - 11/07/09 08:27 PM (15 years, 19 days ago) |
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If I were growing outdoors, there wouldn't be any question about growing organically, but I understand that using organic soil indoors just invites pests and mold and whatnot in an otherwise sterile environment? Does anyone think its worth growing organically indoors?
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81renaissance
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True organics have a lot of activity...beneficial bacteria, nematodes, worms, fungus, etc. They all strike a balance to keep harmful pests at bay. Chances are, you won't have a true organic ecosystem in your soil, so if you're doing a non-synthetic grow with commercial organic products, and you're buying nutrient solutions, etc you'll need a way to protect your plants. Neem oil sprays throughout the veg cycle should do the trick. As you go forward, you can experiment with other methods instead: things like ladybugs, predator mites, nematodes in the soil, fungal and bacterial teas...all of these things can help prevent pests in an indoor organic grow.
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nick-onelove
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Very informative, thanks a lot man. I think I'm just going to use a sterilized pro-mix or possibly a soilless mix, I'd always been planning on using ladybugs and praying mantises. During an outdoor grow a few years ago I got a massive spider mite infestation and just one release of 1500 live ladybugs for like 15 bucks literally took care of it overnight.
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81renaissance
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yep, they are hungry little bitches. They can't handle big infestations in a short time, but if you catch it early, they'll decimate aphid/mites quickly.
-------------------- "So it goes."
-Kurt Vonnegut
BlueBerry_Swisher said:I want French fries. No, I want a penis French. Thank you. I'm so excited. I can not contain myself. Now I eat chocolate. It is so good. I'm trying to rub it all over myself. And then lick. Now I need a hot shower. The end.
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nick-onelove
Astronaut of Inner-Brainspace
Registered: 10/25/09
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Yeah thankfully that grow only had 6 plants.
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- Bill Clinton
"When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point."
- Barack Obama
That's Change I Can Believe In!
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