Note to self 1: Aphids are not only evil because they suck out the sap of your plants, thereby killing them, but they are also evil because they also serve as a vector for transmitting plant viruses, which kills off the parts of plants that the aphids haven't managed to kill yet.
Note to self 2: Nitrogen-rich soil encourage aphids. Must remember to mix potting soil given at school with soil from at home and debug both before planting.
My mint is dying. It looks so depressing considering I still remember what it started out being. I managed to get two cuttings before the main wilting started, so we'll see if I manage to propagate them successfully.
Did you know that there're a special species of aphids called "mint aphids"? It's a first for me.
I ought to write a paper on it:
Horizontal Transfer of Viruses In Mentha piperita cv As Studied By First Year Plant Biology Student Whilst Procrastinating From Chemistry.
1 comment:
man, that is one paper i would not read even if you wrote it.
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