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Transparent blue vibration waves radiate outward from one leaf, symbolizing how plants sense touch. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/thrips-don-t-stand-a-chance-if-you-start-here 2026-10-03T20:26:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-orius-flower-habitat-header.png?v=1790775033 Orius Takes on Adult Thrips White pepper flowers among green leaves in a bright growing area. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/leaflet/how-to-keep-variegated-leaves-through-winter 2026-09-05T06:49:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/why-do-leaves-lose-variegation.png?v=1759470970 How to Keep Variegated Leaves Through Winter Editorial illustration of a variegated Monstera in a terracotta pot with bold cream-and-green leaves, greener background foliage, and a small cartoon predatory mite perched on the rim, showing how variegation fades in winter. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/if-ladybugs-fly-away-why-use-them 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-ladybug-on-rose-header.png?v=1790775181 If Ladybugs Are Just Going to Fly Away, Why Use Them? 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The soil surface is already wet and a few small green leaves lie on top of it. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-treat-thrips-and-why-its-harder-than-everyone-says 2026-10-01T11:44:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-persistent-thrips-scars-header.png?v=1790775231 How to Treat Thrips (And Why It's Harder Than Everyone Says) Attached monstera leaf with several elongated dull scars. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/green-lacewing-eggs 2026-10-03T20:26:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/green_lacewing_eggs_a062cfbb-74e1-4c9e-ab64-4d63074d9597.jpg?v=1789661764 Eggs on Stalks: The Unusual Biology of Green Lacewing Eggs Five pale green lacewing eggs, each balanced on the end of a fine white stalk standing upright from the surface of a dark green leaf. The stalks hold the eggs clear of the leaf and of one another. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/amblydromalus-limonicus-limonica-guide 2026-10-03T20:26:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-limonicus-leaf-habitat-header.png?v=1790775248 Limonicus Was Worth the Wait Close view of a cucumber leaf underside, veins, and fine hairs. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-are-broad-mites 2026-09-19T13:32:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/Broad_Mite_Infestation_58e6cde7-b5bf-4df2-a60e-a1c586f531e2.jpg?v=1789661765 No Webbing. No Warning. No Fun. The growing tip of a plant where the newest leaves have curled tightly inward and puckered, their surfaces bronzed and stiffened, while the older leaves further out are flat and green. No insects are visible. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-are-predatory-mites 2026-10-03T20:26:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/Predatory_Mites_moving_through_carrier_material.png?v=1789661766 They Eat Pests for a Living. You're Welcome. Pale bran carrier material scattered across a dark surface, photographed close, with several tiny pale predatory mites visible moving among the granules. The mites are smaller than the individual pieces of bran. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/are-predatory-mites-right-for-you 2026-10-04T09:25:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-choosing-predatory-mites-header.png?v=1790775271 Are Predatory Mites Right for You? Three potted plants with different leaf shapes on a pale surface. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/can-you-mix-ladybugs-and-predatory-mites 2026-10-03T20:26:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/Can_you_mix_ladybugs_ad_predatory_mites_e075ea73-a0c1-43cc-a061-1893a1ff480a.jpg?v=1789661764 One Eats Aphids. One Eats Mites. Carry On. A red seven-spotted ladybug walking along a green leaf toward a dense cluster of pale green aphids gathered at the leaf edge. The aphids are of mixed sizes and none are moving away. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-beneficial-nematodes-work-the-science-of-waking-up-soil-predators 2026-10-03T20:26:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/beneficial_nematodes_being_poured_into_a_beaker_69750a8b-ac4d-4bbe-a6a5-d569339f3bb9.jpg?v=1789661764 How Beneficial Nematodes Work: The Science of "Waking Up" Soil Predators Pale tan nematode carrier powder poured from an opened sachet into a glass beaker of clear water, breaking into a cloud as it hits the surface and sinking in loose drifts. The nematodes themselves are not visible. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/fgmn-nursery-press-releases-media/fgmn-nursery-makes-professional-biocontrol-available-to-home-gardeners 2026-09-26T13:10:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/windowsill_of_plants.png?v=1774110682 FGMN Nursery Brings Professional-Grade Biological Pest Control to Home Gardeners https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/the-fungus-that-fights-for-your-roots 2026-09-19T13:25:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/Healthy_root_system.jpg?v=1789661765 The Fungus That Fights for Your Roots A dense network of fine white roots spread through dark, moist soil, photographed close. The thicker roots branch repeatedly into much finer threads, with soil visible in the gaps between them. