I kept seeing these on my Aerogarden grow deck.
I could not see anything on the plant that looked like this, so I thought they were mosquito eggs. I took the AG apart and I sanitized everything I could. I even treated the vincas with insecticidal soap.
The next day they were back. I cleaned them up. They came back again. And again.
I reached out to the Aerogardeners on Facebook and one woman said they are seeds.
I looked carefully and although well camouflaged, I found seed pods!
Fresh seed pods:
They dry out, then fall off the plant. The seeds fall through to the grow deck but the dry pods land on leaves, which is why the mystery.
Dried pod:
Inside of a pod. See the indentations?
This is so cool!
I could not see anything on the plant that looked like this, so I thought they were mosquito eggs. I took the AG apart and I sanitized everything I could. I even treated the vincas with insecticidal soap.
The next day they were back. I cleaned them up. They came back again. And again.
I reached out to the Aerogardeners on Facebook and one woman said they are seeds.
I looked carefully and although well camouflaged, I found seed pods!
Fresh seed pods:
They dry out, then fall off the plant. The seeds fall through to the grow deck but the dry pods land on leaves, which is why the mystery.
Dried pod:
Inside of a pod. See the indentations?
This is so cool!
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