I am really interested in purchasing the praying Mantis. But I am a bit scared? It is just about May and I live in DE. I have a small garden with 22 whiskey barrels that will house herbs, tomatoes, peppers, spinach, cukes etc. When I receive them do...
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Usually there are instructions included-the egg pods are shipped in May-and I have a Praying Mantis Pagoda"- a pop up screened type cage-OR you can put egg pod in small cardboard box with holes outside in a well protected spot-preferably in a thorny plant-to protect babies from the birds- If you hatch them in a pagoda type cage to see them hatch (they are sooo cute when they hatch) you can keep them for a day or two then they start eating each other-just take cage outside and open..and release! The Mantis' will climb up your hand,or arm lightning quick-so we use plant stems and tall grass blades to "load" up Mantis' and then just gently toss the plant/grass blade where you want them to go-they will disappear for several weeks so be patient-they tend to stay where you put them-keep looking..after several weeks you will start to see them at about 2-3"s long and then you can "monitor" them for the rest of the summer/early fall.They hang upside down under branches and leaves and as adults may fly away if feel threatened. I hope this helps-I have been ordering pods for 3-4 years now and I love seeing them all summer.
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Plants are rooted but I'm having a hard time with spider mites. I think it was infected by another plant and the mites have almost killed it twice. Over all the plant is as expected. I am hoping that it will flower this year or next, if the mites don't kill it.
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Well my Worx preorder shipped TODAY June 29th! Yeah! Its coming from Lewisberry PA, and says i will have it TOMMOROW June 30th! I am in Southern NJ about 4 hours from Lewisberry PA. So i will do a review tommorow night ASAP as my gas mower threw a rod and i need to mow like yesterday. Wish me luck!
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I'm sorry, I bought ladybugs for my snowball bush. They took care of the aphids and then left. Best of luck getting rid of the ones you don't want.Anne
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Potted mine too in about 3ft dia pot and it was outside over last summer and took well. I live on coast in VA. But then we had a bad rain storm and I didn't get it drained well enough and think root rot set in. It's been in house all winter and I mist it regularly but not sure it's surviving. If it's still seems viable when whether warms I think I should dig up and put rocks in bottom for drainage (there were holes in pot but I'd set it in a pan in house just after bad rain and didn't realize pan was full as I kept watering....stupid!) anyway, my thumb is green with 'easy' house plants and this poor guy (we named him Larry) has kept me in turmoil. I read it's fine to pot but not sure where I went wrong exactly. Hope this helps and I'd love any advice from anyone else!
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Haven't seen any in mine yet. I've seen everything else in there including millipedes, spiders, a few beetle-like bugs including Asian beetles, but so far haven't seen any earwigs in my house, though they are in my garage and outside. I'd almost bet they would attract the earwigs. I'm finding bugs in there that I didn't know were in my house, because of the carpet. These things are awesome, I love them.
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I received Aero Grow as a gift for Mother's Day, and love it, as I live in an apartment and do not have access to "land". My basic problem is that the cilantro is NOT growing. I contacted customer service who was extremely courteous, and who mentioned that if there were no sprouts after 4 wks. they would replace the lil' bugger. The bug thing worries me, so I have been keeping a wary eye out for that lil' problem, and will update you accordingly. It is a joy to see the herbs sprout and progress, I planted the Gourmet Herbs and they have all sprouted (except for that obstinate cilantro). :( I think you would enjoy the product immensely! :)
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You will get 5 however they may be raped of their seeds and cut into and others will be whole but dried differently by oven to kill the seeds and lose that sweet smell of HEAT they usually have from the sun drying, DEPENDS ON WHAT BATCH YOU GET. I managed to salvage 1 seed from the first batch I ordered which was sun dried and I'm growing my own plant/s which cropped out amazingly so far. To me I prefer un-raped sun-dried pods because I am a connoisseur of hot peppers and the sun drying tastes better. The seller is the only one so far I know of that is allowed to sell the Reaper but Hinterland sells an amazing Trinidad Moruga Scorpion if you don't mind a step down from 1st place in heat. The seller of this Reaper wants to please their customers and I believe they will be successful in their venture so I recommend it.
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We have enjoyed this item and have no problem with it. If you worry so much, maybe you should grow your own. really, life is already way too short. Good luck.
