Who sprays foliage?

[Keenas]

Hi

 

Just wondering what peoples thoughts on this are and what they use? Never done it but thinking of giving it a go. How often and what with etc.

 

Cheers

[itchybromusic]

i use spraying as part on an IPM , integrated pest management , essential oils , beneficials 

i'm not trying to feed the plant just help protect it 

[Keenas]

Thanks. I was thinking more a feeding. I see seasol has a foliaer spray as a product. Guess I could dilute some myself, add some power feed too.

[louise]

With indoor grown cannabis -  no I don't usually spray the leaves with anything.

 

Outside, the leaves can become dusty during the dry of summer, then I might give them a spray of water to clean off the leaves.

 

The only things I foliar feed are rootless cuttings.

[itchybromusic]

With indoor grown cannabis -  no I don't usually spray the leaves with anything.

 

Outside, the leaves can become dusty during the dry of summer, then I might give them a spray of water to clean off the leaves.

 

The only things I foliar feed are rootless cuttings.

You should try not spraying those clones at all , only spray dome to keep RH up, feed when you see or know of root development 

spraying makes clones root slower , cause they have a feed & no need to make roots in a hurry if we be feeding without'em ,

no feed means we need to make roots to go find feed , in a hurry , seemed to work well my first time trying the no spray thing 

 

If you run a tight ship & never have bugs ect then there would be no need to spray , but prevention is easier than curing

& i never spray for feeding , roots do a better job of feeding than leaves 

[Keenas]

I read that there is a number of vitamin and minerals, like iron, that don't get through the root system but are absorbed through the leaves easily.

[itchybromusic]

everything a plant needs is made available via microorganisms which the plant is in control of in a healthy root zone is my understanding

however if your running a non-organic system then maybe this is true but have never heard that B4 , 

disclaimer, i am no means any expert , so you could be right mate 

Edited November 22, 2015 by itchybromusic

[Frank Reynolds]

In terms of nutrition your plants should be getting everything they need first and foremost through there roots, you can use foliar feeding to address and quickly fix problems. but it is always better to feed plants through their roots.

[louise]

You should try not spraying those clones at all , only spray dome to keep RH up, feed when you see or know of root development 

spraying makes clones root slower , cause they have a feed & no need to make roots in a hurry if we be feeding without'em ,

no feed means we need to make roots to go find feed , in a hurry , seemed to work well my first time trying the no spray thing 

 

If you run a tight ship & never have bugs ect then there would be no need to spray , but prevention is easier than curing

& i never spray for feeding , roots do a better job of feeding than leaves 

 

Maybe I should have expanded that,,, I don't spray the clones with water, just the propagator. If a clone is particularly slow to crack roots, then it will get a foliar feed of weak nutrient solution. 

[Stix87]

I spray inside and out not all the time just a few times through out the grow. With clones I spray the leaves at dark time just a light mist as the haven't got roots and need a feed from somewhere