I am really interested in purchasing the praying Mantis. But I am a bit scared? It is just about May and I live in DE. I have a small garden with 22 whiskey barrels that will house herbs, tomatoes, peppers, spinach, cukes etc. When I receive them do you just put the eggs out into the garden? Are their instructions? I want them to hatch and grow. But I am a bit leary that I wont be able to understand the procedure. thanks you all for your patience. marilyn I am really interested in purchasing the praying Mantis. But I am a bit scared? It is just about May and I live in DE. I have a small garden with 22 whiskey barrels that will house herbs,... » Read More I am really interested in purchasing the praying Mantis. But I am a bit scared? It is just about May and I live in DE. I have a small garden with 22 whiskey barrels that will house herbs, tomatoes, peppers, spinach, cukes etc. When I receive them do you just put the eggs out into the garden? Are their instructions? I want them to hatch and grow. But I am a bit leary that I wont be able to understand the procedure. thanks you all for your patience. marilyn « Show Less
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The directions for use are very simple. Hang the egg cases under a leaf or other overhanging structure in your garden. However caveat emptor - the egg cases I purchased never hatched. Disappointing since the ladybird beetles and nematodes I also bought worked great. Never saw an aphid or grub during the entire growing season.
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we never saw 1 praying mantis... and believe me we tried. it was an experiment that sadly did not bode well here. I wont give up, i'd like to try again. we just never had a successful egg batch. GOOD LUCK!!!
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Because the babies are so small, if you just leave the egg in the garden you won't really know if/when they arrive. I found a Y shaped twig and lodged the egg in between the V shape of the twig. Then I placed it in a mesh bag and hung it in a tree. I don't know how warm it is in DE right now but the babies will not arrive until it is clearly spring. It took more than a month for ours to hatch and we live in AZ, it was in the high 80s when they arrived. Don't get discouraged, they will come!
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my son said there were a lot of tiny Praying Mantises in his egg. they, also, like to eat each other. he let all of them loose in the garden and kept two to put in his little mantis pen. he feed them some type of live bugs or worms that he bought at the pet store. he was getting ready to feed them one day and one mantis was eating the other.
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I brought my gardenia inside about a month ago as outside night temps getting into the mid-thirties. I keep my house 68-70 in daytime and 58-60 at night. I don't have a grow light but keep it by a window that gets morning sun. It is growing like crazy, and I am pleasantly surprised. I thought it would probably die. Oddly enough, my asparagus fern which was outside as well, sits next to the gardenia inside and is throwing out new shoots almost everyday! I don't know what's going on but obviously they like it!!
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Tiny! Stalk like an ink pen with 2 or 3 leaves. Recommend putting in a 3 gallon or larger pot if u want to try overwintering inside. Grandma's didn't overwinter in Raleigh, NC so we got her another & potted this year. It produces no tubers to come back next year. The one she had inground last summer was close to a tree where it got morning sunshine & got 6' tall with about 2.5"x3.5" leaves. She worried about staking but wasn't needed. The huge leaves never touch the ground & just wave back & forth in breezes & wind. Good luck with it. They grow fast & really gets the everyone commenting on it. I recommend getting this plant.
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I planted two in the ground rabbits ate one and the other took off nicely I live in wisconsin so I mulched it heavy for the winter and hope when i uncover I still have a plant. My mom placed one in a pot inside and its growing slowly but sure she wants to see if it will mature enough to plant this year if I have no luck with mine I used a manure soil mixed with potting soil that feeds like mircle grow. GOOD LUCK!
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Actually, I still have it in a really big pot. I've been meaning to plant it near a fence, but haven't done it. I think it's suffering in the pot, but now it must have a lot of roots, so I'm going to have to dig a really big hole. In the pot it has mostly gotten wide, not tall. I'm a little disappointed that the stalks are still very skinny, and only one is actually black at the moment. I guess I'd better plant it!
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I separated all and put in small pots. If half make it I will be happy. They ship a lot in one pot so it looks like a great plant. I have lost 5 plants out of all that I got. Good luck.
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I just planted some in my garden only a few days ago. so far nothing.. I did plant some in the house in those little green house plastic containers that come with the little dirt pods. they are already growing. took less than a week and they are already an inch tall.. the seeds I planted outside I water twice a day because it gets hot and dry quickly. I mixed garden soil and compost and steer manure into the garden. each seed is different as far as sun. So far I am happy with them.
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I had treated the yard with other insecticides before the nematodes arrived also, so I called the company and asked them. They said wait at least 30 days. You can keep the nematodes in the refrigerator for up to 14 days, and with my luck, the 30 days coincided with the 14th day I had to store them. I can say that I did this last summer, when the fleas were absolutely horrible (the worst I've ever seen) and hoped they'd establish a good colony for this summer, and apparently they did. I might have picked one or two fleas off my bulldog all summer, haven't had a single flea jump on me at all, so I haven't retreated yet. They should have had an abundance of larvae to feed off of all winter long, so I'm hoping that with the lack of fleas this year, and without retreating, that the ones that have worked so well for me don't migrate to a better food source this winter! I think I'll wait now and retreat after the last frost in the spring.
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I have raised praying mantises before and they might not be able to escape, but I think the fruit flies might. It would be a close call on both of them. The screen is very small, but so are they. I used a piece of very small mesh material to and doubled it over on the top of he jug I had them in. Maybe you could put something like that on top until they grow just a little.
