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MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log
#19163750 - 11/20/13 06:43 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hi all, here is a grow log that I am starting for my first grow of Salvia Divinorum kindly provided by a fellow Aussie shroomerite who I won't name for his own security but massive thanks goes his way, you know who you are 
I just potted her up in a small pot as she is a small rooted cutting that travelled from Sydney to the QLD/NSW border over two days. I potted her in approximately 50% perlite and 50% all purpose potting mix and lightly watered her so only a small amount of water came out of the drainage holes into the tray and also gave her a light mist.
No humidity dome at the moment as she didn't have one before she was shipped off in her original location and I'm guessing shouldn't need too much acclimatisation?
Anyway, here are a few photos of her:




As you can see in the third and fourth pics down there is a bit of browning at the base of the stem, not sure if it is cause for concern or just some discolouration from the potting mix?
Anyway, her colour is generally okay and only a bit of browning on a leaf or two. There are two new leaf shoots at the top that will be interesting to see how quickly they grow.
Any tips or advice are welcome, peace
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19163794 - 11/20/13 07:02 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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My rooted Salvia cutting has the same discolouration at the base of the stem.
It's not growing very well though. I don't know what I am doing wrong...
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19163865 - 11/20/13 07:39 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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That is a shame GoldenEye. Fingers crossed it pulls through. Hopefully mine will be fine also.
The shroomerite that sent me the Sally suggested not to worry with a humidity dome but going over some of the PM's we exchanged he did mention it was in a semi-opened greenhouse in the shade. Not sure if I should consider going with that until she takes off and gets used to the new climate?
I'll keep a close eye on her and see how she does over the next day or so...
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19163923 - 11/20/13 08:10 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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The shade nearly killed mine. All the leaves went brown and soft. I put it in indirect lighting and it completely revitalised (no growth though). I strongly recommend having it in indirect sunlight for at least a couple of hours/day.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19168678 - 11/21/13 05:29 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Mine perked up some more overnight after a light watering when I potted her and a days worth of indirect light. Fingers crossed she acclimatises fine shoots out new growth...
I would love to hear an opinion from other shroomerite salvia growers on what they think of how mine looks
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19168696 - 11/21/13 06:01 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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GoldenEye said: My rooted Salvia cutting has the same discolouration at the base of the stem.
It's not growing very well though. I don't know what I am doing wrong...
How are your temperatures? Salvia will sulk at this time of year in some climates, but should overwinter ok and come back in the spring.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19168700 - 11/21/13 06:03 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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MrMoo said: Mine perked up some more overnight after a light watering when I potted her and a days worth of indirect light. Fingers crossed she acclimatises fine shoots out new growth...
I would love to hear an opinion from other shroomerite salvia growers on what they think of how mine looks 
Keep doing what you are doing  The discolouration at the base shouldn't be a problem.
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Hi mate, it's late spring at the moment, less than a week from summer and the temps in the hottest part of the day have been between 25-30 degrees celsius with humidity between 55-80% when i look at a forecast for the next week.
Good to know that the discolouration shouldn't cause a problem, I'm misting 2-3 times a day and it is getting indirect sunlight throughout the day. I'll only water once the soil seems too dry or drooping occurs. I won't go with a humidity tent if I can help it... so far, so good.
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated!
Edited by MrMoo (11/21/13 06:20 AM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19168778 - 11/21/13 06:56 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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You can probably ease back on the misting, especially if you have some humid weather on the way. My concerns with temperature are for GoldenEyes salvia. We are heading into winter in the northern hemisphere, and salvia will sulk for us if not given an artificial environment. The heat you have coming will be ok for your plant
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No worries Mostly_Harmless, thanks for the greenthumb advice
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Mostly_Harmless said: How are your temperatures? Salvia will sulk at this time of year in some climates, but should overwinter ok and come back in the spring.
Well, it was sitting in the bathroom because it likes the humidity there. But, that room is the coldest room in the house, I think about 14 celcius.
Should I move it to the living room with it's constant 21 celcius?
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19168936 - 11/21/13 08:17 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm sure it would like the warmer temps. Will there be much change in the amount of light given? Mine spend winter behind some shelves of cacti in a large south facing window, I don't know exact temps, but enough for the cacti to go dormant. Without giving more warmth or artificial light, I don't expect much growth from them, but they don't die.
