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Nasty Yellow Stuff on Zucchini
Comments (3)Wow, that's some freaky deaky stuff. I'm going to hazard a guess that it's a slime mold in its early stages. I reminds me of some slime molds I have seen in my lawn. It also looks like some pictures here: Slime Mold Pictures Although I've never seen one growing on a live plant. If it were my zuke plant, I personally wouldn't worry about eating any fruits from it, unless of course, it was covered by that organism, whatever it may be....See MoreNasty white crap on a plant - off topic a bit
Comments (7)Wooly aphids are mealy bugs. Same thing. They can be hard to get rid of. Malathion might be a good way to go, but the wool repells insecticides, so does the waxy skin. This bug makes sense and yea they were probably in the new soil. Best to again transplant to new soil. Sterlize the pot. Treat three times, treat plant and new soil or old soil if you decide to keep it. Read label directions as to how often usually repeat 7-10 days. Best treat all your plants, they spread easily! Wet plants before treating. An easy treatment, and one of the best for this is Bonide Products 951 Houseplant Systemic Insect Control Granules. It doesn't smell. You can keep the dirt, and it lasts for 8 weeks. So just one treatment to all of your plants that are non-edible will work! No worries about the waxy skin or wooly hair repelling anything. It's a systemic, as they feed, they take up the poison. I myself would wash as many as I can off, give the granules, hit them with horticultural (Insecticidal) soap (plants and soil). The granules take time to work, so the other treatments will set them back and give time for the granules to be absorbed by the plant. It looks like you have a bad infection, so best to hit them hard. Your other plants if they look OK, you can probably just give them the granules. If you do this, you will get rid of them. Having the soap will come in handy. if you have plants outside for the summer, it's a good treatment to use before you bring them in. So you don't bring any bugs in the house. It also works well on other insects, you can use it up pretty easily. As you can tell their are lot's of treatments you can use. Up to you on how you proceed. Good luck! You can get all these products at a good garden center (not at big box stores, a small private garden center), or even off Amazon. You can also make your own soap, but risk damaging the plant by using the wrong type of soap, or the wrong dosage. too high will damage the plant, too low will be ineffective. So best to buy the product IMHO. This post was edited by Drew51 on Fri, Nov 29, 13 at 1:41...See MoreA nasty weed that's over-running the hills near here
Comments (2)Yes, I think that's it... lots of photos of it on Flickr. Common Name: field hedge parsley. Now all I need is some way to get rid of it 8(...See MoreWhere to buy nasty garden chemicals in Edmonton?
Comments (7)Ag supply stores are more likely to have them. Do you have a UFA nearby? Still, I'd phone first and check. I have also noticed that Home Hardware carries more of the chemical stuff than the other DIY stores. They have real fertilizers and round up and stuff that Home Depot stopped selling. Malathion would probably be fine against fungus gnats. I used peppermint tea and sticky strips and I don't know how well they really worked. There always seemed to be new ones every day. I'm scared to say this but I haven't had any yet. Knock wood....See Moregraywings123
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