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-treat-whiteflies-on-plants 2026-09-30T09:35:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-whitefly-leaf-underside-header.png?v=1790775359 Whitefly Treatment That Doesn't Wear Off Small whitefly adults resting on the underside of a tomato leaflet. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-fast-do-beneficials-insects-predatory-mites-work 2026-10-03T20:26:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-beneficials-first-days-header.png?v=1790775377 Your Beneficials Started the Moment You Released Them. You Just Can't Tell Yet. New philodendron growth above older leaves with a few carrier fragments. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/cryptolaemus-montrouzieri-the-mealybug-destroyer-guide 2026-09-30T09:36:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-mealybug-predator-habitat-header.png?v=1790775404 The Beetle That Looks Like Its Prey A small group of waxy white mealybugs clustered at a leaf axil. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/choosing-right-biocontrol-stategy 2026-09-17T12:42:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/Gorgeous_monstera.jpg?v=1789661764 Are You Trying to Eradicate Your Pests — or Live With Them Strategically? A paper predatory mite sachet hanging from the stem of a large monstera in a bright room full of potted houseplants, shelves of smaller pots behind it. The sachet hangs at mid-canopy height, shaded by the surrounding leaves. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/predatory-mites-outdoors-species-timing-what-to-expect 2026-09-19T13:32:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/A_garden_protected_by_predatory_mites.jpg?v=1789661765 Predatory Mites Outdoors A tomato plant in an outdoor raised bed, heavy with red and green fruit, a paper predatory mite sachet hanging from its stake at mid-height. Bark mulch covers the bed and more planting fills the garden behind. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/predatory-mites-grow-lights 2026-09-19T13:32:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/monstera_plant_with_a_predatory_mite_sachet_on_it_dc75045a-176c-4a1c-bc69-258f1c392567.jpg?v=1789661765 Your Grow Light Isn't Killing Your Predatory Mites. Your Humidity Might Be. A potted monstera under a bank of LED grow light bars on a wooden shelf, a paper predatory mite sachet hanging in the middle of the plant. Two small digital hygrometers on the shelves either side both read 68 degrees and 64 percent. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/native-vs-invasive-ladybugs 2026-10-03T20:26:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-ladybug-garden-habitat-header.png?v=1790775700 Native vs Invasive Ladybugs A small lady beetle resting on a green blade at a garden edge. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/my-plant-has-webbing-help 2026-10-03T20:26:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-spider-mite-webbing-header.png?v=1790775676 My Plant Has Webbing. Help. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/cucumeris-why-it-works-and-why-it-fails 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-cucumeris-canopy-header.png?v=1790775694 Cucumeris Has a Small Target https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/stratiolaelaps-scimitus-guide 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/stratiolaelaps-carrier-granules-poured-onto-potting-substrate.png?v=1788727348 You Bought the Wrong Predatory Mite. So Did Everyone Else. Pale granular carrier poured from a bottle onto dark potting substrate in a terracotta pot https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-apply-stratiolaelaps-scimitus 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-soil-mite-release-header.png?v=1790775837 Stratiolaelaps Is Shake, Sprinkle, and Wait. Mostly Wait. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-stratiolaelaps-fails 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/yellow-sticky-trap-catching-fungus-gnats-in-houseplant-pot.png?v=1788727363 Your Stratiolaelaps Didn't Fail. Something Else Did. A yellow sticky trap staked in a houseplant pot, covered in caught fungus gnats https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/biological-control-of-fungus-gnats 2026-09-17T05:38:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fungus-gnats-flying-around-potted-houseplant-on-windowsill.png?v=1788727365 Four Ways to Kill a Fungus Gnat. Two of Them Fight. Fungus gnats in the air around a potted houseplant on a windowsill in low light https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-deep-do-fungus-gnat-larvae-live 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/peat-and-perlite-potting-substrate-surface-close-up.png?v=1788727366 Fungus Gnat Larvae Live in One Inch of Soil. That's the Whole Game. Close-up of the surface of dark peat substrate flecked with