toping with a vacume

[slo-han]

Ever done that - I have, was cleaning up and noticed nats - lots - so turned the vac on them. All was going good till I bent over and wup right up the tube went the top of a plant - pulled it out real quick but damn - no top and leaves were halved - guess I better pay more attention. By the way - DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME - -hee hee - slo-han

[Lollipop]

@slo-han sorry about your mishap, i thought i was the only nutter outthere who done mad things like this lmao but alas you saved my face by doing something mad too. I actauly hoovered up aload of seeds the otherday i was gutted as they were put out too bag up and send out too folk but instead the hoover got hemped LMFAO Lollipop

[thegreengrower]

Haha. Hey guys, I guess we've all fucked up somewhere along the lines, thinking we were being clever, but hopefully we learn from the experience. Then again after a few spliffs, probably not!!!

[Blaze4daze]

That's really not a bad idea getting rid of gnats, Slo. If you can keep the vacume hose off the plant and instead, sucking~up the first few inches of soil and replacing it with new, haha. Teach them little buggers to find a new place to cause heartache.

[Schmokin]

Haha. You will have to wait and see the results. It might all turn out brilliantly and you've invented a great new technique! I won't be trying it though.
Have you tried using garlic or soapy water for the nats? I found ti knocked them back a bit but never really totally got rid of them. I liked Lolipop's idea recently of topping off the soil with a couple of inches of perlite. Never tried it myself but it makes perfect sense.
And Lolipop - if that was me the hoover bag would be opened on the floor while I dig out my seeds. I like the idea of them sprouting in the landfill, but not as much as I like the idea of them sprouting in a nice indoor growing environment!

[slo-han]

I would think that after a ride up ant thru the makings of a vacuum that the seeds would be pretty damaged but strange things happen in this world - a bit on my "toping" method - they don't seem worse for wear - just a bit smaller he he - man I wish it would warm up I'm ready for outside activities - you know - carrying water around, stuff like that - slo

[Schmokin]

Seed casings are pretty tough and whether the hoover is a bag type or a Dyson type, the seeds should have been stopped by a soft filter. I would be searching for them.

[slo-han]

lmao - I'm still looking for those seeds I got from herbies - I really wanted to try that cotton candy - still looking