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If I move it, there will also be a bit more light. Max 1h of direct sunlight (haven't seen the sun in days though) and otherwise just indirect window light.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19169068 - 11/21/13 09:02 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I think you're right though about it being dormant instead of dying. It's big leaves wilted away completely but it did form some tiny new leaves that seem to stay tiny. I'm reassured now and think that if the conditions get better it will take off.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19170720 - 11/21/13 03:37 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Glad to see it pulled through! The browning on the lower stem is from the potting mix when she was packaged for trade i believe.
Mist once in morning and once at night imo. Id let her have a little less water to decrease the chance of root rot
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: Herbalism]
#19170918 - 11/21/13 04:10 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Herbalism said: Glad to see it pulled through! The browning on the lower stem is from the potting mix when she was packaged for trade i believe.
Mist once in morning and once at night imo. Id let her have a little less water to decrease the chance of root rot
Thanks so much for helping me out, you're a legend 
It seems time and not too much fussing over her should see her mature into a healthy plant with a little bit of care and luck.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19172890 - 11/21/13 10:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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A little update photo two days after being potted and watered:

As you can see the leaves have perked up after being watered two days ago. The top two have drooped a little since yesterday but nothing drastic. I'm cutting back the misting at the urging of the plant donor and Mostly_Harmless... basically trying to do as little as possible to her. I would like to cease misting completely at some point, especially after reading up some more on the net.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19172925 - 11/21/13 10:35 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Lay off the misting its as simple as if she looks dry mist her.
I think sally will be very happy with you
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: Herbalism]
#19172964 - 11/21/13 10:46 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Herbalism said: Lay off the misting its as simple as if she looks dry mist her.
This might seem like an obvious question because I am a plant noob but what is the most obvious sign that she is dry?
I've noticed the leaves are more soft to the touch around the edges and pliable in the hour after being misted, where as if it's been most the day without it they feel more brittle. (Not that I'm spending all my time touching her, hehehe )
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19173602 - 11/22/13 04:22 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Of course you are... plants are like women, they love attention. You should sweet talk her as well.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19173615 - 11/22/13 04:32 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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GoldenEye said: Of course you are... plants are like women, they love attention. You should sweet talk her as well.

You got me brother 
I have been playing my sitar for her each morning for ten minutes if that counts as sweet talking...
Edited by MrMoo (11/22/13 05:07 AM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19174166 - 11/22/13 09:09 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Here's my little gem it gets about 5 hours of direct sun a day and drinks about 1.5 liters of water a day gonna take heaps of clones off it soon
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: acr81]
#19175846 - 11/22/13 06:04 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Nice acr81!
Hopefully mine will get to that stage of vegetation. The top new leaf shoots are slowly growing and it looks like a side shoot is coming from one side of a lower node too
Edited by MrMoo (11/22/13 06:20 PM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19183765 - 11/24/13 05:52 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hi all, just a quick update and question. I watered her lightly again last night as it's been fairly hot the last few days and she was showing more drooping.
One thing I noticed was that I've kept her facing the same direction in a window getting indirect light, mostly to correct a bend in the main stem, which has straightened up a lot more (still a slight bend in her though). Here's a picture:

My question is, and my apologies if it is an obvious one, the top set of leaves have started tilting towards the source of light it's been facing, as seen in photo above, should I rotate the pot regularly to avoid this or not worry about it?
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19184742 - 11/24/13 10:16 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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She looks like she has almost finished adapting. I would rotate regularly too keep the whole plant happy. Its not a must but i dont see anything wrong with rotating the pot.
Just rotate her when her stem and leaves bend to the light.
She looks like she is perking up
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: Herbalism]
#19184813 - 11/24/13 10:38 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks Herbalism.
She perked up the most after the first water. I watered again last night and followed your advice of lightly tapping after watering. Quite a bit of water dripped out of the bottom. The leaves didn't perk up as much after the second watering though it's been pretty warm the last few days.
I have a feeling the bottom two leaves will be the ones that will lose out to the adaptation, they look a bit ragged and have less texture than the top two big ones but that's to be expected with the stress of travel and change. The new ones shooting out at the top should be right in step with it's new home climate. Otherwise she seems to be doing okay
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19184938 - 11/24/13 11:10 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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She'll pull through she has been through the tough part.
