My latest (all-natural, recyclable) fruit fly trap
Alisande
5 years ago
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Horrors! Currant fruit fly
Comments (1)Hemnancy, I have the same problem with both red and black currant bushes. After doing some research on the currant fruit fly, I decided to try to interupt the life cycle by covering some of them in bags made of row cover material. I laid down plastic sheeting between the stems of the currant to keep any flies from gaining access from underneath the bags. The bags were applied just after the flowers appeared and I left them on until it was time to pick. No maggots in the berries but way too many aphids! So, I still need to determine how long the currant fly hangs around after hatching and then remove the bags once they are gone so the ladybettles and other natural aphid controls can get to work. If anyone has specific information on how long the currant fly is around after laying its eggs, could you please let me know?...See MoreGrowing Venus Fly Traps from Seeds
Comments (7)Surprised you find ladybugs are pasts since ladybugs are carnivorous & eat aphids & gnats. Anyways VFT grown from seedlings will only eat gnat or bug size gnats for a couple of years. On the third year they will be big enough to catch fruit flies but not ladybugs or houseflies. It will take up to 4 years for your plant to develop a decent size (1/2 an inch) trap able to capture a small fly. And one more thing, unless you buy a sundew or butterwort, carnivorous plants don't make good past control. They will capture enough to meet their needs. Good luck!...See MoreMy Venus Fly Trap (Pic Included)
Comments (18)My baby traps rock. Everytime I see it, I discover another small plant and say "Wow, I don't remember putting that one in.." I just think that's my memory slipping on me, haha. I wish I had a secret. I just did the whole 50-50 with the sphagnum peat moss and sand with just a few small pieces of drying sphagnum. Maybe a little less sand then you tend to see in many pictures (I doubt you would ever see a VFT on the beach). Let the algea grow or something. Then springtails showed up and started eating the algea and before I knew it, moss sprouted. I doubt that's anything of a technique. It was completely un-called for. But yes, it's sphagnum. In a extreme small form. I don't know what to do if it gets too tall, so I guess I'm going to have to buy a tiny set of scissors to keep it nice. But it's extremely fragile. gently glide your finger over the top of the moss and your finger is all green and green powder (the tiny leaves) fly everywhere. Usually landing in the water dish. And before I know it, algea starts growing in the water (not thick, but all web-like). I got to repot it soon. The roots of some split at the bottom and now I got 2 or more plants next to eachother instead of the original one that I planted. These plants are hell. But I love 'em....See MoreMy Garden is a Death Trap for Plants! Disease?
Comments (18)Well, let's see now. Some plants are not affected at all. Sweet potatoes grow well. Regular potatoes get yellow, wilt and die in about July. Wife is always asking why we only have new potatoes and I tell her the tops died so there's no point in leaving them there. Oddly, this spring the radishes looked great, but did not have bulbs, mostly only tops. Weird. Strawberries planted next to the rhubarb seem fine, low fruiting but at least not diseased. There could be sunlight problems, certainly a declining yield over time from maters and peppers could be explained that way. It does not explain the dead grape, rhubarb, basil, etc. I use my compost reasonably soon after finishing but I don't think it's significantly undercooked. Usually it's at least 6 - 9 mo old. I use a lot of grass clippings and if anything some of my mixes are probably heavy on the greens. I use a shovel full for each tomato, etc. hole so I'm not generally loading the whole bed with a lot of it. I would be surprised if this stuff was tying up N. I will park the solarizing idea gardengal, I'm already planted for this year so wasn't going to do it now anyway. No farming nearby, surrounded by houses for several blocks. Neighbors on that side are 'lawn people' but I believe they spread granules instead of spray. Will check. I will post my container tomato pics, they are gorgeous. Although since they are in store bought potting mix 75 ft. away I'm not sure what that's going to tell us. Thanks for your continued head scratching. It may be a combination of things....See MoreAlisande
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