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jbyrd said:Looking good Rose
On the thrips, the right nematodes will do the job for sure. I'm leary of the tea though, did he add the nematodes to the tea and send you right home to water? Nematodes will drown if left in liquid for too long .
If you can, next time get just the nematodes and add them to ph'd R/O and water right away. It's the best way to make sure you are getting as many live ones as possible into the soil. The nematodes will also attack and kill adult thrips that go into the soil to lay eggs. You can order online, smallest batch is 30$ but it's well worth it to get rid of those pests. I use safers stakes and nematodes, no sprays at all and it takes care of the problem. The ones you want are Steinernema feltiae
Thank you for that info. I have had great success once with beneficial mites for the spidermites. I was wondering what effects the roots organic ferts have on the nematodes? Do you know how I should do that? Alternate the tea w/ the nutes? My big girls are hungry.
This "tea" is pretty cool if it is what it says it is. It is in a big vortex machine that looks like a giant funnell that has the water moving constantly. You can use any kinds of tea you want. Yes, it is only good for a day or two. You can see when it dies, it is yucky.
That is great news they will eat the adults laying eggs too. I am sure all the eggs are female. Gotta be in awe of mother nature and what she does so every organism has a chance of survival. I put some outside where i have a problem with rootvine weevil.
Thanks again for the info jbyrd.