07/06/2023
Hey! It's been a hot minute!
I'd like to give a shout-out to Scott's Nursery All of the products shown are available there ☺️
A few months ago, I went through a fight with some nasty thrips that infected all of my plants. I quarantined the worst, the medium worst, and the not-so-bad might have a chance into seperate rooms. My string of turtles were, I don't know how, not infected. But, I chose this as a chance to throw the plant away anyway (I hated it. It was ugly)
Thrips are nasty, as they can spread easily by flying from plant to plant, and laying their eggs in the soil. They feed off the plant, and if left for too long the plant will eventually die.
To treat the infected, I filled a bucket full of water and poured some concentrated End All product. I would then dunk the whole plant in the water, with roots above water, and hold it there for a good minute (until the bubbles stop). I repotted the entire plant, as there could be eggs in the old soil. I then added the Pot Popper beads onto the soil, and watered the plant. The beads will dissolve and release nematodes to kill any eggs or larvae that may have survived.
I would then spray the diluted End All every other day, and keep the plants in quarantine until I saw no more signs of the pest. I did lose a few plants, but that makes room for more plants.
