What To Use Inside
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House guardian insect spray- This has a mild citrus scent for inside your home, office, or condo. It is effective against ants, houseflies, moths, beetles, cockroaches, earwigs. It can be sprayed directly on pests. Can be used around household food and prep areas.
Cupboard Moth Traps – These trap the Indian meal moths. It works wherever food is stored and uses scent and sight to lure moths
Moth Away Repellent – It protects clothes and wool blankets from moth damage. Sachets have a fresh herbal scent and stay effective for 3-4 months. Use in drawers, wardrobes, linen closets, and storage chests.
Fruit Fly Traps – These small light weight trap comes in neutral almond color. You fill the trap with liquid attractant and put anywhere fruit flies are a problem.
Plant Guardian House Plant Insecticidal Soap – It contains fatty acid salts for pest control. It is effective against adult, larval and nymph stages of pests. Pupal stages of some pests e.g whitefly may also be affected. Can be used indoors or out.
Houseplants Alive – This all natural fertilizer restores soil to fertile condition. Dissolves harmful salts and maintains soil ph. Eliminates root binding and increases moisture retention. For pots 6inches or less, scratch 1 teaspoon into the soil every 2-3months, for pots 6-12 inches feed 1 tablespoon once a month.
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My newly adopted ficus has started dropping leaves and new growth has started to dry since the outdoor trees have leaved out. It also has started dropping a sticky residue on the floor beneath it which attracts sugar ants. I’ve put it out on the deck and washed it with the hose and that seems to have helped but want to bring it back indoors before the cold weather comes back. Is it diminished sunlight that caused this?
Pat, whenever a plant is moved from the indoors to the outdoors, it goes through some shock until it adjusts and Ficus is very sensitive in this respect. Gently washing it with the hose and a mild soap solution helps. Keep it well watered but not soggy. Feed it twice yearly now and when you return it to the house in early fall with a dilute organic fertilizer and place it in the sun. When indoors the plant needs to be in a temperature that does not go below 65 degrees. Good luck Maureen
Hi,
I bought an indoor Gardenia about three weeks ago and the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. I have it in my side window which gets late afternoon sun. My directions say to place it in a sunny location. I am trying to keep the soil moist but not wet. I did transplant it when I bought it three weeks ago. This is my third Gardenia, I killed the first two. They had those little green bugs on them and eventually they killed my plants. Please help me. I don’t know which type of food I should give it and how often I should feed it, I don’t know if I should spray it with something before the little green bugs come and why are the leaves turning yellow and falling off. Thank you.
Kim, Gardenias have never been easy plants to bloom at home and adjust slowly to new conditions. Grow the Gardenia in equal parts potting soil, sand and peat moss and keep the soil evenly moist. Bright light is needed in summer, sun in winter and 50% humidity at least from a humidifier and moist pebbles under the plant. From spring through fall feed monthly with an acid fertilizer. Mist the plant daily to discourage red spiders and give the plant a deep soaking in the sink and a refreshing shower at the same time. Buds may fall off if the night temps are above 70 or below 60, if there are drafts or humidity falls below 50%. If the plant appears to be ailing, try covering with a plastic bag held above the foliage by stakes and tied at the base. When soaking in the sink, use Safer solution to clean the soil of bugs. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Maureen
Please excuse my miss spelling in the post regarding transplant violets. I will re post it properly.
I am trying to transplant my violets and separate them when they are not blooming. What is the best way to transplant violets?
Thank you
Mary, transplant the violets in September, by dividing them into clumps with a sharp knife, do not pull them apart. Plant them in the shade in moist conditions with peat and manure, and do not plant them any deeper than they are in the soil now. Keep them watered to mid October. Good luck Maureen