Fruit Fly SUUCK!!! Thats ALL I HAVE to SAY!!!!
Yeah, they SUUCK and they are ing little s!
(Not for the faint hearted.)
So they showed up at yours? Bummer, man, so sorry to hear that!
Each to their own, but i've had no problems using it.Ozmicote is sh:t
I've started to build fruit fly traps to hopefully put a dent in them before they start stuffing up the Tomatoes.
Using 2 1.25L coke bottles. Using some apple juice and a drop of morning fresh so the bastarders drown.
Do these go on the ground or is that wire i spied to hang them up near the plants?
whoa whoa whoa hold up.
I use good life soil for growing, however i use the ozmocote (BONZAI) only to germinate as its water holding properties are excellent...
I use it in my bonzai plants because thats what it was designed for.
Using good soil ive sometimes had germination rates of 10%, using this its almost 100% (pots are kept indoors with heater mat). Speaks for itself for this use.
They will be moved out as soon as they have some leaves going on.
PS yes the stuff is growing mushrooms out of it lol...
I haven't heard good things about osmocote. I don't like it because its slow release and so you can't just flush out the soil if its too much for them. Also it apparently causes salt build up but if it works for you then good luck.
Lol it's my first season and knowledge hah don't have much but I got addicted tried a a lot of grow mediums and experiments a lot had heaps of bugs , mould and other funky crap ! But if it works for u use it , take all advice with a grain of salt , what works for sum may not work for others . Knowledge is power ! And finding ur groove is key but it's nice that ppl share their experience so u can avoid the pit falls , but hey evry one says don't get married but we all do it lolTo be fair, next year i will probably see things a lot differently But my only experience so far was when i re-potted my lifeless and dying plants from my 'el cheapo' brand into Osmocote...and it saved my whole grow!! So currently i feel i am in debt to it....lol
I can understand that people with more knowledge than i would be onto much better stuff though! But for this (1st) season i was grateful for it