BaddAss Grow Ventilation Tactics
21 Feb 2012
http://www.advancednutrients.com presents Hydroponics Secrets giving hydroponics growing BaddAss ventilation tactics for grow room cooling, de-humidification and air movement with host Erik Biksa
Archive for Plant Pests
Modern Growlight Tactics Revealed-Beyond HPS
16 Dec 2011
http://www.advancednutrients.com presents Hydroponics Secrets-why adding full spectrum LED, LEP and MH grow lighting will help your modern hydroponics indoor crops yield bigger buds with host Erik Biksa
I had a row of 9 strawberry plants. Something is eating all the leaves, leaving the fruit of each plant and then moving to the next plant in order. I have removed all the mulch; monitored them every morning and afternoon but have not seen anything. No slug trails either.
My first guess would be rabbits. They like to nibble, move on, nibble, move on. I wouldn’t mind if they settled on one plant and went to town, but noooooo, they have to nibble, move on…
Some other small rodents will do the same thing, and I’ve seen skunks made a round at the salad bar, but I suspect it is little bunnies.
You can sprinkle some cayenne pepper on the leaves as this will discourage most everything. If you get some on the fruit, just wash before eating.
I’m trying to be green fingered in the garden and reverse my history of wilting everything I try to grow.. but how can I protect my plants without using nasty chemicals? Especially for my herb pots – I don’t want to be putting anything nasty on them when I plant to eat them. Last year my poor mint plants were savaged by slugs. This year I’m growing sage, mint, thyme, rosemary and basil and lots of lavendar.
egg shells
its as simple as that
i grow herbs, small amounts of vegetables and strawberries etc
just outside the kitchen door i keep a wee pail and everytime i use eggs i rinse the shells and pop them in there when i have a need, i take them, crush them in he pail and sprinkle around the pots and earth, i use no chemicals at all, ever, egg shells create a diatomaceous barrier, lime also works but not so good for some plants, grow rosemary and lavender abundantly also helps, slugs hate the smell of both and wont venture near where its grown, i do grow both but stick with my trusty egg shells hasnt failed me yet, ask a few neighbours or friends to keep them too to get you started, few people have a use for them anyways, and if you have an abundance thrown them in the pot when re planting, does the soil good too
I have a spinach plant, and recently the new leaves are started to get distorted like from aphid damage. I am sure there are no aphids though. However there are really small white grains on the plant, especially the veins of the young leaves, like small grains of salt. Could those be the eggs of the pest? Can anybody figure out what it is? Thanks 
I live in Bay Area, California, if that helps.
Ya, it’s not easy to tell without a pic. Possibly eggs of some kind or maybe mealy bugs? Maybe watch them closely for a few minutes to see if they move. Try spraying with soapy water or Safer’s Soap for plants.
How to kill foreign termites/ pests?
13 Jun 2011
I have a wooden sculpture from Uganda. It seems to be being eaten from within by pests (termites?). How can I kill them? I don’t want to take the scupture to a wood/plant expert in fear of infecting local plants (although I doubt the pests will migrate). Any ideas at all are welcome, please.
If you are near the southern US coast or california-hawaii it will be easy to locate companies that use fumigation for drywood termite treatment..they will just place your piece at a job site and fumigate it. If you are in an area that dry woods are not common you may have to locate one of the larger pest companies near you and see if they ever do fumigation.
If the piece is not too large you might just try wrapping it in black plastic and setting it in the sun for an hour or two
I have a chilli plant that is indoors and over the weekend its got a pest on it, looks like white dust really, very tiny, but definately a pest.
Any ideas what it is and how I get rid of it?
its powdery mildew , plants needs more ventilation ,you need to buy a spray in your garden centre
Bougainvilleas are usually pest free plants but pests will sometimes infest in the spring. Learn about organic pest control products for bougainvilleas with tips from a gardener in this free plant care video.
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Banana in Uganda More Than Just Cereal Topping
23 May 2011
People Arriving in Uganda for the first time will be struck by the sheer volume of Bananas that dot the side of the road on bicycles, piled high in trucks on their way to market, eventually creating the mountains that adorn them. The banana, Musa accuminata and musa balbisiana, is perhaps one of the most important crops grown in Uganda .The Grate Lakes region has become the second centre worldwide for the world’s largest herb second to India – never mind the fact that India ‘s population is approximately fifty times that of Uganda! Uganda alone produces more than 11 million tones per year, the majority of it locally consumed. Though hard to measure, it is estimated that the average Ugandans consumes more than 400kilos of Bananas each year! Advanced Nutrients
I have a potted orange-red hot-pepper plant in my kitchen (I live in the Netherlands, Europe). It was standing all winter and now that it’s getting warmer and sunnier it is growing like crazy, making new leaves and many new peppers. However, I suddenly discovered that the bottom of many leaves is covered by lots of extremely tiny moth-like pests. They are about the size of sand grains, or even smaller; snow-white, powdery-like, standing still, sucking the life out of the leaves. The leaves then turn a bit yellowish, moldy, tired, and then fall off. Advanced Nutrients
If you shake the leaves the pests fly away like dust flakes, but otherwise they are very slow to react. I tried wiping them off with a cloth and some mild soap, but they come right back the next day. They don’t seem to be attracted to my other plants at the moment, but then the pepper plant has the most gentle leaves.
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I would very much like to get rid of them, but I don’t know how. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
* * * Whiteflies indeed they are and I have renewed hope of saving the plant now! Thanks a lot for all the answers guys, I’m having real hard time picking the best one!
Sounds like whiteflies. If they’re on your pepper, they’re probably on other houseplants and were likely imported into your environment on a new plant. They can also carry Plant diseases just to add to your troubles. If you can’t get them under control, you’re going to have to get rid of the plants that are infested. Be sure to read the labels on any chemical controls you try. Many of them are not suitable for edible crops. Good luck.