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I added red pepper to my garlic/tobacco juice and spray the leaves (soak them) every evening. The plants seem to like the juice and the bugs not. They are growing well and the leaves have a healthy green color. I also added some worm mest to the soil. Perhaps it's of importance, but next to my...

Early Girl after treatment with garlic/tobacco/redpepper juice every day

Thanks for all your good advices :) I check them everyday with a magnifying glass, but don't see any mites, flies or larves. Whatever it is. It seems to have stabilized. New branches and leaves are growing and the non affected leaves seem healthy. Perhaps it's too much to ask, to have spotless...

I Wish :Namaste: funny thing is, the plant that gets the most sun, is the least affected and grows better.

Seems the combination of 1 day neem oil and 2 days garlic/tabacco mix is working. No new infestations :cheertwo:

Thanks for your advice. I'm looking for an organic solution and was thinking about eco-friendly yellow sticky paper. Those F*cking bugs...they even seem to like Neem oil.

Thanks for your replies... I didn't try a microscope yet, but I did check with a magnifier. No tiny creatures. I grow them outdoors on a balcony.

I'm having a problem (with SS Early Girl), which is driving me nuts. The (white) spots have structure early on but also has a sheen to it, catch it in certain angle of light and it shines! The leaf tends to keep structure but then lower leaves die off and the whole plant just does...

I'm having a problem (with SS Early Girl) : The (white) spots have structure early on but also has a sheen to it, catch it in certain angle of light and it shines! The leaf tends to keep structure but then lower leaves die off and the whole plant just does really poorly. New leaves come...

I'm having a problem (with SS Early Girl) : 'The (white) spots have structure early on but also has a sheen to it, catch it in certain angle of light and it shines! 'The leaf tends to keep structure but then lower leaves die off and the whole plant just does really poorly'. (mine keep...