pale perlite granules https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/cucumeris-release-rates-and-sachet-placement 2026-10-01T15:31:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/cucumeris-sachet-hanging-in-plant-canopy_950ee9f3-0a56-4322-b10f-2f0b1d75da7f.png?v=1788742548 Cucumeris Sachets Need a Good Address A paper predatory mite sachet hanging from a stem deep inside a houseplant's leaf canopy, shaded by the surrounding foliage https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-cucumeris-releases-fail 2026-10-04T09:13:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-cucumeris-thrips-review-header.png?v=1790776031 When Cucumeris Is Not Keeping Up https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/cucumeris-vs-swirskii-vs-limonicus-vs-andersoni 2026-10-01T15:31:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-predator-selection-header.png?v=1790776049 Four Mites Apply for the Thrips Job https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/cucumeris-first-instar-thrips 2026-10-01T07:48:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/thrips-sheltering-in-flower-throat-macro_2f435fb0-6c17-47a1-832c-e28f9a7a38bf.png?v=1788742554 Cucumeris Catches Thrips Young Macro looking into the throat of a pale flower, with two small slender pale thrips tucked into the crevice where the petals meet https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/amblyseius-swirskii-guide 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-swirskii-cool-room.png?v=1790480425 Swirskii Wants the Warm Room A healthy flowering pepper plant in a pot on a wooden windowsill, with condensation on the cold window glass and a snowy street behind. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-use-amblyseius-swirskii 2026-10-01T15:31:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-swirskii-sachet.png?v=1790480423 Is Your Swirskii Sachet Working A small plain paper sachet hooked over a stem inside the canopy of a pepper plant in a terracotta pot, with two large leaves overlapping it. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-swirskii-releases-fail 2026-10-01T15:31:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-sachet-hanging-on-a-damaged-plant.png?v=1789213612 When Swirskii Is Not Keeping Up Photograph of a small plain paper sachet hanging by a hook on the stem of a houseplant whose surrounding leaves are stippled and tired. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/swirskii-prevention-not-rescue 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-swirskii-prevention.png?v=1790480422 Swirskii Does Better With a Head Start The underside of a healthy pepper leaf lying on a pale wooden surface, evenly green and clean, with no stippling, webbing or insects. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-predators-eat-pollen 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-swirskii-fed-mite.png?v=1790480421 Pollen Feeds More Than Your Mites A cucumber leaf seen from above in soft light, with a fine scatter of pale yellow pollen dust across the surface and gathered along the veins. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-is-amblyseius-swirskii 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-pollen-heavy-anthers-of-a-pale-flower.png?v=1789213595 Swirskii Eats More Than Pests Close-up photograph of a pale cream flower, its anthers heavy with loose yellow pollen, some fallen onto the petal below. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/will-swirskii-fix-my-pest-problem 2026-10-01T15:31:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-thrips-silvering-and-frass-on-a-leaf.png?v=1789213597 Swirskii Needs the Right Job Close-up photograph of a green leaf raked with fine silvery stippling and scattered small dark specks, lit from the side so the damage shows as a change in sheen. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-swirskii 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-mite-bottle-preparation-header.png?v=1790776068 Roll Your Swirskii Bottle Before You Open It https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/you-wont-see-your-predatory-mites 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-searching-leaf-undersides-header.png?v=1790776135 You'll Never Find Your Predatory Mites https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/predatory-mite-mistakes-first-time 2026-10-04T09:13:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-spray-bottle-on-a-windowsill.png?v=1789213605 Seven Ways To Waste Your First Mite Release Photograph of a plain plastic trigger spray bottle on a windowsill beside a leafy potted houseplant in soft window light. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-many-swirskii-per-plant 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-shelf-of-pots-with-leaves-touching.png?v=1789213609 Swirskii Per Plant Or Per Square Foot? Photograph along a shelf of potted houseplants at leaf height, the pots receding into soft focus, the nearest leaves overlapping. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/swirskii-temperature-and-humidity 2026-10-01T15:32:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-sachet-shaded-canopy-header.png?v=1790776166 Swirskii Needs More Than a Warm Room https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-thrips-come-back-after-spraying 2026-10-01T11:49:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-spray-droplets-beaded-on-a-waxy-leaf.png?v=1789213618 Thrips Never Seem To Go Away Close-up photograph of fine water droplets beaded across the upper surface of a waxy green leaf, each catching a highlight, the water plainly sitting on top rather than soaking in. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/are-beneficial-insects-omri-listed 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-beneficials-organic-growing-header.png?v=1790776221 Beneficials Aren't OMRI Listed. That's The Point. Pepper plant beside flowering alyssum on a bright growing bench. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-many-ladybugs-do-i-need 2026-09-19T13:25:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-ap1-aphid.png?v=1789323840 One Rose Bush Took 1,500 Ladybugs. A leggy potted rose with one spent cream bloom on a weathered potting bench, with spilled soil beside the pot, in flat overcast daylight. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/ladybug-larvae-are-the-product 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-ladybug-larva-header.png?v=1790776157 The Spiky Grubs Are The Ladybugs Working. Dark spiny lady beetle larva with orange markings on a green leaf. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/ladybugs-vs-lacewings-vs-aphid-wasps 2026-10-04T03:41:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-control-choices-header.png?v=1790776186 Four Ways to Ruin an Aphid's Day Small aphid colony on a tender rose growing tip. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/wild-caught-ladybugs 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-ap4-aphid.png?v=1789323848 Every Other Beneficial We Sell Is Farmed. Ladybugs Are Caught. A dry California foothill slope in winter: granite outcrops, coarse grasses and leaf litter at the base of a pine, with hills receding in low sunlight. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-are-aphids 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-aq1-aphid-hero.png?v=1789356452 An Aphid Is Carrying Her Granddaughters. Close photograph of the growing tip of a leafy houseplant in which the newest leaves are curled and puckered while the older leaves further down the stem are flat and undistorted. No insects are visible. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/which-aphid-do-i-have 2026-10-04T03:41:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-identification-header.png?v=1790776207 The Wasp Only Works on the Right Aphid. Green aphids along a leaf underside and midrib. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/root-aphids 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-aq3-aphid-hero.png?v=1789356457 Root Aphids Sit Below Everything You Bought. Photograph of a houseplant lifted out of its pot and laid on its side on a weathered wooden bench, the root ball still holding the shape of the pot, with the empty terracotta pot standing beside it and loose potting medium scattered around. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/ants-are-farming-your-aphids 2026-10-04T09:13:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-ants-and-aphids-header.png?v=1790776242 The Ants Are Not Passing Through. A dark ant beside green aphids on a tender plant stem. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/aphid-season 2026-10-04T00:42:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-aq5-aphid-hero.png?v=1789356462 The Same Release Works in May and Fails in August. Photograph of a garden bed in high summer under hard overhead light, the foliage dusty and faded, several spent flower heads still standing, dry soil visible between the plants. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/lacewing-eggs-or-larvae 2026-10-04T09:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-lacewing-eggs-header.png?v=1790776272 Eggs Are Cheaper. Larvae Are the Ones That Arrive. Pale green lacewing eggs on individual slender stalks above a leaf. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/beneficial-insects-arrived-dead 2026-10-04T09:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-aq7-aphid-hero.png?v=1789356466 They Are Shipped Cold So They Do Not Move. Photograph of a small opened cardboard shipping carton on a kitchen counter, crumpled paper packing inside it and a plain unlabelled container half buried in the packing. The carton carries no printing or labels. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/acclimating-tissue-culture-plants 2026-09-17T05:38:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-tc1-tissue-culture.png?v=1789359487 Tissue Culture Is Easy. Keeping It Alive Is Not. An open glass culture jar on a pale kitchen counter, its lid beside it. A small sparse plantlet sits on pale clear nutrient gel with its roots spread through it, condensation fogging the upper glass. An empty black pot and potting mix alongside. