Field Notes
When Fertilizer Is the Problem
More fertilizer does not mean more care. Learn what EC measures, how salts become concentrated, and why a respectable reading can still hide a problem.
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Most common
ThripsSilver streaks, black specksSpider MitesFine webbing, speckled leavesAphidsClusters on new growth, sticky leavesMealybugsCottony white tuftsFungus GnatsLittle flies around the pot
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Predatory MitesThrips, spider mites, broad mitesLadybugs & Lady BeetlesAphids, mealybugsGreen LacewingsShipped as eggs, hatch huntingBeneficial NematodesLarvae living in the soil
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