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Marilyn, I purchased five praying mantis egg cases a few weeks ago, and I placed them in my vegetable gardens. They all hatched and there for a while I had zillions. (One case hatched on my dining room table overnight. I was sitting at the table and saw probably a couple hundred on my shirt, arms and plate! It was funny. I gathered them up on a sheet of paper best I could.) They are wonderful to watch. You might keep some in a terrarium, but the little guys start eating each other pretty soon. So after they hatch in the terrarium, take ' em outside and remove the lid. All mine are outside now, and occaisionally, one will stop by and say "hello"., a little bigger than before. Have fun!Tom Marilyn, I purchased five praying mantis egg cases a few weeks ago, and I placed them in my vegetable gardens. They all hatched and there for a while I had zillions. (One case hatched on my dining room table overnight. I was sitting at the table and saw probably a couple hundred on my shirt, arms and plate! It was funny. I gathered them up on a sheet of paper best I could.) They are wonderful to watch. You might keep some in a terrarium, but the little guys start eating each other pretty soon. So after they hatch in the terrarium, take ' em outside and remove the lid. All mine are... » Read More Marilyn, I purchased five praying mantis egg cases a few weeks ago, and I placed them in my vegetable gardens. They all hatched and there for a while I had zillions. (One case hatched on my dining room table overnight. I was sitting at the table and saw probably a couple hundred on my shirt, arms and plate! It was funny. I gathered them up on a sheet of paper best I could.) They are wonderful to watch. You might keep some in a terrarium, but the little guys start eating each other pretty soon. So after they hatch in the terrarium, take ' em outside and remove the lid. All mine are outside now, and occaisionally, one will stop by and say "hello"., a little bigger than before. Have fun!Tom « Show Less
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Hi Dino B. Thank you for asking! These are supposed to come to you alive. It is possible that a couple could be dead here and there, depending on the weather during shipment and how long they have been on the seller's shelf or in cooling. As to the customer service, that depends on the seller. Here at Dooya Dubia, we want our customers, and their herps, to be completely satisfied. If you aren't satisfied, we haven't done our job properly. Please read our shipping and returns policies before ordering live insects from us, as we do request that our customers provide us with certain information when ordering such as the temps in your area and whether a Hold for Pickup is necessary. We do our best to make sure that your insects arrive alive. If the temps in your area are above 80 degrees, we include an ice pack so that we may try to maintain our Live Arrival Guarantee. When ordering during temps over 90 degrees, we cannot guarantee live arrival even with an ice pack and require that the package be held for pickup at your local post office. It's just too hot for the insects. We do our best to try to work with our customers, though. Likewise, when ordering during cold whether, with temps under 40 degrees, a heat pack is required. If temps are just too hot or too cold we don't ship until the weather gets better. I hope that this answers your question. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!
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Definitely put it in another pot. You want to have about 5 extras inches of dirt around the roots so they have room to grow. Be cautious that you may be getting fruit flies. Mine produced a ton of lemons in the first year but I hated the fruit flies. They breed in the soil and are difficult to get rid of. When you see the first one, start taking action
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The ones I got were barely alive. They were typical haworthias and succulents, all infested with mealybugs and pests. None were any more cold hardly than a typical haworthia. I hope this answers your question. If you haven't bought this collection, don't. Most of the plants ended up dead. They were in terrible shape, many were duplicates and an overall disappointment. Instead I would recommend finding one or two plants you really want and buy them, and skip wasting your money on this collection.
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I'm real too. I bought mine 6 months ago. It's a little small but a great starter project for kids, just make sure they don't over feed the fish. I have a beta, a cory cat and a snail in mine. I'm having trouble with the plants, but that is because I used bad seeds and have a bad cat. (The cat ate the seeds that came with it.)
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I live in the upper portion of lower Michigan and right now my barrel is under at least 4 feet of snow! I won't be able to measure it until possibly the latter part of April when the snow melts. If you can wait until then I will also be able to tell you how it looks after surviving its first winter buried in snow since last November. It is a good sized barrel and easily held 8 or 9 begonia plants.
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All 5 of mine arrived safe and sound, happy and healthy. I've transplanted all of them and one has since passed, but I don't blame the seller. As long as you made sure there was enough drainage and ventilation, I'm sure these plants would be fine.
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I put the 2 plants I ordered in the ground after I got them around Father's Day, but they didn't do very well. Disappointingly, they both died. It's a shame; my husband fondly remembered Wintergreen from his youth, and he would have enjoyed seeing it spread.