All you have to do now is be patient and wait for her to grow nice and big which of course she will with your care. You can snip leaves in half if the tips are browning it usually helps for me but be careful dont do it too much.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: Herbalism]
#19185384 - 11/25/13 02:59 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Patience I can do. As long as she matures and stays healthy, I'll be stoked.
I have a good stash of plain leaf I got from a vendor when a legal loophole opened up in NSW earlier in the year so I'm not in a hurry to want to harvest and obtain leaves from her, she can take her sweet time growing (though I am interested in trying quidding at some point).
Edited by MrMoo (11/25/13 03:00 AM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19187612 - 11/25/13 03:44 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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kinda looks like basil :P
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Thought I'd give an update of my sally...
She's still kicking along okay, I think she might have some fungus gnat problems, the leaves started to curl, including the new growth, and I started to notice when I'd check her in the morning and pick up the pot she's in to inspect one or two little insects would fly out. They weren't white bodied so white flies are out of the question and they were more black bodied and longer abdomen.
I treated her with a neem oil soil soak and a spray following that to the leaves. I also did this to the other plants sitting with her (a coleus, venus fly trap, pitcher plant and stenocactus (I didn't treat the stenocactus with neem as that is meant to be bad)). I haven't observed any bugs flying out since the soak and spray so fingers crossed. I will follow up in a week or so with another neem soak and spray just to be sure.
I've been watering every four days and misting twice a day. Temp has been between 26-30 degrees celsius and humidity between 55-80% through the day in the last few weeks. The top growth has come along well besides some curling. I ended up picking off the first lower rung of leaves as they had deteriorated from the acclimatisation. Anyway, here is some photo's from a day ago of her condition:


Any shroomery salvia gurus advice is welcome beyond what I have already done
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19273825 - 12/14/13 09:07 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I am dying to get my hands on a salvia plant again. The last one I ordered was such a heart breakers, It lost almost all of it's leaves then I nursed it back to health it developed 2 new beautiful leaves then it died. D: Going to try to give it another shot in the spring!
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I'm no salvia expert but that soil looks over saturated. Maybe put it in a better draining mix? Maybe it's water logged.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19274055 - 12/14/13 10:29 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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MrMoo said: Hi all, here is a grow log that I am starting for my first grow of Salvia Divinorum kindly provided by a fellow Aussie shroomerite who I won't name for his own security but massive thanks goes his way, you know who you are 
I just potted her up in a small pot as she is a small rooted cutting that travelled from Sydney to the QLD/NSW border over two days. I potted her in approximately 50% perlite and 50% all purpose potting mix and lightly watered her so only a small amount of water came out of the drainage holes into the tray and also gave her a light mist.
No humidity dome at the moment as she didn't have one before she was shipped off in her original location and I'm guessing shouldn't need too much acclimatisation?
Anyway, here are a few photos of her:
As you can see in the third and fourth pics down there is a bit of browning at the base of the stem, not sure if it is cause for concern or just some discolouration from the potting mix?
Anyway, her colour is generally okay and only a bit of browning on a leaf or two. There are two new leaf shoots at the top that will be interesting to see how quickly they grow.
Any tips or advice are welcome, peace 
Peace :-)
It looks a little unhealthy Be careful with overwatering, it can start to rot then(root rot)...
It has started to wilt a bit it seems
Put a cut coke bottle over her, then it grows much better in high humidity keep growing in it till it has more leaves slowly acclimatize, poke holes in the coke bottle
when you can keep the bottle off without it wilting it is ready to remove the bottle
I had bad luck with root rot once with salvia so it died, overwatering was the problem, and it didnt have enough leaves it grows much better in a dome in my experience, but that is just what I would do would only remove dome after maybe 4-6 medium sized/large leaves and when it doesnt wilt after doing it
after mine died I would only water once a week max or so, I had watered too often, maybe every 2 days when it starts to wilt it often needs water iirc, but it could also be a sign it isnt acclimatized
putting the dome on always helps it grow much more healthily, when it has 6-8 large leaves or so the only thing you would need to worry about is root rot really, it can kill it if overwatered (and you cant know before the whole plant suddenly dies so be careful) large coke bottles cut over in the middle works perfectly as domes (keeps co2 levels high, like a green house... it really makes it thrive)
keeping salvia lifted off from the ground is a good idea too, so fresh air can circulate into the pot from below (putting coke capsules under the pot works wonders there too) ;-) if fresh air cant get into the pot you can risk mold/rot
be very careful with fertilizers, too much can kill salvia or any plant be extremely careful when you add fertilizer...
