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The Hollyberry Lady · 04-21-2011, 09:19 PM

When you bring your potted plants inside for the winter Cam, scoop out the top inch or two of soil from the pot, where the season's gnats and their eggs will be, and throw it in the
garbage.

Then replace the top soil with fresh gnat-free soil and you likely won't even need the cinnamon at all. No point in bringing a bunch of gnats and their eggs indoors each Fall. If you suspect other bugs are all through the soil though, re-pot the plant into fresh soil, before you bring it in.

Yes Cam, generally bug infestations are less of a problem outside because there's usually lots of beneficial insects around, that take care of the bad guys. Indoors though, you don't have that advantage.

Trina...

if your mom showers her pepper plants with hard blasts of water from the hose or tap (especially the undersides of leaves), as a preventative measure before the aphids attack, she'll never see them. Nor spidermites either. The problem is they usually infest a plant before people even know it. Folks should just assume that bugs WILL try to attack the plants and to be ready to combat them before they arrive and start multiplying. Shower them weekly at least.

A lot of people wait until there's a huge infestation before taking any measures to keep them away. I use preventative measures though to keep pests from ever bothering to take up residence on my plants. They know water is-a-comin'!

The pepper Goddess...that's too funny!

: )

04-21-2011, 09:19 PM	#2441 (permalink)
The Hollyberry Lady The Hollyberry Lady 's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15,161 BananaBucks : 1,418,446 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 12,042 Times Was Thanked 11,326 Times in 5,311 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 102 Times	Re: Insomnia Thread... When you bring your potted plants inside for the winter Cam, scoop out the top inch or two of soil from the pot, where the season's gnats and their eggs will be, and throw it in the garbage. Then replace the top soil with fresh gnat-free soil and you likely won't even need the cinnamon at all. No point in bringing a bunch of gnats and their eggs indoors each Fall. If you suspect other bugs are all through the soil though, re-pot the plant into fresh soil, before you bring it in. Yes Cam, generally bug infestations are less of a problem outside because there's usually lots of beneficial insects around, that take care of the bad guys. Indoors though, you don't have that advantage. Trina... if your mom showers her pepper plants with hard blasts of water from the hose or tap (especially the undersides of leaves), as a preventative measure before the aphids attack, she'll never see them. Nor spidermites either. The problem is they usually infest a plant before people even know it. Folks should just assume that bugs WILL try to attack the plants and to be ready to combat them before they arrive and start multiplying. Shower them weekly at least. A lot of people wait until there's a huge infestation before taking any measures to keep them away. I use preventative measures though to keep pests from ever bothering to take up residence on my plants. They know water is-a-comin'! The pepper Goddess...that's too funny! : ) Last edited by The Hollyberry Lady : 04-21-2011 at 09:23 PM. Reason: damn spelling!!!