XyZ said:i don't use anything to protect my outdoor plants from pests/insects ....just let them grow... of course the nature takes a certain % each year. the biggest problem we have in our area are the rainstorms with heavy-winds. this is very bad for the monster plants because it brakes the long branches and sometimes the whole plant is destroyed. i learned that here where i live it's better to grow a higher number of little bushy plants rather than a few trees ...but i just can't help my self... must have some big berry this year, hope it will finish well. :wink: