Hi All, I can post now. Enjoyed all the visits. Love it when young people are into plants. Still have severial people coming. Will still have lots of plants to go after they get what they want. So Come on Down. No trade required, but Tony

Thanks Mike..actually, I dont think I saw the post. How have you been? How are plants? Bringing any indoors yet or is it too soon? The night before spraying, all but Fish Emulsion is placed in the mister..It's said never keep fertilizers after 'X' hours, so add FE right before spraying. Shake thoroughly..All ingredients need to blend in, so when you spray, each part of the plant gets equal amounts. BTW, I add FE for two reasons..One is it rids and prevents scale. The other ingredients kill/prevent mites. Unfortunately, this concoction doesn't bother mealy, a major, very contageous enemy of plants. The second reason is it makes a fantastic, organic, last foliar feed of the year, (here in IL.) I'm glad it rid/prevented scale on your trees last year. I'll never forget the Olive tree shipped to my house, bearing hundreds, literally hundreds of scale. Sticky Traps are also fantastic, non-toxic traps that kill whitefly. After reading this thread, I Googled Yellow Sticky Traps. Park's Seeds sells traps..here's what they say traps capture: aphids, fungus gnats, whitefly, leafminer, carrot rust flies, gypsy moths, thrips, and many more... They sell 'Large' traps..9 traps w/holders for 4.95. GardensAlive.com doesn't list the same shape traps I bought from them. They sell an ornamental shaped butterfly trap,(for indoor plants.) LOL Planet Natural, (I've never ordered from this company) sells traps and has articles regarding LM'ers and other pests.. Depending on the amount of traps one needs, Planet Natural sells 25 3x5" for 8.95. They also sell 3 traps. There's numerous nurseries, but check Ebay. Even though the prices listed aren't bad. In Il, local hardware stores sell large traps..they're probably used to catch roaches, waterbugs, mice, etc. Yuck! For those who want to trap Fungus Gnats, one nursery recommends laying the trap horizontally. That makes sense. Brass, you're right..using traps and spray will definatly stop or at the minimum, reduce insects. Hopefully, kill all. Toni PS...Thanks again Mike..

Hope that this birthday brings experiences that'll stand out in your memory - on the good side, Toni. Hope you have a good year ahead. ole joyful

OH MY GOODNESS! Haffie here, checking in for first time today, and want to thank you all for such great b'day wishes! I forgot for a moment (only) all of the reasons why I have been on KT for so many years, and what I like about you all! thanks again...its been a really fine day for me, and hope for my other b'day 'siblings' as well.