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overwintering First attempt at over wintering

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max houser

Making my first attempt to grow indoors over the next few months. during the season i grow both in-ground and in-containers. I read  on over wintering plants so I brought a bunch in my grow room a few weeks ago.  I am currently fighting  aphids and spider mites on a few plants...  Most I cut way back except my only surviving orange Habanero which still has ripening peppers, I prune off the limbs that are empty of fruit and the ones that are "older"  
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Yeah aphids and mites are probably the trickiest part

It looks good.

Is that plant on the right a Psychotria? It looks like a member of Rubiaceae to me.
 
Max Nihil said:
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Is that plant on the right a Psychotria? It looks like a member of Rubiaceae to me.
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No it is not... it is my lemon tree, leaves are quite similar. I'm unsure as to what type of lemon, I grew from a seed that was given to me. It's a young 2 year old tree. Spider mites got me bad last year as I tried to control with soapy water ...this year I stepped up to neem oil and it is still a struggle!  My 3 year old pineapple plant is next to the lemon and I have never had an issue with any type of pest.. it actually flowered a few months ago and has a small fruit growing.
 
Yeah, I battled aphids all last winter, it was a losing battle for me with no predators; I tried DE, neem oil, orange oil etc. Went as far as using ant poison traps nearby as the aphids were being farmed by the ants. Good luck!
 
I now segregate my plants as I have stuff growing in a tent indoors year round. Plants that have spent outdoors get pruned down and just kept alive in the basement. I make sure the keep them far far away from my grow tent. 
 
The self cloning aspect aphids have is brutal.

They have a symbiotic bacteria that they require to live.
It is possible to exploit this against them but I am not aware of any products that do this.

UnNatural has a good point. Isolation is the most effective form of pest control.
 
Max Nihil said:
They have a symbiotic bacteria that they require to live.
It is possible to exploit this against them but I am not aware of any products that do this.
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And this bacteria and method are what, exactly?
 
Aphids are one of the single most prevalent pests encountered in a pepper garden.  If you know something like this, don't you think it would be valuable to share?
 
Nevermind.  I'm on the ignore list.  :rolleyes:
 
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