Welcome to indoor
Indoor Winter Gardening Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Indoor Winter Gardening. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Preventing Infestation of Peppers by Growing them in Greenhouses
from:Pepper is likely to be infested by a number of different pests. By growing pepper in greenhouses, infestation can be avoided. Care should be taken that your greenhouse is such that pests cannot thrive. But before the prevention measures, let’s consider the different pests that can affect peppers and then how to prevent them.
The two spotted spider mice affect greenhouse pepper very often. It can make the leaves brittle and brown. A predatory mite called Phytoseiulus persimiliscan can be introduced into your greenhouse. It will control the population of the spider mite. The green peach aphid is another pest which infests peppers. There are aphid biological control agents that are available that be used to control the growth of aphids. However, first you should know the species of aphids affecting your peppers. Only then start controlling them. Parasitic wasps can be introduced in the greenhouse for controlling aphids. For better control of aphids, both predators of aphids and parasites ought to be used.
Even caterpillars and loopers can infest peppers in your greenhouse. Cabbage looper is a common one which infests peppers. To prevent this you can screen intake vents. To catch the adult moths, ultra violet light traps can be put up. Egg parasites and microbial biological control agents can be introduced to kill loopers. If the loopers are large enough they can even be picked by hand. There are different species of thrips that can affect peppers in greenhouses. These thrips can be detected by putting sticky straps of yellow or blue color. Thrip vectors should be avoided at all costs. Predatory mites and bugs can be used to prevent growth of thrips. Whiteflies could infest greenhouse pepper. But it is a rare possibility. Parasitic wasps can be used against them. Even small beetles can be used as they feed on eggs of whiteflies.
You can use biological control agents’ and other parasites for preventing infestation of peppers. But a word of caution needs to be sounded. The quality of these biological control agents need to be verified properly. Do make use of a magnifying glass to inspect them. Especially in winter they might be damaged. Thus, you can prevent infestation of peppers in greenhouses.
Indoor Winter Gardening News
Gardening System Extends Growing Season
One local man says he can change the world through his garden. A special technique he's been perfecting could save space, water and energy for gardeners.
Read more...Replay: Put pizzazz in your planters chat
Want some window-box wow? Join Ottawa Citizen Style editor Jennifer Campbell and container gardening expert Ailsa Francis for a live webchat noon Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
Read more...Home and Garden calendar
Community garden: The Snohomish Garden Club is planting a community garden to produce food for local food banks. Volunteers are needed to prepare, plant, maintain and harvest throughout the season. All ages welcome.
Read more...Sun and Shade Q&A: Gardenias and indoor moves
I am having trouble with a small gardenia plant I have, about 1.5 feet tall. It lives indoors in a pot in a sunny room. I water it lightly every other day but it has been dry and droopy in the past two weeks.
Read more...Master Gardeners: Using less water in the garden
Cutting down on landscape water use is pretty easy. Once you start including water efficiency as a natural component of your gardening habits you will be hooked.
Read more...