Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Greetings and salutations Bruggies;), 0 by JLD_II

JLD_II wrote:
Man...I sure went on a ramble yesterday. I have a bad habit of thinking out loud or in this case...thinking on the board. I had "bugs" on the brain and thinking about amending my soil and helping mothernature by adding more beneficial microbes etc. to the mix..Sorry I brought a hydroponic subject to the wrong forum. I took it for granted that everyone would enjoy hearing about that sorta stuff and how it relates to what we do outdoors naturally.
Do you folks ever have pest problems with brugs or datura's? Bob was telling me about his white fly infestation and I remembered a sight I use for buying beneficial insects to pray on our pests instead of using any chemicals. I buy lady bugs, praying mantis, and a few other tiny flyer's that prey on all kinds of flies and moth larvae. http://WWW.Planetnatural.com has great ways and ideas for chemical free pest control.

I saw a very sad landscape makeover on tv this am.. There were removing what they called old and over grown plants away from the house so they could start fresh. The plants they removed were all HUGE BLOOMING BRUGS. I couldn't believe it. Very sad.
Well I started out talking about bugs so I'm ending my post with a picture of 1 of my buddies. He and his family are very different than the fuzzy one/s with a bad attitude. These guys must get so addicted to the Passiflora, I can actually pet them while they climb around the flowers on the patio. They get covered with yellow pollen so thick they can barely fly, maybe that why they let me pet them.
Good day all.
Jeff