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I received Aero Grow as a gift for Mother's Day, and love it, as I live in an apartment and do not have access to "land". My basic problem is that the cilantro is NOT growing. I contacted customer service who was extremely courteous, and who mentioned that if there were no sprouts after 4 wks. they would replace the lil' bugger. The bug thing worries me, so I have been keeping a wary eye out for that lil' problem, and will update you accordingly.It is a joy to see the herbs sprout and progress, I planted the Gourmet Herbs and they have all sprouted (except for that obstinate cilantro). :( I think you would enjoy the product immensely! :) I received Aero Grow as a gift for Mother's Day, and love it, as I live in an apartment and do not have access to "land". My basic problem is that the cilantro is NOT growing. I contacted customer service who was extremely courteous, and who mentioned that if there were no sprouts after 4 wks. they would replace the lil' bugger. The bug thing worries me, so I have been keeping a wary eye out for that lil' problem, and will update you accordingly.It is a joy to see the herbs sprout and progress, I planted the Gourmet Herbs and they have all sprouted (except for that... » Read More I received Aero Grow as a gift for Mother's Day, and love it, as I live in an apartment and do not have access to "land". My basic problem is that the cilantro is NOT growing. I contacted customer service who was extremely courteous, and who mentioned that if there were no sprouts after 4 wks. they would replace the lil' bugger. The bug thing worries me, so I have been keeping a wary eye out for that lil' problem, and will update you accordingly.It is a joy to see the herbs sprout and progress, I planted the Gourmet Herbs and they have all sprouted (except for that obstinate cilantro). :( I think you would enjoy the product immensely! :) « Show Less
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Good morning Janice,At some Rock Quarry for for away. I had to be humorists at least about it. Anyway I really am not sure and may have been China for it has know markings and I trashed the papers on it. I do know it is a work of art and if you buy it that sucker is heavy so best call a crane company for assistance. If your going to leave it in one place you will be all right but moving it around may get old quick. We use it for setting our crock pot and Dehydrator on that reaches temperature of up to 400 degrees. It is so far well worth the money and sure you will like it. Hope this info helped. Good morning Janice,At some Rock Quarry for for away. I had to be humorists at least about it. Anyway I really am not sure and may have been China for it has know markings and I trashed the papers on it. I do know it is a work of art and if you buy it that sucker is heavy so best call a crane company for assistance. If your going to leave it in one place you will be all right but moving it around may get old quick. We use it for setting our crock pot and Dehydrator on that reaches temperature of up to 400 degrees. It is so far well worth the money and sure you will like it. Hope this... » Read More Good morning Janice,At some Rock Quarry for for away. I had to be humorists at least about it. Anyway I really am not sure and may have been China for it has know markings and I trashed the papers on it. I do know it is a work of art and if you buy it that sucker is heavy so best call a crane company for assistance. If your going to leave it in one place you will be all right but moving it around may get old quick. We use it for setting our crock pot and Dehydrator on that reaches temperature of up to 400 degrees. It is so far well worth the money and sure you will like it. Hope this info helped. « Show Less
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Andrew, then I really should not think it would be a problem. I actually think it is a stunning idea. Hopefully the fish are not too scared. But they really are gorgeous. I bought the whole collection and used them as centerpieces for my eldest sister's 60 birthday. She is crazy about dragons and it was quite a surprise to her when I put them in fllower bouquets shaped as nests on the table....absolutely stunning. Enjoy!
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I hope my husband's plan works because we have lots of squirrels and rabbits around here. He is going to buy screening and furring strips (pieces of wood) and build large screened boxes to fit over each of the 3 units we bought. He said he was going to buy some L joints to rididize the structure and use stainless steel staples to attach the screening to the box shape. These will be light enough for us to lift them off the unit when we need to weed (or pick vegetables). He is also researching organic insecticides so we'll probably use a home-cooked method like cayenne pepper, garlic, and onions. Good luck with your garden. I hope my husband's plan works because we have lots of squirrels and rabbits around here. He is going to buy screening and furring strips (pieces of wood) and build large screened boxes to fit over each of the 3 units we bought. He said he was going to buy some L joints to rididize the structure and use stainless steel staples to attach the screening to the box shape. These will be light enough for us to lift them off the unit when we need to weed (or pick vegetables). He is also researching organic insecticides so we'll probably use a home-cooked method like cayenne pepper, garlic, and... » Read More I hope my husband's plan works because we have lots of squirrels and rabbits around here. He is going to buy screening and furring strips (pieces of wood) and build large screened boxes to fit over each of the 3 units we bought. He said he was going to buy some L joints to rididize the structure and use stainless steel staples to attach the screening to the box shape. These will be light enough for us to lift them off the unit when we need to weed (or pick vegetables). He is also researching organic insecticides so we'll probably use a home-cooked method like cayenne pepper, garlic, and onions. Good luck with your garden. « Show Less
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It took a fair amount of time for ours to hatch, maybe a week or two. And then lots and lots of tiny praying mantises began to appear in the yard. I would have been very unhappy if they somehow ended up loose in my house, but other than that it's seems like it ought to work to hatch them indoors. Remember that they're going to be tiny, so make your enclosure pretty snug.
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From my limited experience with gardening and deer in the northeast U.S. I must say that any purslane seems to vulnerable to deer feeding habits. If you really want to please the deer plant very expensive hosta hybrids,deer REALLY like these! Seriously though i wish you success in your deer aiding efforts. I'm sure you have a different agenda than North east gardeners.For us question is similar to asking "What food should I leave in my kitchen to best attract and enhance roach populations. Best luck in your quest!
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I have done mantis eggs in the classroom. I ordered them and put them in the fridge until I was ready and they both hatched. I do agree with the previous posters answer, although I was told by the company I ordered them from that they would eat each other if no other food was provided. However, they did say that when hatched the mantids would have enough nutrients to survive and live harmoniously for what I think was a week. After around a week in the classroom, I took them home and let them go. It was awesome to see them throughout the summer!