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Mad props qbvbsite, really appreciate the seeds

the cheapest I have found lacewings is around $70 for 2000 eggs, pretty pricey considering you can get 1000 lady bugs for half that.

if anybody tries POTAWIE's recipe for ladybug food, don't leave your sprayer out in the sun for a few days with the mixture in it, it may either blow up, or spray out like a fire hose. I experienced the latter thankfully.

Looks awesome for $10. I would be careful with introducing a nursery plant into your garden though. I have gotten both aphid and spider mite infestations from nursery bought plants. I find it easier now to just grow everything from seed.

Sweet thanks, that should keep them going for a bit longer

You can purge the tank with nitrogen to get rid of any remaining propane

Thanks for the info!

Id do the paper towel in a ziplock to start the seeds, then transfer them to rock wool starter cubes once they sprout

Welcome from Edmonton!

sounds like more work than I care to partake in, I'll just keep buying a new batch each season, maybe try lacewing larvae next year as well.

I'm trying my hand at raising some ladybugs. I purchased 1000 online and released about 600-700 on my garden of 16 containers over the past week. My aphid problem is under control now, the ladybugs that are still around and their larvae are chowing down on the remaining aphids. This leaves me...

I really like the taste of red brain strains, that is, until the heat knocks the wind out of me. I'm gonna have to try to make my own brain strain sauce I think

Very nice! What is that yellow line strung up around the roof? Lighting or gas? Either way I'm totally jealous, please post more pics when the new one is finished

Lead in soldier forms a crust of calcium over it inside the pipe which basically seals off the lead from the water. A lot of cities have old lead water service pipes running to people's houses with no ill effects. As was said above, refrigeration coils are brazed with silver solder, no lead present.

I use an old sock, seems to work for me. I take the solids I strain out and mix them into the soil of the plants after, no sense wasting them.

looks like blossom end rot. which in my case was caused by the soil drying out too much and locking out nutrients (mainly calcium). Don't let them wilt before you water and it should go away.

I also would love to see this

I hate when people say " I drank 12 beer last night". It's 12 beers, as in plural. It's not the same singular/plural noun as deer or moose, no matter how many times ou say it.

I'm game, I've got a bunch of seeds, and a bunch of pods on the way. When we're you hoping to start this? I'd like to have some of my superhots ripe and seeded before the train comes my way.

Peppers aren't photoperiod plants, you can keep them on 18/6 the whole time. My bad on the bone meal issue, I thought the other poster was referencing a calcium deficiency. It is a great soil additive, just don't expect immediate results. Keep in mind though, you are using high quality soil...