I Need to Kill Spider Mites!

 Written By – Joey Espinoza

  Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

Spider mites, we all hate them and deal with them at one point. In this article I am going to discuss a great product that will help you kill spider mites. It’s important to remember that these little buggers are everywhere so you need to treat your gardens as if they already have them. Too many people come into our store to get a product AFTER they have spider mites. The key is to treat BEFORE you get them or see them.

I recommend you spray your plants the first day you get them into your garden. Never trust a friend or even a nursery, in terms of having pest-free plants. Expect all plants to have some sort of issue, so you know it’s important to treat them rather then wait.

If you want to ...

How do I Get Rid of Mold for Good?

 Written by – Joey Espinoza

 Garden Adviser – Perfect Gardens

As growers we ALL experience some sort of mold problem during our gardening time. It doesn’t matter if you’re a new grower or you’ve been doing it for a while, mold happens. The most common type of fungus problems indoors is powdery mildew (in my experience) and the most common outdoors is botrytis (grey/brown mold). Of course either-or can be found in both situations as well.

Before we get into the details of how to eliminate your mold problems, let’s make sure that you understand how you get fungus problems in the first place.

How did I get mold?

Fungus is everywhere, it might be a gross thought for some people, but it really is...

The value in positioning your Submersible water pump properly

  Written by Mark B.

  Grow Coach – Perfect Gardens

Submersible Water Pump vs In-line Water Pump

The difference between a submersible water pump and in-line water pump is more than just the physical placement, ease of installation, and heat issues.

It can also help with

• Disease prevention
• Yield increase

Benefits of Submersible Water Pump

The reason why using a submersible water pump is so attractive is because all you have to do is screw on a fitting at the top of the water pump, slip on your tubing, put the submersible water pump in the water, and plug it in.

Benefits of In-line Water Pump

A In-line water pump is great because any extra heat that is produced by the in-line water pump is released into the air, in...

Our Methods to Kill Spider Mites

 Written By – Joey E.

 Grow Coach – Perfect Gardens

In my experience the #1 garden pest that ALL growers deal with are spider mites. No matter if you’re  new grower, a hobbyist, or a commercial veteran spider mites are something we’ve all dealt with or will deal with at some point. Unfortunately some of us never get the proper guidance on how to kill spider mites so we’re left dealing with a problem that can be frustrating, and devastating to your plants.

The first important step is to fully understand how spider mites get into your garden in the first place. If you just learn how to kill spider mites without understanding how to prevent them, you will fight an uphill battle (let’s prevent this).

These pests are tiny, microscopic mites which are l...

5 Methods for Preventing & Eliminating Garden Pests in Your Garden

Many customers come in telling us that they have yellow dots on leaves, spider-mites, aphids and other bugs.

If you have a plant pest problem then this video will give you a step by step guide of what you need to kill those bugs.

Another great idea for prevention is to utilize lady bugs in your garden. They LOVE aphids however will eat other garden pests from time to time. Be sure to place them into your garden during dark hours so they can settle and will not fly away.

Why do you need ladybugs in your garden?

They are hungry for aphids, fruit flies, mites and other plant-sucking insects.

 Ladybugs lay their eggs in rows on the undersides of leaves, usually where aphids are found.

When the larvae ha...

Are Caterpillars destroying your Organic Garden?

3 Preventative Things To Never Have a Caterpillar in Your Garden Again!

From the desk of Mark W. Boutwell II – Grow Coach
Green Joint Ventures

Mark Grow Coach

Learning how to live in harmony with plant pest like a “Caterpillars” for me, is very important.

Especially after learning as a child the full cycle of the caterpillars and butterfly; I knew that I had to figure out a method to live with the Caterpillars worst half so I could appreciate the better half.

This method of dealing with your Caterpillars isn’t just the most effective way; it is the most sustainable way.

The first time I faced caterpillars was in my greenhouse garden.  At first it stumped me.

I couldn’t figure out why my plant seemed to be getting little holes.

Cat...