Does Isolating Plants and Castile Soap Actually Work? // Knowledge Nugget #4
Growing Joy with Plants - Wellness Rooted in Nature, Houseplants, Gardening and Plant Care
Maria Failla- Happy Plant Lady and Author of Growing Joy: The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness
4.8 • 883 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
There is so much confusion on the internet and so many different contrasting practices around how to treat fungus gnats and what to do with a plant when you bring it home. Some people insist on isolating plants for two weeks, some people dismiss that practice. Some people say to sprinkle cinnamon on the soil surface to combat fungus gnats, some say completely swap new soil. One of our Society members, Barbara, asked about whether or not castile soap works and if we really need to isolate our plants - and our Horticulturist in Residence, Leslie Halleck, enlightens us about how these insecticidal soaps actually work to eradicate pests. So in this ep, I gift you this small nugget of knowledge to give you some answers to this common question!
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In this episode we learn:
- [01:49] What it’s like to have a horticulturist in residence!
- [02:15] The plantiest and kindest corner of the internet for YOU
- [03:43] What is castile soap made of?
- [04:26] How does castile soap work on pests?
- [04:45] The most effective way to get rid of fungus gnats
- [05:44] Does isolating plants work? How do you quarantine plants?
- [07:20] How to check plants for pests
- [08:42] How to join the Bloom & Grow Garden Party and Garden Society
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| 0:00.0 | There is so much confusion on the internet and all sorts of different practices discussed about how to treat fungus gnats and what to do with the plant when you bring it home. |
| 0:09.6 | Do you isolate it? Is isolating actually not that important? If you do isolate, do you isolate |
| 0:15.0 | for three days or do you isolate for two weeks? Everybody seems to have different opinions. |
| 0:20.1 | Some people say sprinkle cinnamon on top of the soil. |
| 0:22.8 | Some people completely swap out new soil. |
| 0:25.2 | Frankly, I've always been kind of confused and tried a variety of things |
| 0:29.2 | when it comes to fungus gnats in my plant collection. |
| 0:31.8 | But fear no more because this month one of our |
| 0:35.0 | society members Barbara asked Leslie our horticulturist and residents of the |
| 0:39.2 | Blumen Gros Garden Society whether or not Castile soap actually works and if we need to isolate our |
| 0:44.6 | plants when bringing them home from the nursery. While I was ready for Leslie |
| 0:48.4 | to vehemently insist on the practices that I've seen circling the Internet, I |
| 0:52.0 | was actually really surprised and relieved to hear her answer. |
| 0:55.0 | In addition to learning more about how these insecticidal soaps actually work |
| 0:59.0 | to eradicate pests and whether or not we need to use them. |
| 1:02.0 | So today, Plant Friends, I give you the small nugget. and whether or not we need to use them. |
| 1:02.6 | So today, Plant Friends, I give you the small nugget of knowledge |
| 1:05.7 | to give you the answers to this common question. |
| 1:08.0 | Blue Mangro Radio. |
| 1:19.0 | Welcome back, friends. I hope you've had wonderfully plant weeks as per usual. If you're newer to Bloom and Grow Radio, |
| 1:21.0 | this episode, which is a mini episode is part of a |
| 1:24.2 | mini series on the podcast called Nuggets of Knowledge and it's sponsored by my |
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