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Day 15 bug damage on the lower leaves. I caught 2 pill bugs on the sticky traps.
Day 16 I couldn't get any mild soap so I went with milk and water for my insecticide. The milk doesn't digest in certain insects and they die. Plus the milk is good for so much more.
Yes this is a bucket with urine or as the plants see it nitrogen .
Day 15 bug damage on the lower leaves. I caught 2 pill bugs on the sticky traps.
Day 16 I couldn't get any mild soap so I went with milk and water for my insecticide. The milk doesn't digest in certain insects and they die. Plus the milk is good for so much more.
Yes this is a bucket with urine or as the plants see it nitrogen .
This DIY organic grow has been going well.
The bug issue seems to have been solved. I found a dead pill bug the next day after spraying her with milk. It was on the soil's surface right under a fan leaf. I didn't think to take a picture of it. I was just happy to have got one.
Using the urine water might seem gross but it truly isn't. Do you use bat guano? Are you adding chicken manure to your compost? Human urine comes out of your body sterile. It is high in nitrogen and has a small amount of phosphorus. It also has many other micronutrients. Mixing it with water at a ratio of 1:10. 1 part urine to 10 parts water. Do not get it on the leaves because the high nitrogen will burn the leaf.
Since I found a dead pill bug I kinda new what I was dealing with on the bug problem. This is why I looked up "pill bug traps". The potato trap works by getting yourself a potato that's on its way to the compost pile. Cut it in half and scoop out the center to make a dome shape. Place the potato halves down skin side up, like a dome. The idea is that the bugs will find it at night and in the morning you can lift it up to find it littered with bugs. The dome shape is to give you more surface area to catch them. I caught nothing.
Within 2 days of giving her the urine water she has grown enough to start LST. Hmm...
I have other plants growing and they are suffering from a calcium deficiency. Since I was already making the eggshell tea for them I decided it wouldn't hurt to give her some too. The method used is to take 10 to 20 eggshells, clean them and let them dry. Crush them and add it to a gallon of boiling water. Remove the pot of water and eggshells from the heat. Let sit for 24 hours. Strain and serve. You can use the left over eggshells by adding it to your compost or scratching it in to the top soil of your plants. I just gave "Mini Babybel" the liquid.
Final thought: Finding ways to feed her and protect her isn't hard but finding the ones I'm able to do has been challenging. Overall I feel she is growing well. Now to start saving banana peels 😁
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