Herb Gardens Anyone?

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I started an herb garden outside this summer. Separate pots for rosemary, thyme, dill, chives and basil.

All went well this summer. Had yummy fresh herbs.

I decided to move them inside when it started getting cold a few weeks ago.

I repotted them before I moved them in (fresh soil) and now, about 2 weeks later, I have a MAJOR fruit fly infestation in my house!

Anyone have any ideas how to stop this! It's the only "live" stuff in my house so I know I'm not getting the fruit flys from another plant.

I'd really like to keep it going over the winter but if I have to deal with fruit flys, I'll just let the plants die.

I had them on a ledge on my deck all summer and I don't remember seeing any fruit flys all summer.

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[Muenkel 0]

Do you have any rotting fruit on your countertop?

Chris

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[cocheese 0]

Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

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Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

Actually, as full of shit Cocheese normally is; this is the correct answer.

Chris

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Do you have any rotting fruit on your countertop?

Chris

Nope. Thought about that too. Garbage was emptied today too. Just noticed them tonight. The only thing on my counter is a pepper mill, salt mill and a bottle of red wine.

The pots are on my deck now but they won't last out there through the winter.

I'd like to keep them but if I keep getting fruit flys, they'll be out there to die in the snow.

Googled some stuff and apparently, basil is a natural fruit fly inhibitor! I have basil ... can't figure it out.

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Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

Thank you! I'll try that!

I repotted them and thought that might take care of any "outside" problems.

Thanks for saying litre too. I know that!

Going to get the pail, soap and spray bottle now!

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Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

Actually, as full of shit Cocheese normally is; this is the correct answer.

Chris

Thanks for the reassurance!



I'm going to try this now!

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[FlyinDawg 0]

Mmmm! I love herbs garden. I always do it for my mother and even my small garden! It's great for dinner meal with fresh herbs! I have favorite herbs is chocolate mints herb! Have you ever try plant it? That smell so fresh!

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Mmmm! I love herbs garden. I always do it for my mother and even my small garden! It's great for dinner meal with fresh herbs! I have favorite herbs is chocolate mints herb! Have you ever try plant it? That smell so fresh!

My neighbour planted chocolate herbs in her garden. She keeps bringing them over. They smell SO yummy!

I'm going to plant them next year! She has a lemon herb too. It's a hybrid. I think it's crossed with thyme ... really nice! And it thrives in shade and my front yard faces north. I'll try it next year (apprarently it keeps the mosquitoes away!)

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[skytash 0]

Chocolate herbs??

tell me more, never heard of anything like that
Just googled and found reference to 'Mint Chocolate(Mentha x Piperita)'. That's the only thing I could find. Is that the latin name for what your friend has?

tash

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[Zep 0]

Go buy a bag of spiders, when the flies are gone, buy a bird, when the spiders are gone, buy a cat

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[irisheyes 0]

You might also want to check the "fresh soil" you used to replant them. I have been unlucky enough to get a few infested batches.

[ImGunnaJump 0]

***Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

[warpedskydiver 0]

Use Pyrethrin spray either Schultz brand in the pump bottle or get an emitter that doses the area every half hour.

in 72 hours no more bugs.

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Chocolate herbs??

tell me more, never heard of anything like that
Just googled and found reference to 'Mint Chocolate(Mentha x Piperita)'. That's the only thing I could find. Is that the latin name for what your friend has?

tash

Yep. That would be it. It smells YUMMY!!

'Shell

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Go buy a bag of spiders, when the flies are gone, buy a bird, when the spiders are gone, buy a cat

I already have the cat!



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You might also want to check the "fresh soil" you used to replant them. I have been unlucky enough to get a few infested batches.

Shit. I was afraid I might have to check that.

'Shell

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***Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

Thank you! I'll try that! ***

If you can think of it, PM and let me know how this works out. I had exact same problem last year...I'm so proud of myself, only one plant died last winter. I've been known to be the Grim Reaper of plants!

[Rainbo 0]

I would not leave your pot on the deck. Someone might notice it and call THE COPS. Oh, sorry, I just realized you wer talkin' a different kond of herb.

Rainbo
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[piisfish 140]

i have them sativa and indica herbs on my balcony.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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i have them sativa and indica herbs on my balcony.

Do much cooking with those ...



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Go buy a bag of spiders, when the flies are gone, buy a bird, when the spiders are gone, buy a cat

But I don't know why she swallowed a fly....

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Go buy a bag of spiders, when the flies are gone, buy a bird, when the spiders are gone, buy a cat

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But I don't know why she swallowed a fly....

Congratulations, you found the missing link.

Chris

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Unfortunately, that song will be in my head the rest of the week.

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Spray the plants with soapy water. About 5 drops of dish soap per litre. Then rinse the plants with fresh water after a day or two.

Okay, I did this a week ago and actually left the pots out on the deck since then (the weather's been nice!).

Sprayed them and then rinsed them about 3 days later.

They were on my covered deck and I kept checking for fruit flys and there weren't any.

Brought them back into the house today and so far so good! No fruit flys!!

THANK YOU COCHEESE!! I hated to think that I would have to get rid of these herbs and start all over again!

For anyone with the same problem, cocheese's suggestion appears to work!

If things change, I'll let you know.

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