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/spider-mites-keep-coming-back-after-spraying 2026-10-04T09:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-sm1-spider-mite.png?v=1789376494 You Did Not Lose to a Spider Mite. You Lost to Ninety-Six of Them. A variegated pothos in a speckled ceramic pot on a white windowsill, its leaves marked with dried spray droplets and pale mottling and one lower leaf yellowing to a brown tip. A plain unlabelled trigger spray bottle, about a third full, stands beside it. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/still-seeing-fungus-gnats-after-treatment 2026-10-04T09:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-gn1-soil-pests_1697d2e5-e0ee-49a2-a9b0-f5378f14fd0e.png?v=1789635755 The Gnats You Can See Are Not the Ones You Treated. A plain yellow sticky card on a short stake pushed into the soil of a healthy potted houseplant, with five small dark fungus gnats caught on it, lit by soft daylight from a window off to one side. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-do-i-know-the-beneficial-nematodes-worked 2026-09-19T09:02:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/hero-gn2-soil-pests_d4437c36-43e1-44e8-8219-36672643ab34.png?v=1789635758 You Cannot See Them. You Cannot See Them Working, Either. A plain metal watering can standing on a damp windowsill beside a healthy potted houseplant, with rain on the glass behind them and nothing else on the sill. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/persimilis-or-californicus 2026-10-05T06:13:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-spider-mite-predator-choice-header.png?v=1790776263 Californicus or Persimilis? Underside of a green bean leaf with its veins and petiole in focus. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-plants-wilt-in-wet-soil 2026-09-27T17:33:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-wet-soil-wilting-hero_45ba70a7-1395-4ec0-b406-b7c21cfa8453.jpg?v=1790409996 Wilting in Wet Soil? Illustrative scene of a drooping peace lily in a nursery pot nested inside a pale cover pot with standing water. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/when-to-water-houseplants 2026-09-27T17:33:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-watering-hero-2026.jpg?v=1790412378 Water by the Pot, Not the Calendar A small leafy plant in a nursery pot on a kitchen scale beside a notebook, against a quiet green and cream background. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/grow-lights-ppfd-dli-houseplants 2026-09-28T05:56:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-light-hero-2026.jpg?v=1790411925 Is Your Grow Light Reaching the Leaves? A leafy plant beneath a slim grow light with a quantum light sensor positioned near the canopy. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/humidity-vpd-houseplants 2026-09-28T05:57:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-vpd-hero-2026_e08925c7-b4a8-422c-8aa3-86ba3aacf07c.jpg?v=1790411902 Humidity Is Only Half a Number A temperature and humidity sensor among green foliage on a cream shelf, with no legible numerical reading. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/fertilizer-ec-salt-buildup-houseplants 2026-09-30T09:51:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-fertilizer-salt-buildup-header.png?v=1790776308 When Fertilizer Is the Problem Chalky mineral deposits around the rim of a terracotta pot. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/water-ph-alkalinity-houseplants 2026-09-27T17:33:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-water-quality-hero-2026_bd1c6174-f10d-41a5-9ee7-6bc2cc35d186.jpg?v=1790411798 What's Really in Your Tap Water Two visually identical clear beakers of water on a cream tabletop beside green foliage, illustrating that appearance cannot reveal water chemistry. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/when-to-repot-houseplants-pot-size 2026-09-28T05:55:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-repotting-hero-2026.jpg?v=1790412027 How Big Should the Next Pot Be? An intact plant root ball resting beside two different-sized empty nursery pots on a neutral potting bench. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-houseplant-leaves-turn-yellow 2026-09-26T23:25:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-yellow-leaf-editorial-photo.jpg?v=1790415108 Follow the Yellow Leaf Photorealistic editorial image of a potted philodendron on a windowsill with one yellow lower leaf. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/houseplant-sunburn-light-acclimation 2026-09-28T06:01:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-sun-leaf-story.jpg?v=1790414497 Moving Into the Light Editorial image of a begonia by a sheer curtain, with a pale damaged patch on one leaf. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/edema-intumescence-houseplant-leaves 2026-09-28T05:58:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-edema-geranium.png?v=1790479481 What Makes a Leaf Blister? A zonal geranium leaf lying underside up on a wooden windowsill, with clusters of small pale, glassy blisters raised along the veins and the rest of the leaf a healthy green. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/brown-tips-leaf-edges-houseplants 2026-09-26T23:25:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-brown-editorial-photo.jpg?v=1790416194 A Fresh Look at Brown Tips Photorealistic editorial image of a peace lily on a windowsill with a small brown leaf tip. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-houseplant-leaves-curl 2026-09-28T06:04:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-curl-editorial-photo.jpg?v=1790416199 Spend a Day With a Curling Leaf Photorealistic editorial image of a calathea on a windowsill with relaxed and cupped leaves. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/houseplant-root-rot-signs-recovery 2026-09-30T09:52:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-root-inspection-header.png?v=1790776334 Finding the Roots Worth Saving Exposed peace lily roots on a pale tray for inspection. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/root-knot-nematodes-identification-houseplants 2026-10-04T09:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-root-knot-galls-on-fine-roots.png?v=1790477970 Inside a Root-Knot Gall Macro photo of fine pale roots on a plain grey surface, with several small swellings that are part of the root itself, the look of root-knot galls on a houseplant, and a few crumbs of potting mix. No hands. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/root-knot-nematodes-containment-houseplants 2026-09-26T23:25:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-galled-begonia-roots.png?v=1790477983 Protecting Your Collection From Root Knot Fine roots of a small spotted begonia lifted from its pot and laid on a pale surface, strung with pale knobby swellings along their length, with crumbs of potting mix scattered around. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/root-knot-nematodes-beneficials-evidence 2026-09-26T23:25:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-soil-and-fine-roots-beneficials.png?v=1790477976 Can Beneficials Help With Root Knot? Macro photo of dark, crumbly potting mix with bark and perlite in a terracotta pot, a few fine pale roots running through the crumbs. Quiet documentary style, no plants or products in frame. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-long-released-beneficials-last 2026-10-04T09:13:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/HERO-how-long-released-beneficials-last.png?v=1790586963 How Long Do Predatory Mites (and Other Beneficials) Work? A potted pothos on a wooden windowsill, half in warm late afternoon window light and half in cool interior shadow. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/thrips-on-houseplants-follow-the-clues 2026-09-30T23:46:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/thrips-on-houseplants-editorial-header_85ac3d79-f29f-4758-8472-3c457bab48bb.png?v=1790773490 Those Might Be Thrips Generated editorial image of a philodendron leaf with pale surface scuffs. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/thrips-treatment-progress 2026-09-30T23:46:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/thrips-progress-editorial-header_b9d4b955-0922-46b4-a6b9-cfb27bc1987b.png?v=1790773532 Your Thrips Treatment Doesn’t Include Leaf Repair Philodendron with scarred mature leaves and healthy green new growth in natural window light. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/thrips-species-houseplants 2026-10-01T15:32:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-thrips-species-hero.png?v=1790790772 Thrips Have Their Own House Rules Pepper foliage and a white flower in natural light. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-treat-spider-mites-with-predatory-mites 2026-10-02T15:40:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/spider-mite-treatment-inspection-header.png?v=1790898785 Spider Mites Are on the Menu Close inspection of stippled houseplant foliage with a hand lens. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/spider-mites-have-winter-plans 2026-10-02T21:44:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/spider-mites-winter-plans-header.png?v=1790991873 Spider Mites Have Winter Plans Photorealistic illustration of an orange overwintering spider mite on bark beside a sheltered crevice. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/philodendrons-have-heated-guest-rooms 2026-10-02T22:41:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-philo_header.png?v=1790995290 Philodendrons Have Heated Guest Rooms Scarab beetle at the entrance of a philodendron floral chamber https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-variegated-plants-grow-slower 2026-10-02T22:41:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-var_header.png?v=1790995296 Variegated Plants Have Bills to Pay Close view of the boundary between green and white tissue on a variegated leaf https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/spider-mites-have-a-type 2026-10-02T23:20:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-host-header.png?v=1790997592 Spider Mites Have a Type Fine pale stippling on an Alocasia leaf beside green neighboring plants. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/spider-mites-brought-their-own-security 2026-10-02T23:20:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-web-header.png?v=1790997601 Spider Mites Brought Their Own Security Fine spider mite webbing along the underside of a leaf. