love the succulents, however, little flies keep popping up, what do I do..they hv to last at least to Nov. 17
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Make sure u are not over watering them. they only need to be watered once a week if so.
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Sorry, my moss began drying up, even though I sprayed it along with the plant, and I finally tossed it and put some shells in the hanger with the plant. I'd suggest either getting in touch with Hinterland or a local florist shop ... good luck!
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The directions for this class of plant always say to use distilled or rain water. i put a watering can where rain water drips off the roof and use that, or purified, or distilled. i think the issue is that the minerals in the water build up and kill the plant. it would probably take a month or more, i'd guess. in the past, my venus fly traps always died because i didn't give them enough light. their needs are similar to a cape honeydew. now i have my two carnivorous plants on the lanai (in southern florida) behind a screen that gets full sun. it's just right. they're doing well. so give 'em enough light and pure water and they should to fine. if you pick up a gallon of purified water (or distilled) from the grocery store it should last a very long time. it only costs about a buck. should last well over a month, i would think. be sure not to let it dry out. i water it so it sits in about 1/8 inch of water. when the water evaporates i put in another 1/8 to 1/4 inch. reminds me, need to check mine. i check 'em every day or two. remember too, you gotta keep 'em humid. if you're in a dry climate keep 'em in a terrarium or something that will keep their air moist. geeze, how's that for a long-winded answer!!!
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I used 3 teaspoons full to 1 gallon of water. I water my 9 plants once a week. I did it for four weeks and it did work. We haven't seen any tiny flies in a while now. The plants were infested by a new plant I bought at the super market. I should have kept it apart from the others until I knew it was clean but I didn't. But the natrol WDG worked.
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I only soak mine once about every three weeks and spray mist them once a week and they do just fine. there is nothing to plant them in, just sit it on the stuff that came with the plant and it loves it in terranium. I have mine high enough in front of a South East facing window to allow the light to hit the plant but NOT the direct sun. I hope you enjoy your's as much as I do mine. Bob
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I am in the same position as you. Mine are about 1.5 years old and no flowers yet though the plants are green and growing. As long as they are doing that, I am hopeful it will be soon. Perhaps by next Spring.
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I grew them in mid to late summer and it appears they did not survive the Minnesota winter as there is no life at this time. Not sure if they are supposed to grow until June. I also bought one in August that was mature with flowers and planted it. I wondered if it di not have enough time to root out in only 4 weeks.
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I only had a few come up. I had them in a heated terrariums with grow lights but was unable to keep them alive. Hope you have better luck! I have many plants but bought them already grown, lol - I might try again in the spring
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I would take the garden hose and really spray the plants and wait a day or two then release lady bugs. They are pretty tough. Hope this helps. Eve
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I only had one and its ben a month since I sprayed. A combination of spray and traps should help.
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It's not an instant fix...give it some time to work its magic. Your gnat population should be diminished significantly, and the remaining few should die out pretty soon. I continued to see a stray gnat for a while, and I didn't even notice when that stopped because there were so few at that point. You followed the instructions to put the powder a third of the way in the pot, right? In addition to that, I also sprinkled some around the surface dirt and watered it in. That might help you, too.
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Diane, I know when I planted mine late last year it took awhile for them to come up too. Not knowing how you planted them I'm not sure what's going on. Hopefully you planted them no more than maybe an inch deep in good soil, with at least some sun shine and have been watering them occasionally. If so, they should be popping up soon. The ones I planted this year only got about half as tall as last year before they started to bloom, but they came up quicker. I would rather have the bigger plants. Be patient, I don't think you will be disappointed.
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You can order them anytime and keep them in refrigerator. I used a plastic cup for each casing with very fine mesh-like cheesecloth or organza fabric piece over the top secured by a rubber band. As long as it is cold, they will not hatch. Check with a good garden shop to find out when they would be hatching normally then take them from the refrigerator and leave the cups (covered as I describe) out for anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks ahead (a guess...I didn't keep track of the elapsed time) Weekends you will want to take them home or have a student's family take them for once they hatch they look for food and, if not put out in the garden, eventually they will begin eating each other, I have been told. A great many hatch from each casing. They are the size of mosquitos....perfect miniature praying mantis once they emerge from the casing and shed an outer 'cocoon-like covering. You can carefully take them out by hand or shake the container around. Try to spread them around the area so that they will have room to find insects. If you are lucky, a few will live and you will see them....one or more inches long and very green...in your garden. I just thought...if you had a bunch of containers, each of your children could take some home with them and distribute in their own gardens. My grandchildren have been so excited to spot one or more of their grown up 'babies' midway through the summer. Good luck
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I ordered these a couple months ago and they actually look like 4 sticks with each in plastic bag and a little soil. I planted them according to directions given. I put each in a separate 10 inch pot and set them in the sun and they are doing fine. They started sprouting leaves about a week or two after they were planted. Not all of them developed leaves at the same time. Mine have not bloomed but I am sure they will. My sister ordered them about 3 months ago and one of hers has had a little bloom. They do not like to be watered too much so read the instructions. Yes, they are the actual colors that are listed so I marked my pots when I planted them so I can see which ones mature the fastest. I ordered these a couple months ago and they actually look like 4 sticks with each in plastic bag and a little soil. I planted them according to directions given. I put each in a separate 10 inch pot and set them in the sun and they are doing fine. They started sprouting leaves about a week or two after they were planted. Not all of them developed leaves at the same time. Mine have not bloomed but I am sure they will. My sister ordered them about 3 months ago and one of hers has had a little bloom. They do not like to be watered too much so read the instructions. Yes, they are the actual... » Read More I ordered these a couple months ago and they actually look like 4 sticks with each in plastic bag and a little soil. I planted them according to directions given. I put each in a separate 10 inch pot and set them in the sun and they are doing fine. They started sprouting leaves about a week or two after they were planted. Not all of them developed leaves at the same time. Mine have not bloomed but I am sure they will. My sister ordered them about 3 months ago and one of hers has had a little bloom. They do not like to be watered too much so read the instructions. Yes, they are the actual colors that are listed so I marked my pots when I planted them so I can see which ones mature the fastest. « Show Less
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While they survived it seemed to help quite a bit with ours. We had gnats and flies that were obnoxious. But every time I have had issues with them. Got tired of dealing with it. Really like them but I don't know why but can't keep them alive.
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Keep it in the soil it came in for one! They are picky plants, so I am finding (the venus fly trap and sundew, the pitcher plant seems hardier). Anyway, if you do need soil only use peetmoss and perlite, with no fertilizers it will kill them. Also, rain water or distilled water. They like lots of sun. My plants were doing awesome and they started growing out of the terrarium, so I got a bigger terrarium and the move I think killed the sundew plants, my vft are not doing as well, but the pitcher plants are doing awesome! I hope it gets better :)
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I recommend Miracle Grow potting soil. I fill the wick columns with Miracle Grow, then I place about 1" to 1 1/2" of Miracle Grow over the rest of the Grow Box. I add a 1 1/2" layer of Black Gold (worm dung) and then finish filling the Grow Box with Miracle Grow. DO NOT USE THE FERTILIZER that came with the grow box. In the two grow boxes I tried this in I lost more plants and replaced more plants. In the grow box where I did what I told you, I've not lost a single plant. My plants are going great. I would also mix in some Marigolds around your tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. to help keep the bugs away. Good Luck!