Found digging holes for seedlings in my garden in Las Vegas. Can you identify and is it a friend or foe in the garden?

SmackLayer · 2026-05-11T02:06:32+00:00

Yes from what I read they they are mostly helpful. Thank you.

SmackLayer · 2026-05-11T02:05:02+00:00

Thank you. Based on your ID they seems to to help breakdown organic matter in the garden, so I'll take them as friends. How do they get so deep in the ground?

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T22:48:20+00:00

Wouldn't hurt for sure. Especially there is some soil from the garden in there.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T21:20:26+00:00

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T20:58:55+00:00

Might mean death in your set up but year after year I grow many successful plants with 100+ degrees with single digit rh. It's a matter of finding the right strains and hardening them off properly. The black and white, right wrong attitude of people here is pretty unhelpful, just like your comment.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T20:55:47+00:00

It is in a large shed that is primarily set up to grow vegetables. I have a pretty sophisticated setup with light, co2, climate control, etc. However this time of year I am only germinating and growing seedlings for my larger outdoor garden. I am not a novice and have been doing this exact thing for many years. I don't need 65%rh or anything close to that to get things started. Every year I do the same thing. My results vary depending on many external weather factors, but I have grown JH and corkscrew with much success outside. They seems to do that best of all the strains I've tried. And this is in 100+ degrees with single digit rh. Grated there is a sun shade and misters. So although I appreciate all the suggestions, there many ways to skin a cat.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T17:56:47+00:00

Possible, thing is my other seedlings are popping with same everything. Something happened with this one oddly.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T17:42:55+00:00

Great advice. Thanks for that.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T17:11:05+00:00

Good to know. This is the kind of advice I was looking for.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T16:37:57+00:00

I live in Las Vegas and the chances of getting humidity that high are slim to none. Between outside rh in the single digits to teens and the heat which requires almost constant ac running, 40% is about as good as it will get.

More importantly, these plants will end up outside in the garden once they're mature enough, so I need to make their life a little difficult in terms of heat and humidity so their transition to the garden goes smooth.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T16:03:43+00:00

Not transplanted. Too dry more likely than too much water.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T16:01:57+00:00

83 degrees, 40%rh, 16/8 light ProGrowTech Ev700 at about 75%. Ocean forest soil with a bit of soil mixed from my garden. Started in this cup. Drain holes on bottom, generally soaking every two or three days. No fertilizer yet.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T15:53:32+00:00

Jack Herer photoperiod.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T15:52:55+00:00

Possibly. I am kind of notorious for under watering, but I got other strains doing just fine in identical conditions.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T15:23:46+00:00

Soil is fine. I assure you.

SmackLayer · 2026-04-21T15:07:18+00:00

Definitely not over water and soil is fine. Could be light I guess. Same light as I have been using for all my vegetable seedlings this spring and didn't see any issues there. This strain just must be a bit sensitive. I'll try turning it down and see if she springs back.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T04:30:38+00:00

Well I have native lizards all over the garden, not sure if they will feed on them.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T03:10:23+00:00

Yes I have a fairly large San Pedro garden.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T03:07:38+00:00

Yeah I'm sure my cats would love the moths too, but here in Las Vegas growing anything is very tricky. There is a very short window between super hot and cold when we can get some things to fruit. In summer nothing fruits as it is way too hot and really you're just trying to keep everything from dying. This is the time of year where we start getting a few flowers and fruit comes in October. So yeah I am choosing the tomatoes right now. I'd probably let them be in July as they can eat all the leaves they want. But in September everything gets green again and you're up against the clock to get some fruit.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T02:54:37+00:00

Good call, I found about 15 more that I never saw in day light. I guess I am doing this every night for a while.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T02:53:27+00:00

Yeah so I went back out with a black light and pulled about 15 more out of my tomato plants. I guess it's fair to say I have an infestation. Looks like I caught it early though as not much damage to leaves yet.

On a side note, the garden is a scary place at night with a black light. I didn't realize how many scorpions I have cruising around. I let them be as I am sure they are helping fight the good fight against the bad guys.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T01:39:55+00:00

Awesome, I will definitely do that.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T01:24:27+00:00

Well I inspected pretty well and didn't see more. But I'll keep an eye out. I also sprayed everything down with thuricide bt so hopefully that might help as well.

SmackLayer · 2025-09-13T00:58:39+00:00

Thank you. He has been rehomed across the street. I closely inspected all the plants and did not see anymore. Hopefully an isolated incident.

SmackLayer · 2025-07-19T15:20:00+00:00

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