oldschooltofu
Well-Known Member
bugs in soil is a pretty common topic on here and other sites. they are everywhere.
so i thought it might be good to have a thread to talk about (preferably Organic or natural) preventative measures you take to prevent bugs in soil/roots that WORK (no he said/she said)
the three main soil/root bugs are:
FUNGUS GNATS (identified by black flyers, worms in soil with black heads, destroyed roots)
THIRPS (identified by fast long bug in soil, lower leaves have shiny spekled look, destroyed roots)
ROOT APHIDS (identified by crawlers on lower stalk and containers rims and drain holes, white waxy substance on side of soil or smart pots, black winged flyers that hang around the plant, phantom CalMag deficiency, destroyed roots)
in all three cases i have found cutting a potato in pieces and placing on soil cut side down, waiting 12 hours and scoping the cut side, reveals the bugs. in all three cases the roots will look thin, non hairy, sometimes brown, spindly.
any thing i am missing?
so i thought it might be good to have a thread to talk about (preferably Organic or natural) preventative measures you take to prevent bugs in soil/roots that WORK (no he said/she said)
the three main soil/root bugs are:
FUNGUS GNATS (identified by black flyers, worms in soil with black heads, destroyed roots)
THIRPS (identified by fast long bug in soil, lower leaves have shiny spekled look, destroyed roots)
ROOT APHIDS (identified by crawlers on lower stalk and containers rims and drain holes, white waxy substance on side of soil or smart pots, black winged flyers that hang around the plant, phantom CalMag deficiency, destroyed roots)
in all three cases i have found cutting a potato in pieces and placing on soil cut side down, waiting 12 hours and scoping the cut side, reveals the bugs. in all three cases the roots will look thin, non hairy, sometimes brown, spindly.
any thing i am missing?