Edited by lessismore (12/14/13 10:42 AM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19275519 - 12/14/13 04:40 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Don't put a coke bottle on it or any humidity tent. Salvia grows fine in your conditions, it just needs to adapt. This can take a few months with small cuttings sometimes.
You are watering too frequently. Let that soil dry out down to your second knuckle on your index finger and then fully water the entire medium and repeat again.
When you repot it would probably help to add a third to half of perlite to the mix. Being indoors and away from wind takes the soil a little longer to dry. Salvia also grows a little weak/lanky when grown indoors, and will lean. Rotating the pot will help stop the plant leaning towards light.
It looks ok and should continue to improve if you give it time.
Here's a helpful salvia growlog by an Australian grower>>link
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: karode13]
#19275688 - 12/14/13 05:19 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey mio, thanks for the advice. I have considered a humidity dome on and off but the plant donor suggested not to so I have been hesitant and she has been hanging in okay through the acclimatisation period besides losing 2 to 3 lower rung leaves and some drooping and curling (which I suspect is a fungus gnat problem that I have dealt with a neem oil soak and spray). Humidity dome would probably be a last ditch effort if she takes a sudden turn for the worst.
Hey karode13, there is about 50% perlite in the soil mix at the moment (though it doesn't look that way in photos). When I have watered, a lot does come out straight away through the pot holes so it is pretty free draining but I will hold off for longer until her next water. I will go for a different potting mix when I repot as the current one has some small wood chips in it and from reading around, that can attract fungus gnats (it seems it already has to an extent but the neem oil should hopefully sort that out). Edit: Thanks for the link too mate!
Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated
Edited by MrMoo (12/14/13 05:30 PM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19277794 - 12/15/13 05:09 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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He might know it better than me
What about cuttings i always gave them domes?
But I assume if you take huge healthy cuttings you wont need a dome for them?
The watering is what I did wrong do it like he said :-)
Also it looks better in the last pic you posted Since it keeps growing healthy leaves always a good sign
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: lessismore]
#19277992 - 12/15/13 07:07 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks again for the added advice mio. It isn't a real big cutting but the cutting is off of a strong plant. I have a dome in waiting in case she takes a turn for the worst. I'm definitely going to cut back on the watering, I think it might be a cause for the fungus gnats too. I just gave her a once over before and I saw a few of the little fuckers scurrying about and one disappeared into the soil! Gave her a good spray with neem oil water mix on the both sides of the leaves and a quick light spray on the soil surface too. I did this to my other plants too.
I've read around and found some good simple directions to control the fungus gnats:
1. Brew a black coffee with lots of sugar and put in shallow dish to attract the adults away from plants and they drown.
2. Put a layer of cinnamon powder over soil to kill any fungus and starve the larvae and kill them (If the infestation is bad enough, a cinnamon tea watered through the soil will go deeper).
3. Sliced potato on soil surface for the the starved larvae to feed on and collect every day and discard until no more gnats are left.
I will get the supplies tomorrow to get rid of these bastards. The sally is still hanging in okay apart from the curling and a little brown on the bigger leaf tips. I'll update as this progresses.
Thanks again everyone!
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19278007 - 12/15/13 07:15 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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those small black spidermites are normal with salvia
in a dome I could get rid of them by misting the leaves daily it seemed
salvia is pretty hard to grow...
when acclimatized and not watered very often it very rarely gets mites it seems seems they really thrive in the dome / high humidity, so had to mist the leaves daily to get them off them
but try googling "spider mites salvia divinorum" , should have lots of info on it they can be hard to get rid of, but they can kill the plant too if unlucky
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: lessismore]
#19278350 - 12/15/13 09:29 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Finally got mine growing nicely damn she drinks and drinks and drinks and grows in a day wow. Its winter here but mines inside in a very warm room so its basically summer.spring all year round in the room but without the humidity.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: Mrdbrewer]
#19279719 - 12/15/13 02:43 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19280084 - 12/15/13 04:27 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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The scarid fly(fungus gnats) should subside if you allow the soil to dry. Too many of them is an indication of excessive watering and lack of ventilation. Proper watering and keeping a clean growing environment is the best way to control them.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: karode13]
#19280137 - 12/15/13 04:39 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm definitely going to cut back on the watering. I'll see how once a week goes. Last water was last thursday when I gave her the neem oil soil soak. I use a paddle pop stick inserted into the soil to gauge dryness.
