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They're super tiny. About the size of a small aphid. Right now I carry them to my sink, turn them sideways, and blast them all with water until there are no bugs on the plant itself. Then I spray with soap. I've ordered copper tape to give that a try. Removing hundreds of bugs every day does...

So far various efforts have cut down bugs but not eliminated them. Just ordered a roll of copper tape to try this! I'm super excited to see if it helps.

@Shades-of-Oregon These are 4 starts with the 'root riot' beginnings. How do they look to you? Top Side - yes, those are bugs. Right before rinse/spray

Did some potting up today. One of the Matt's Wild tomatoes was enterprising enough to put it's root into a neighboring pot and took up a quarter of some other tomato's space. Separating them was interesting. 😂 We've still got the bugs from bringing pepper's inside. Blasting them with water...

For clarity's sake, I don't think @baymule is poisoning her dogs! I read a newspaper clipping once talking about what the rendering plants that make 'animal fat" etc. do and it had a picture of barrels with dog-paws sticking out of them, getting ready to go in for rendering. :o Combined with...

Yikes, sorry to hear about that. I imagine you'll want to go through all the miracle Chuck Norris food first, but after that some good anti-cancer supplements for dogs: Turkey Tails ($20 for a jar that will last you forever.) Turmeric (The regular kind you get from the grocery store, hide it in...

My sister sent me a cold frame as a gift! I've never had one before, and am very excited about it. It looks like it's used to extend the season, but by how much? I'm in zone 6b. It's usually middle of April before last frost. Would that mean I could shelter plants in it at the beginning of...

Cilantro tastes really metallic to me. As long as it's not a huge leaf or something I can eat the food these days, but as a child one particle of cilantro in the food ruined the whole dish. One of the reasons I knew my husband was The One was that when we were dating he'd scoop all the huge...

I was thinking of you today @Phaedra . Hope you're doing well.

Ah, thank you! I usually put them carefully in one by one and just replant the duds. I only plant multiples if I'm strapped for time. Now I have a new gardening word. :)

I also have a split. I'm really proud of my son because even though he hates all veggies, he still eats them to stay healthy. My daughter has been passionate about veggies from the moment she tasted one. She'll eat a whole head of broccoli like it's a cotton candy. I'll try sugaree and save...

It was an accidental choice. I left the thing running for weeks before concluding the hydroponic pods were not pre-seeded, and just sprinkled some lettuce seeds in because I thought they'd be quick!

I know this isn't for me but I'm going to try these! I want LOTS of beans. I never seem to get very many, but it's hard to tell if it's lack of production or the 6 year old browsing. 😂 Know of any super extra ultra productive pea plants? I get like 6 pods each year because I know the little one...

Amaryllis are fun! I got one many years ago as a gift from my husband. It grew a big flower, and I lavished care on it. It promptly died. I set it out in my garage thinking I'd clean out that pot some day, and it responded to being thrust in a back corner, ignored and unloved, by growing...

Well, since I don't plan to keep them I can put them to an awful lot of good use. :) I plan to let my daughter practice potting them up without my meddling fingers getting in the way. She can practice uprooting them, putting them in the pot, and covering them up. She can practice grabbing them...

That's so cool! What a neat experience. I'm really glad you found it.

What does the leaf pricking do? I've not heard of that.

These tomato plants aren't for keeps. :) I was comparing one type of soil medium to another to see which had better results. Indoor conditions are quite pampered. My husband and extended family all know I like gardening, and have lavished some pretty sweet gardening gifts over the years. I have...

It has been two weeks since I started seeds in ordinary potting soil. Germination rate was a lot poorer, with 25% not sprouting. Only 3 were close to the same size at 2 weeks, and none of them had a comparable root system. Barely any root system at 2 weeks. Roots that are there are thinner...

Oh boy, you better stretch those muscles!