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What is Stow's advise for Spinosad bud? Spraying the soil with spinosad, even though the company that makes the product states in the MSDS that it can hurt beneficial insects? how about some neem, crab meal, karanja, rock dust in the soil? And that's great you disagree in a south african garden...

LmFao... well, if ol Guppy Gal gives them the go ahead, then they must be ok!!

The Rev says FF Big Bloom is 100% organic all over his book?

I cut the leaf down the middle and use a knife to scrape out the insides. Then I put it in a blender with water, puree, STRAIN, and spray. Outstanding stuff! P-

I'm curious if they are flying or crawling? If they are crawling in the soil, and they look like the following, there's nothing to worry about: P-

Spinosad can hurt beneficial insects as well. Effects of spinosad on earthworms and soil microorganisms have been investigated in the laboratory. Results indicated that appli- cation rates of 25-150 g/ha should not cause significant effect on soil microflora respiration. Earthworms were not...

I love this kind of stuff... Scientists Hit Antibiotic Pay Dirt Growing Finicky Bacteria In Lab P-

Can you post something to back up this claim? Thanks! P-

Will you continue using coir instead of peat? Just curious as usual. P-

Spinosad. Spray at lights out. Do not spray the soil. P-

Mycorrhizae fungi are not like normal fungi that feed off of sugar sources. When added to a tea, mycorrhiae become food stock for other microbes. By far the best bang for your buck is applying to the root zone at transplant. My analogy is watering in mykos is like throwing spaghetti at the wall...

Unless you are either keeping a regular ipm schedule or sealing your area and taking precautions, chances are the mites will come back. Make sure you soak both sides of all leaves when spraying. P-

On crustacean meal, chitin itself elicits a SAR response in plants, which can in turn cause a plant to exude chitinase. Chitin can also be broken down by microbial exudate (trichoderma & chitin info - kind of cool). Chitinivorous organisms include many bacteria[3] (Aeromonads, Bacillus...

There is definitely chitin in insect shells. Insect frass however, is insect poop (at least that's my understanding). It's been a while, but I was thinking poop from black soldier flies? I don't use frass, but I would have no qualms about throwing some of those insect shells in there. Remember...

I keep up a weekly ipm routine. I'm surrounded by trees and fields and there are a lot of bugs around here. If I slack on my routine, bugs creep back in - mainly mites and thrips around here. Exactly what 'concoctions' have you tried? Did you spray every 3 days? Are you soaking the leaves top...

The predator mites were to help with a few mites mid flower. I have heard others advocate predators, I wouldn't spend my money on them again. I actually saw an increase in mite population after I applied them. The neem/karanja works excellent, but not during flower. I'll use it inbetween rounds...

Yes, I actually have.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/PNAI/pnaishow.php?id=43 Application Tips An insecticidal soap spray will kill only insects it comes in direct contact with at the time of application. Thoroughly spray so that all insects are covered. Be aware that many insects prefer the undersides of leaves...

Those are some great links hyroot! Imo Clive Edwards is the man when it comes to vermicomposting! Peace! P-

SS, look for a mykos product with a decent spore count and preferably a low trichoderma count, and call it a day. Here's a kilo of the product I use for $25...