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  1. Komkid

    Grasshopppers! Too many!

    Maybe try this? Dust with all-purpose flour. All-purpose white flour may be helpful in killing off grasshoppers. Grasshoppers love to eat their greens, but a dusting of flour on plant leaves may keep them from eating the greens in your garden. Flour becomes gummy in grasshopper mouths and...
  2. Komkid

    Grasshopppers! Too many!

    Look for Neem. Natural insecticides with Neem as the active ingredient will kill grasshoppers. Neem trees are common in the Indian subcontinent and are prized in the villages where they occur. The leaves are a natural disinfectant and insecticide. Toothpaste made with Neem extract is available...
  3. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    I will definitely be staying on this forum for sure! You guys are AWESOME!
  4. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    Ya I'm a newb at this sorry. :( They already kinda smell good :)
  5. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    Judging by the pics if you can and these pests and the condition of my plants does it look like I have overwatered them?
  6. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    Ya I used mostly organic soil so maybe that's why they like it so much?
  7. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    Ok. So just put that DE on top of the soil and they will eventually die off?
  8. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    I see them on the leaves. I am assuming that they dont hurt or eat plants. I have read somewhere that they might go for the roots? Also with that powder how much should I put on? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Safer-Brand-4-lb-Diatomaceous-Earth-Ant-and-Crawling-Insect-Killer-51702/202743025 I'm...
  9. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    Ok perfect. Anything I can do to remove the effectively? Harmless to my plants?
  10. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    Are you for sure? Not to doubt you or anything...
  11. Komkid

    Mites or gnats i think...

    I'm not sure but can't tell if this is an aphid or gnat? I tried to get a good picture. There are running around on the soil and the big ones like the leaves. I am trying to stay organic and not use chems. The plants get good sunlight and as you can see they are still growing ok so far. I am...
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