As for ventillation, she sits near an open slide door with the fly screen closed so there is air circulation in the room.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19311743 - 12/22/13 12:39 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Whoever told me that my Salvia needed to be in the shade is a fool.
It's sitting next to the window at the moment and it's making a true grow spurt!
Awesomenessss..!
(I also water once a week)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19312737 - 12/22/13 05:14 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks for the update GoldenEye.
I just gave mine a repot. I had a gut feeling that the soil medium was too saturated and waterlogged and even after some neem oil then bt treatment I was still seeing fungus gnats running about the soil so I took her out and put her in a bigger pot and made up a new soil mix: 2 parts cactus mix: 1 part normal potting mix: 3 parts perlite.
I got the idea for the cactus mix from observing how quickly it dried out after watering my new lophophora williamsii (peyote) and my stenocactus too.
I looked real closely through my old mix after transfer and the bottom half an inch was caked and really damp after 5 days from my last water. I also didn't see any fungus gnat larvae at all which I was surprised about... most likely the main problem seemed too be too much water (like a good number of people on this thread already mentioned). oh well, you live you learn Hopefully the roots are okay from this, I gave the visible parts a good once over and they looked okay, mostly white with the stain of dirt on them (of course).
One question... Should I hold off on watering her for a little bit after the transplant?
The root ball still looked like it was holding a little moisture so I'm thinking maybe hold off but some opinions on this would be good.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19313438 - 12/22/13 07:47 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Water it. It will help prevent any transplant shock and compact the soil around any roots. Not watering can leave air pockets, which can dry out root hairs. It 's good practice to water plants about half an hour before transplant anyway, your soil being wet won't matter.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: karode13]
#19314259 - 12/23/13 12:01 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm not sure about the cactus mix. Cactus mix is very low in minerals I think.
How is it doing?
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19314622 - 12/23/13 03:31 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Cheers Karode, I did just that, gave her a decent water! I won't make the same mistake as far as too much watering again. I'll wait until she is damn dry before she gets any more watery goodness, ha ha.
She seems to be doing alright GoldenEye, she has been pretty droopy for the past week because of the water logged soil and pests. She hasn't gotten any worse so far and there is still new growth so she seems to be hanging in there...
As for the cactus/succulent mix, I cut it with some normal potting mix too (2 parts cactus to 1 part normal) so she should do okay. I found a decent amount of other threads around the net where it seems to be working for other people well.
Edited by MrMoo (12/23/13 04:19 AM)
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#19314705 - 12/23/13 04:42 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Fair enough! I always figure that as long as there is growth, things might not be optimal but at least she should survive
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: GoldenEye]
#19319769 - 12/24/13 05:43 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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God damn. Just had a look at my sally to check on her,saw a fungus gnat flying around the soil then gently moved the top soil with a paddle pop stick and saw a little larvae around the centre section surrounding where the stem comes out... These little bastards are really hard to control. Neem oil and bti bacteria haven't seemed to get rid of them.
I dont want to apply any more water based treatment, not until I can dry out the medium completely (which I know will help kill off larvae too) so all I could think of was cinnamon powder mixed into the top soil dry to kill off any fungus and starve them without further drenching the medium. I definitely must have given her too much water to begin with (at most every 3-4 days when I first got her).
I hope the gnats and the excess water hasn't been too much for her. She seems to be fighting pretty hard and still showing new growth so fingers crossed. I can't think of much else to do but wait it out and dry the soil completely.
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Re: MrMoo's Salvia Grow Log [Re: MrMoo]
#20003027 - 05/17/14 08:11 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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I would love to see an update if you get a chance, assuming she is still well.
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