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/flat-mites-keep-a-low-profile 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-flat-mite-damage-header.png?v=1791026158 Flat Mites Keep a Low Profile Generated depiction of bronze-brown flat mite feeding injury on a leaf underside. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/your-plant-is-someones-lunch 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/your-plant-is-someones-lunch-header.png?v=1791031596 Your Plant Is Someone’s Lunch A green inchworm feeding at the edge of a leaf https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-mycorrhizal-fungi-do-for-plants 2026-10-03T14:35:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/mycorrhizal-fungi-hero.png?v=1791038162 Mycorrhizal Fungi Work for Dinner Fine roots on a nursery root ball; fungal colonization is not visible in this image. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/beneficial-insects-on-carnivorous-plants 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/carnivorous-beneficials-butterwort-header.png?v=1791059695 Carnivorous Plants Might Eat the Help Illustrative macro image of a butterwort with small insects on its sticky leaves, beside a houseplant. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/why-montrouzieri-larvae-move-slowly 2026-10-03T17:27:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/montrouzieri-slow-larva-header.png?v=1791062805 Montrouzieri Is Not Paid by the Mile White wax-covered Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larva resting on a leaf https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/beneficial-insects-for-pest-prevention 2026-10-03T18:53:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/beneficial-prevention-header.png?v=1791067995 Give Beneficials a Head Start Predatory mite sachet hanging beneath healthy houseplant foliage https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/plastic-wrap-over-plant-pots 2026-10-03T20:24:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/plant-pot-wrap-header.png?v=1791073417 Your Plant Has a Lid Now Anthurium roots at the surface of a pot partly covered with clear kitchen wrap https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-are-rove-beetles 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/rove-beetle-introduction-header.png?v=1791085350 What the Hell Is a Rove Beetle? Photorealistic illustration of a rove beetle with short wing covers on bark. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/rove-beetles-in-the-house 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/rove-beetles-hero_house.png?v=1791085356 There's a Rove Beetle in My House Photorealistic illustration of a small rove beetle on an indoor windowsill. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/rove-beetles-vs-nematodes-soil-mites 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/rove-beetles-hero_compare.png?v=1791085372 Rove Beetles Have Company Photorealistic illustration of a rove beetle at the rim of a nursery pot. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-rove-beetles 2026-10-03T23:45:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/rove-beetles-hero_release.png?v=1791085379 Put Your Rove Beetles to Work Photorealistic illustration of carrier being tipped onto potting mix. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/are-rove-beetles-working 2026-10-03T23:46:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/rove-beetles-hero_results.png?v=1791085385 Are My Rove Beetles Working? Photorealistic illustration of black-headed fungus gnat larvae under a raw potato slice. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/rove-beetle-chemical-defense 2026-10-04T09:14:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/rove-beetles-hero_defense.png?v=1791085394 Rove Beetles Come Armed Photorealistic illustration of a rove beetle with its abdomen raised defensively. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-is-aphidoletes-aphidimyza 2026-10-04T09:01:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-midge.png?v=1791088885 Aphidoletes Sends the Children Photorealistic illustration for Aphidoletes Sends the Children. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-aphidoletes 2026-10-04T09:01:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-midge-release.png?v=1791088898 Aphidoletes Needs an Exit Photorealistic illustration for Aphidoletes Needs an Exit. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/is-aphidoletes-working 2026-10-04T09:01:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-midge-results.png?v=1791088905 Aphidoletes Works the Night Shift Photorealistic illustration for Aphidoletes Works the Night Shift. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/aphidius-colemani-aphid-control 2026-10-04T09:01:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-colemani.png?v=1791088912 Colemani Makes More Wasps Photorealistic illustration for Colemani Makes More Wasps. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/aphidius-ervi-aphid-control 2026-10-04T09:01:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-ervi.png?v=1791088919 Ervi Follows the Plant's Lead Photorealistic illustration for Ervi Follows the Plant's Lead. