Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

really didnt use much pest control on this batch.....

I think I dusted them once with DE and sprayed them once with BT

jT

Ive never had aphids on my chard, they seem to stick to the broc and colli the little buggers.

I have diatomatious earth, but what is BT?

BT = Bacillus thuringiensis
There are a few different varieties but subspecies kurstaki is used against leaf eating caterpillars. It is a bacteria that attacks the guts of the caterpillar after it eats it and the caterpillar gets a belly ach, quits eating and dies a few days later. There is also a different version that works against mosquito larva and it is the active ingredient in Mosquito dunks.

I love learning new things! Are mosquito dunks ok to put in an ap setup? Is there a type that targets aphids?

i just read that you can use cucumbers to deter pests... i haven't tried it yet, but you just cut up a cuke, and place the cut pieces into an aluminum pie thing.. i haven't tried it yet,, all our cuke's are going to make cucumber water (with ginger and lemon)

Thought I would show you all (ya'll southern slang) my Naga Bhut Jalokia mini plant

If you remember the chocolate habanero plant (tree) it's still there and still producing
hundreds of peppers.... so many I give them away as often as I can...

The Naga Bhut Jalokia (ghost pepper) is catching up fast.....

picture taken this morning

jT

My peppers are puny compared to yours, I have like three jalapeños growing right now...

those have been in since december 2011...

got to trim them back... LOL

jT

What does the fruit of the Ghost pepper look like JT

Hey CC

this is a ghost pepper.....

a jalapeno on the scoville scale is right around 8000 heat

a bell pepper is 0

the ghost pepper is 1.2 million and the trinidad scropion is 1.4 million I have some of them growing also.....

I sell them to local people that like it hot.... but they do have to sign a waiver first

To hot for me I like a mild tickle down the back of the throat not a fire storm. Thanks for the photo.

Just thinking about that much heat requires Preperation H!

better get a truck load for that heat

I opened a 100ml of sauce made from ghost pepper and its still 3/4 full 3 years later. Dam that stuff is out of control hot.