Day 57 - Fungus Gnats & BTI
Yesterday I was tending my mother's when a large branch broke off as I brushed last it. Upon closer inspection it was blackened in the inside as I previously mentioned.
Inside of the black rot were adult fungus gnats hollowing out my stems. This was the final fix and now I can see the endless cycle I was in.
I keep everything over 82f year round and with sub irrigation I rarely saw fungus gnats as they stayed below the pots. Between the heat and moist environments I keep, I believe I was making the gnat problem even worse. So every couple of months a large mother gets sick, I can never understand why and it let to many dead plants. I'd start something new and it would do well then repeat.
The good news is that the BTI began working quickly with new white roots appearing on every treated plant. I do feel bad as the Pineapple Poison from SSSC, Super Silver/Original Amnesia, and some other stuff were probably poor in quality due to being sick the entire time. I'll have to rerun all these in the fall to give them a fair chance.
Inside of the black rot were adult fungus gnats hollowing out my stems. This was the final fix and now I can see the endless cycle I was in.
I keep everything over 82f year round and with sub irrigation I rarely saw fungus gnats as they stayed below the pots. Between the heat and moist environments I keep, I believe I was making the gnat problem even worse. So every couple of months a large mother gets sick, I can never understand why and it let to many dead plants. I'd start something new and it would do well then repeat.
The good news is that the BTI began working quickly with new white roots appearing on every treated plant. I do feel bad as the Pineapple Poison from SSSC, Super Silver/Original Amnesia, and some other stuff were probably poor in quality due to being sick the entire time. I'll have to rerun all these in the fall to give them a fair chance.
