had a catastrophic failure

went out to check on my baby's and picked one up and there was an ant pile underneath!!!! maggots and all. i took it out of the

pot and basically had to re soil the whole plant. re-potted it in a 5gal pot. i noticed the other day her stems were starting to

turn purple so i hope there isnt to much root damage. re-potted the other 2 just to be safe and moved them to a new spot.

anyone ever recover from something like this?

I would superthrive her. I have had ants living around my babies without any adverse conditions.

Garden Boss said:

I would superthrive her. I have had ants living around my babies without any adverse conditions.

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im still pretty new how do i superthrive a plant?

Purchase Superthrive ~$10. I would mix a quarter of a cap in a 5 gallon bucket of water and apply mix onto soil. I ONLY use it for Sick, Sad, or Transplanting Plants... Happy Growing

Garden Boss said:

Purchase Superthrive ~$10. I would mix a quarter of a cap in a 5 gallon bucket of water and apply mix onto soil. I ONLY use it for Sick, Sad, or Transplanting Plants... Happy Growing

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did you have ants in your soil i just checked and they are still in the soil? i dont get paid for a week what could i use to get rid off them in the mean time?

I had them in my soil at the base of a big plant.. she didn't show any signs of distress. Do the plants seem upset? I am sorry I can't be more helpful. I will ask some old timers and get back to ya.

Garden Boss said:

I had them in my soil at the base of a big plant.. she didn't show any signs of distress. Do the plants seem upset? I am sorry I can't be more helpful. I will ask some old timers and get back to ya.

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the stems on the fan leaves are purple but it looks healthy. i was told the may be root aphids. not sure i will try and get a pic. they are about the size of sugar ants

I use a cap of supertrive per gallon....it's like impossible to kill a plant with supertrive....I accidentally knocked over an open jug right under a 3 foot plant last year, made it wilt for a few days but bounced right back and and was in like super veg but it turned male that sucked to ripe it out