shannie17/4/04 12:47


"Kay Easton" wrote in message I think I could
really get to like these plants, they
just seem to go so well with my cacti...nice to have something new and
different to play with

I also have cacti and insectivores - so if your greenhouse is warm
enough in winter for your cacti, it should be fine for the insectivores.

But be careful how you control mealy bug and red spider - the
insectivores won't thank you for spraying insecticides around and
killing off their food!
--
Kay Easton

Thanks Kay, Im only in my second year with a greenhouse and as yet have not
come across those problems, I don't like chemicals, so, if these problems
should arise what would you suggest? Mind you, I have to dismantle and
reassemble due to a house move during the summer, so it'll get a good
cleaning then...thats not to say I wont have the irritation before then,
your advise, as always would be welcome


Shannie, we use biological control in our green houses and it works
brilliantly. It's not cheap to start with but develops its own momentum.
It's important *never* to use sprays once you start using bio control,
though. Various companies advertise in The Garden and in other magazines,
I believe.

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)