Undun Posted July 1, 2014 Share I work for a company that supplies various growing media(and mixed media) Currently I'm studying and working but the plan is to grow food crops when I'm sufficiently qualified. Yday was the first time I read through this thread. All you guys and gals growing crops at home are champs. Sadly I live in an apartment building, so my growing is limited to ornamental plants and some herbs due to space or lack there of. What is your media made from? COCO peat/Peat Moss? im interested in using a larger grade coco husk...any ideas on where to get this from? I used to buy from Ocean agriculture but they closed down. Lifestyle is a rip off and bark enterprise is a small grade husk.. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted July 1, 2014 Share I do lots of work with Bark ent. They provide various grades of coco and coir just ask them what's avaliable. My main focus is perlite and coir/coco blends. Lifestyle is a complete rip because they are a ''sun shines out of my nether end retailer'', Otherwise chat with progro(spelling). What crops are you growing Undun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted July 1, 2014 Share I do lots of work with Bark ent. They provide various grades of coco and coir just ask them what's avaliable. My main focus is perlite and coir/coco blends. Lifestyle is a complete rip because they are a ''sun shines out of my nether end retailer'', Otherwise chat with progro(spelling). What crops are you growing Undun? Also Coir institute of South Africa. They import from Mozambique and provide absolutely everything that can be made with coir husks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewie911 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Started a veggie/herb garden end of last year. What do you guys use to get rid of ants? There's also this bug things on my brocolli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted July 1, 2014 Share Aphids love broc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Aphids love brocI hate Aphids!!! I have tried organic sprays to no avail. Any other tips? I don't really want to use pesticide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewie911 Posted July 1, 2014 Share I hate Aphids!!! I have tried organic sprays to no avail. Any other tips? I don't really want to use pesticide. They also destroyed my bushbeans. Don't know what to do about it. Also, does anyone have tips for spiders? I don't mind the harmless ones, but I've killed more than 5 brown widows in the last few months. Edited July 1, 2014 by stewie911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewie911 Posted July 1, 2014 Share They also destroyed my bushbeans. Don't know what to do about it. Also, does anyone have tips for spiders? I don't mind the harmless ones, but I've killed more than 5 brown widows in the last few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags vd walt Posted July 1, 2014 Share Try to grow mint near the plants with the aphids, the aphids doesn't like the mint, or plant nasturtium in between the affected plants, the aphids will rather go to the nasturtium than the other plants. Danger Dassie, blondeonabike and Mojoman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Try to grow mint near the plants with the aphids, the aphids doesn't like the mint, or plant nasturtium in between the affected plants, the aphids will rather go to the nasturtium than the other plants.Awesome! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted July 2, 2014 Share I hate Aphids!!! I have tried organic sprays to no avail. Any other tips? I don't really want to use pesticide. Have you tried soapy water? The farmers use agri soap but I'm not sure if it's avaliable for retail nurseries. I'm me a meeting with hygrotech later this week. I'll ask for some advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Have you tried soapy water? The farmers use agri soap but I'm not sure if it's avaliable for retail nurseries. I'm me a meeting with hygrotech later this week. I'll ask for some advice.I havent... Thanks dude! I'll appriciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleyne Posted July 2, 2014 Share I had a lemon tree that was getting destroyed by ants. Turned out the aphids like the sap on the underside of the leaf and in turn leave a sticky residue that the ants love. So to get rid of the ants you have to get rid of the aphids. What I did after some reading was hose down the tree to get rid of the sticky substance and then spray on a very diluted water and sunlight liquid solution. Haven't had a problem for the last month since I did this. fandacious and Danger Dassie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patensie Posted July 3, 2014 Share What'll life be without Homegrown Tomatoes?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QzLIjL1u4&list=PL0036374D21A68913 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest notmyname Posted July 11, 2014 Share Has anybody got experience with tree tomatoes? A bloke just gave me a checkers packet of the fruit. He says there's a big demand for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags vd walt Posted July 11, 2014 Share I looked at it but decided get Black Seaman Tomato rather. If memory serves me right the tree tomato takes a year or two before u can harvest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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