Cannabis and Hemp Production Guidelines for Using Circadian Crop Sciences Products

Circadian Sunrise is OMRI Listed and should be in every organic grower’s pesticide toolbox. Conventional farmers should consider using it for an alternative mode of action. It solves the phytotoxicity problems inherent in essential oil based pesticides (patent
pending), while introducing a potent biostimulant (patent pending). Unlike other horticultural oils, Circadian Sunrise fumes to reach where sprays miss. We recommend bi-weekly applications starting with young seedlings or clones and continuing up until three weeks before harvest. A rate of one ounce of Circadian Sunrise per gallon of water is generally suffient to prevent powdery mildew, botrytis, and other foliar fungal diseases, and to keep populations of most insects and mites low. To eradicate existing outbreaks of diseases you can safely mix Circadian Sunrise at rates of up to 3 ounces per gallon. We recommend spraying Circadian Sunrise in the early morning or evening when honeybees are less active. Circadian Sunrise tested as non-toxic to honeybees using the EPA’s standardized test, but if you drench honeybees with Circadian Sunrise sprays, it will kill them, as it will kill most insects and mites. Parasitoids within mumified aphids are unaffected by sprays. Circadian Sunrise leaves behind no residual toxins, so it works well in conjuction with beneficial organisms. The biostimulant in Circadian Sunrise has the potential to: 1. Increase yields. 2. Increase terpenes. 3. Increase cannabinoids. Circadian Sunrise has no required harvest or reentry intervals.

All Phase is a fungicide, bactericide, and spray adjuvant. With All Phase we combine one of the most effective and widely used food preservatives in the world, potassium sorbate, with two plant-based polymers (patent pending). In a recent UC Davis field trial, weekly applications of All Phase at a low rate effectively controlled powdery mildew on chardonney grapes. It will do the same on hemp and cannabis. The active ingredient in All Phase is proven effective against botrytis and aspergillus. All Phase works well when used alone, but the polymers in All Phase make it a great spray adjuvant, increasing deposition of spray droplets and keeping sprays wet against target organisms longer. It adds a new and complex mode of action to your spray rotation, while improving the performance of those pesticides mixed with it. Mix with Circadian Sunrise at 3.5 to 7 grams/gallon to increase performance of both products for particularly difficult to kill pests such as stink bugs. In greenhouses and other indoor production sites, consider fogging All Phase at 3.5 grams/gallon nightly for a period just long enough to moisten leaves. This is as effective as using sulfur vaporizers, but legal, much safer, and provides a broader spectrum of disease control.

A reasonable guide for growing hemp can be found at:
https://ccia.ucdavis.edu/standards/general-standards

2 thoughts on “Cannabis and Hemp Production Guidelines for Using Circadian Crop Sciences Products

  1. Hello! I am using your product, circadian sunrise, on my outdoor Crops an cannabis (small scale). Also on my indoor cannabis! Seems to work great and love the peppermint smell! I have one question. Can I put a few drops in my humidifier? Instead of spraying my plants? In theory it should help but I’m not sure if the heat of the water being turned to vapor burns your solution or something? It’s a ultrasonic cool mist humidifier/essential oil diffuser. Can’t wait to hear from you

    1. Hi Seth. That’s a good question. I don’t know, though. If I were to try it, I would use an ultrasonic fogger as there is no heating of the water and the vibration would tend to keep the solution stirred up to prevent separation. Keep in mind that peppermint oil is volatile, so as the solution sits some of it is volatizing away. The peppermint oil helps to thin the corn oil and to keep the waxes in solution. If fogged over the course of a few hours . . . no problem (I don’t think). If same solution is fogged intermittently over the course of days and the solution is exposed directly to the air, then . . . problems are more likely. Also, with frequent wetting and drying of foliage it is possible that would deposit more of the waxes than with the labelled rates. From a human safety standpoint this is not an issue, as the waxes are edible and can even lower cholesterol. But, depositing too much wax might not be so good for your plants. If I were to test daily intermittent fogging, I would go with a lower than labelled rate and have a system to ensure fog doesn’t come on while people are in the room. It’s not all that irritating to the eyes, even the concentrate (accidentally tested this on myself), mallards and quail fed the stuff actually gained more weight than controls, the product is very safe, but you should never spray people directly with any pesticide, regardless of how safe you think it may be. Many years ago I had an employee spray insecticidal soap in a greenhouse. They had a QAC license, but didn’t shower after the application. The next day they had a skin rash. They went to the doctor and were prescribed a medication that made them loopy. They subsequently fell down a flight of stairs in their home and hurt their back. That back injury became my Worker’s Comp injury. Best to always error on the safe side.

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