DF Kratky Experiment Glog

dragonsfire · Nov 18, 2018

No, guess they found their way from the porch to the kitchen.

dragonsfire · Nov 22, 2018

First pepper showing up.
Trimmed the base so the Aphids had les dense area to hide, did more squishing.

austin87 · Nov 22, 2018

dragonsfire said:
First pepper showing up.
Trimmed the base so the Aphids had les dense area to hide, did more squishing.

I am really enjoying this thread. Ill be starting some letttuce/kale/spinach like this soon.

dragonsfire · Nov 22, 2018

Going to do Dill today

dragonsfire · Nov 27, 2018

Update...
Gave them a shower, Aphids loosing battle and washing them was the only way to reduce them. Still waiting for my neem order.
Lots of pepper buds happening.

dragonsfire · Dec 12, 2018

Dealing with the Aphids, did a soak in soapy water for over an hour yesterday and this morning their back in force

did pull in and out to try and disloged them and remove any air pupples but did not stop them.

Cheiro Roxa, the Aje Lemon Drop in the bucket this Morning.

This Morning

Orekoc · Dec 12, 2018

Aphids - get a bottle of rubbing alchol, put a sprayer nozzle in it, and spray them, underside of leaves too.

Works for cacti. Never tried it with a pepper plant.

dragonsfire · Dec 12, 2018

Got isopropel, gonna wait for the neem to get here first

Orekoc · Dec 12, 2018

The isopropel will work.

Use the neem, if that is what you prefer.

Best of luck killing the little buggers.

dragonsfire said:
Got isopropel, gonna wait for the neem to get here first

austin87 · Dec 12, 2018

Hate those little buggers. Fight on!

dragonsfire · Dec 12, 2018

Soaking the Aje Lemon for two hours.

dragonsfire · Dec 14, 2018

Washed and dunked my Pumpkin Habanero, the only one that looked health enough and transfered him to jar, so far so good this morning.

Mr. West · Dec 15, 2018

Wow, the pumpkin hab was infested! That first picture is cringeworthy. Looks much better after. Hopefully, you struck a major blow in the war against aphids.

dragonsfire · Dec 15, 2018

Just slowed it down. I did the Isopropil Spray, clutching at straws.

stc3248 · Dec 15, 2018

Yuck...soaking the whole plant in water will kill them. Never tried alcohol. If not I know if you soak them in alcohol then light them on fire it will work for sure.

dragonsfire · Dec 16, 2018

https://youtu.be/pZZO1tYqcwk

CaneDog · Dec 16, 2018

stc3248 said:
Yuck...soaking the whole plant in water will kill them. Never tried alcohol. If not I know if you soak them in alcohol then light them on fire it will work for sure.

Jeez, I'm not sure even that would eliminate DF's mutant aphids. Might have to nuke the entire site from orbit - if you really want to be sure.

Seriously though, I feel for you DF with the infestation and hope you can get it quieted and get back to growing happy healthy plants..

dragonsfire · Dec 16, 2018

Starting my new seeds in the basement so hope they don't appear their.
Thanks!

Powelly · Dec 16, 2018

This is one of the main critiques that I have with growing methods that are "further from nature"

Dragonsfire might want to try mixing the peppers in with an equal amount of catnip plants, and then planting some sacrificial nasturtiums elsewhere in the same room

dragonsfire · Dec 17, 2018

I have lots of catnip plants outside but the one inside on the porch is not coming back. Been trying to find Scarificial plants for a while.
Thanks!