Root aphid organic fix

Sick Plants & Problems
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This is the podcast I got the idea from. Makes a lot of sense. Still good to use some sort of IPM I think though.

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They do not have to go after my plants, the roots left over from the previous harvest is more than enough for the little critters.

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Do you think they eat both decomposing and live plants ? I thought insects were either beneficial or parasitic. Only my small plants that I just popped from seed seem to be having an issue. Have a bunch of other plants in veg that are visually super healthy/unimpacted.

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Volcanic rock dust like Azomite?

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Azomite is a brand name.
ingredients are: Volcanic Dust.

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For sure, nice I already have some!

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AZOMITE Ā® is a natural product in Utah mined from an ancient volcanic eruption into a seabed and is distinct from any other mineral deposit in the world.
Iā€™m going to be using this, need 46 bags. Gonna be great!

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Seems I was mistaken. I thought they just liked roots. So I donā€™t have to remove the old roots.

Mind you, just Googled fungus gnats, ā€œfungus gnats eat - They eat organic mulch, leaf mold, grass clippings, compost, root hairs, and fungiā€

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Itā€™s the good stuff

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Basalt along with azomite?

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Looks like it huh, some cool shit Iā€™m learning tonight.
These people are wonderful to work with. Saw them talked about in farmers almanac.

Bottom of page is info center - Tell me that ainā€™t killer.

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Interesting site. Again with the, ā€œLet the plants dry outā€ thing. If I do not water ever two or three days my plants wilt.I have a lot of plant for the pot size I guess.

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They wilt so that when it rains, water ascends to close to roots.
When too wet they put fan leaves all the way out and up.

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That isnā€™t even remotely close to true lol. They wilt because they are unable to maintain turgor pressure.

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Science is good, I see the factual information that backs your post.
Turgor pressure and cellular strengthening, an interesting day of gathering some facts.
Thanks for the info
Now, due diligence -
Scientific Reports had this:
On the other hand, stomatal closure was also observed as a coping mechanism for plants to inhibit drought stress associated with the release of root chemicals22, loss of leaf turgor, and low humidity23.

Q.- So when plants wilt (Stomatal Closure) , there closing is a ā€œCoping Mechanismā€ associated with
1.- ā€œLow Humidityā€
2.- release of root chemicals
3.- loss of leaf turgor
Is this closer to the proper description, I obviously should have used?

Forgot link to article I probably donā€™t understand but seems to help.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78893-z

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So now I am confused. Is it a good thing or bad thing for all my leaves to droop?

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# observational evidence - itā€™s natural, itā€™s good if you see it, because it is your work that makes it so. In your case it would seem you already have the answer, too small of a pot.
I have used aeropots since they came out, you wonā€™t regret trying one sometime, kinda magical!

Found the OG FAQā€™s section, Found article I had seen on tobacco tea, thought Iā€™d share.

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But would they not dry out faster with the fabric sides?

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Damn brain says Aero when its air-pot, me dumb doh.
https://air-pot.com/garden/

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Would there not be more of a problem with root aphids with all those holes to get into?

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