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| Author: | Zman [ Jun 22nd, '10, 09:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Green house question |
Do you get bugs/pests in the green house? Does it reduce plant problems as well? |
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| Author: | faye [ Jun 22nd, '10, 09:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Green house question |
Zman wrote: Do you get bugs/pests in the green house? Does it reduce plant problems as well? In a greenhouse environment bugs can proliferate and so the idea is to maintain good hygiene. For example ensuring that no infected plants are introduced in the first place. If there is a pest outbreak you can use biological control such as commercially available predators and parasites eg if aphids are a problem you may consider bringing in ladybirds to eat them all. you can also use sticky traps to lure and trap them. Of course the benefits of growing in a greenhouse are that you can better maintain and control ideal growing conditions such as temperature and airflow depending on how sophisticated the greenhouse is. |
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| Author: | Yaacov Levi [ Jun 22nd, '10, 10:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Green house question |
I am a firm believer in biological control, Ladybugs and all their friends control nasties nicely, you never get 100% control but its manageable and grow enough extra to compensate. having a greenhouse without Ladybugs and other bio helpers is an invitation to disaster as far as I am concerned. |
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| Author: | Web4Deb [ Jun 23rd, '10, 09:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Green house question |
I am usually criticized each time I mention this...  I use Safer brand insecticidal soap concentrate for aphid control Mix one teaspoon of soap and one teaspoon of vegetable oil in about a gallon of water and slightly blend it. Lightly spray it on the infected area of the leaves.For caterpillars like cabbage worms, I use Dipel (BT) For whitefly, I've been experimenting with lemons. I boil some lemon rinds in water for awhile and spray the liquid on the plants. So far, so good. |
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