chloroxylenol or Dettol in a dilutted form is a good plant protectant as well

i tried this recipe https://www.kebunbandar.com/racun-organik-buat-sendiri/
didn't work. tried it for 3 days straight, mealy bugs still happily sucking on my plant.
tried also organic pesticide bought from ace hardwair, didn't work.

i'm tempted to use malathion

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Aug 21 2017, 05:25 PM

Yes. Best spray at the infected sides.

contact type pesticide must be applied directly on infected areas.

Let me give it a try

use ajinomoto alternate with fertilizer and malathion. now the leaves are healthy.

Just curious, the reason of using ajinomoto?

to promote growth
http://www.kebunbandar.com/msg-ajinomoto-subur-tanaman/

i poured some for my passion fruit plant as well, apart from using fertilizer for flower/fruit. now it's fruiting like crazy.

This post has been edited by miaopurr: Sep 9 2017, 03:07 PM

interesting...tkasih

First time heard of this.. very interesting indeed.. gonna try it soon..

bout avocado

this is mine



right now it is about 5 feet tall

I tried about 5-6 seeds, only managed get 2 success and one dead due to excessive water (rain) when i was away for trip

It really took very very long time to sprout (more than 2 months for my case) . Don't use tap water (bcos of the chlorine)

wah. quite tall. but i think will need like 10-15 years before fruiting right?

tap water can use. but just leave it out in the sun first. then the clorine will evaporate. .

Looking good! Try pinch off excess growth at first so it can grows bushier and stronger instead just taller..
Currently mine was about 6 - 7 inch tall and still submerges in the water..
Are you going to continue growing the avo in the pot or transplant it into ground in the future?
Because I was thinking to grow the avo in the pot without transplant it into ground

Good idea, I feel the trunk is too thin, sometimes cannot withstand the wind. It was planted in pot placed in balcony, hehe don't think it can fit to the pot soon, plan to transplant it to ground to common orchard ground in condo.

Anyone has your own veggie patch or pots ? I tried planting sawi in a planters box but they grew so so very slow and such small plants. I decided to cabut all of them out.

im growing cherry tomatoes in a small pot. the tree is around 5ft tall. pot size is about 20cm x 20cm.

the plant is flowering but not many successful fruits. i think cause living in highrise so not many bugs to help pollinate. the plants can grow as long as fertilise and water properly. this is my second attempt. put more goat manuere and more watering sessions. so its growing much better.

I grew tomatoes before too. Took a while to bear fruits but when they did, it was so satisfactory when I was able to enjoy my harvest although not that many fruits The mealy bugs then started coming and I couldn't get rid of them despite all the organic pest sprays. Eventually I got rid of the plants as I noticed that my other nearby plants also got infected with mealy bugs.

i haven't had luck with organic pesticide too

anyway, how long does it take for the seeds to germinate?

If I remember correctly, within 1-2 weeks, I can see the seeds germinate.


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wow so nice! jealous! mine had huge growth spurt and now maciam stuck... hope it picks up again.