Good to see another fanatic jumping into the semp hobby. I remember it well. Good luck
@IAmHumanJake and remember all those plants are likely to multiply like tribbles.
Tis the season where I live that the Crane Fly maggots are fat, happy and active. I've noticed some very sad looking specimens around my garden with the telltale chewed up leaves and missing root masses.
I pulled up 'Lilac Time' to find one of these buggers in action.
Digging down invariably reveals 6-10 fat, juicy maggots. Not to be wasted I toss them to my chickens who love them.
Cleaning her up a bit I find this on the bottom. I used to think this was slugs and maybe sometimes it is, but right now it's these maggots.
I do what I can to resurrect the colony... will they make it?
'Saharasonne', 'Gold Nugget' and 'Goldmarie' all went thru the same process today. There's maybe a few more but I don't feel like looking for something I don't want to find.
I wonder if any other PNW folks have this issue... anyone?
I wonder if using 50% native soil encourages them. Maybe a 100 artificial/bagged soil mix would deter them?
Despite these issues, most semps are looking quite good on this last day of April.
'Eyjafjolla' and 'Tiefgang' live up to their hype.
'Serapis' and 'Patent Leather Shoes'
A Globifera, 'Faramir' and 'Grunrand'
My two favorite pinks are 'Pink Lotus' and 'Pacific Jordan'
