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and-rea

2005-07-27, 5:21 pm


JohnOGroats Wrote:
> They are probably springtails - have you overwatered the plant? I had
> same problem with a potted palm - Jeyes Fluid cured the problem


Possibly - although these seem to crawl rather than leaping around (as
I've just been reading springtails do). I may be guilty of
overwatering, and there would certainly be decaying vegetation in the
soil as the plant looked dead a few months ago until a tiny green shoot
appeared amongst the ruins.
I'll try letting it dry out and then watering it with Jeyes Fluid. Do
you use that straight up?


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and-rea
Chris Hogg

2005-07-28, 5:21 pm

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:20:41 +0000, and-rea
<and-rea.1sugw0@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

>
>JohnOGroats Wrote:
>
>Possibly - although these seem to crawl rather than leaping around (as
>I've just been reading springtails do). I may be guilty of
>overwatering, and there would certainly be decaying vegetation in the
>soil as the plant looked dead a few months ago until a tiny green shoot
>appeared amongst the ruins.
>I'll try letting it dry out and then watering it with Jeyes Fluid. Do
>you use that straight up?


Jeyes Fluid wouldn't be my choice, not unless you want your house
smelling of lavatory cleaner for weeks. You could try plain soapy
water, (washing-up-water strength) as it's remarkably effective
against many common plant pests, or failing that, get a traditional
chemical insect poison from your local garden centre. Or just live
with them.


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Chris

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