Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I got some imidacloprid 1.47% based on your suggestions. As its more concentrated than in the other thread, could you recommend a specific dilution?

Also, I'm just curious if you would know how imidacloprid compares with acephate, as they're both systemics.

A year or two ago I lost a Senecio Kleiniiformis to mystery rot. A few weeks ago I finally found a little one to replace it. Well nothing's ever as simple as it seems and the new Senecio has a case of mealybugs that wasn't very present when I bought it. For the time being I've been picking them off ...

Hey everyone. I have a large barrel cactus (species unknown) that's needed repotting for a while now. After going through all the pots I had handy (I always save pots from garden and landscaping purchases) this was the smallest one I could find that was bigger than the previous pot. WP_20140721_00_0...

Hi all; after the last thread I posted (about fertilized perlite) I went out and got some more (better) soils for my mix. I want to make a general kind of mix as I have mostly cacti and cacti seeds, but I can adjust for my few succulent. My current mix is: 2 parts Fafard cactus mix 2 parts horticult...

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