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/aphidius-matricariae-aphid-control 2026-10-04T09:01:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-matricariae.png?v=1791088925 Matricariae Has a Type Photorealistic illustration for Matricariae Has a Type. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-aphid-wasps 2026-10-04T09:01:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-wasp-release.png?v=1791088933 Give the Aphid Wasps a Way Out Photorealistic illustration for Give the Aphid Wasps a Way Out. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-read-aphid-mummies 2026-10-04T09:01:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-aphid-hero-mummies.png?v=1791088940 That Aphid Has a Tenant Photorealistic illustration for That Aphid Has a Tenant. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/rhyzobius-lophanthae-scale-predator 2026-10-04T19:02:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-rhyzobius-hero.png?v=1791121100 Rhyzobius Comes for the Scale Rhyzobius lophanthae beside armored scale on a leaf — illustrative macro image https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/identify-armored-and-soft-scale 2026-10-04T19:02:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-rhyzobius-hero_df7cb0d9-90df-4c78-9075-9894b2ac9396.png?v=1791121105 There’s Someone Under That Bump Rhyzobius lophanthae beside armored scale on a leaf — illustrative macro image https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/rhyzobius-vs-cryptolaemus 2026-10-04T19:02:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-rhyzobius-hero_11ee8722-0a20-4421-bb25-af2e9ffd9ccb.png?v=1791121112 Which Beetle Belongs on Your Plant? Rhyzobius lophanthae beside armored scale on a leaf — illustrative macro image https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-rhyzobius 2026-10-04T19:02:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-rhyzobius-hero_cc7b9b73-8135-45fa-9990-0015c1a7116d.png?v=1791121117 Put Rhyzobius Where Dinner Is Rhyzobius lophanthae beside armored scale on a leaf — illustrative macro image https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/is-rhyzobius-working 2026-10-04T19:02:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-rhyzobius-hero_8fe4ab20-984d-463c-a43b-aa83074437c1.png?v=1791121122 Reading the Scale After Release Rhyzobius lophanthae beside armored scale on a leaf — illustrative macro image https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/diglyphus-isaea-leafminer-control 2026-10-04T19:38:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-diglyphus-hero.png?v=1791136059 Diglyphus Finds the Tenant AI-generated editorial illustration of a tiny metallic green parasitoid wasp beside a leaf mine. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/identify-leafminer-damage 2026-10-04T19:38:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-diglyphus-identifyHero.png?v=1791136067 Leafminers Leave Receipts AI-generated editorial illustration of a backlit green leaf with a winding pale mine. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-diglyphus-isaea 2026-10-04T19:38:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-diglyphus-releaseHero.png?v=1791136074 Put Diglyphus on the Right Leaf AI-generated editorial illustration of an open parasitoid shipping vial beside mined foliage. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/is-diglyphus-working 2026-10-04T19:38:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-diglyphus-monitorHero.png?v=1791136082 Is Diglyphus Working? AI-generated editorial illustration of a magnifying lens held above a leaf mine. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/where-do-leafminers-come-from 2026-10-04T19:38:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-diglyphus-arrivalHero.png?v=1791137556 Leafminers Travel Light AI-generated editorial illustration of a mined bean leaf with a tiny leafminer fly in a greenhouse. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-are-leafminers 2026-10-04T19:38:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-diglyphus-arrivalHero_af84b0c3-a850-4002-ba10-b849c55744e5.png?v=1791154666 What Are Leafminers? AI-generated editorial image of a leafminer fly beside a winding mine on a bean leaf. https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/what-is-neoseiulus-californicus 2026-10-05T08:03:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-californicus-hero-biology.jpg?v=1791161568 Californicus Has Options AI-generated editorial image for Californicus Has Options https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/how-to-release-californicus 2026-10-05T07:45:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-californicus-hero-release.jpg?v=1791161574 Put Californicus Where the Mites Are AI-generated editorial image for Put Californicus Where the Mites Are https://fgmnnursery.com/blogs/field-notes/is-californicus-working 2026-10-05T07:45:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0712/8275/3778/articles/fgmn-californicus-hero-progress.jpg?v=1791161579 Is Californicus Working? 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