Re: Fighting the fuzz
Hi Shelley
Strange.....I've never had any problems with "Safer Soaps" either on tropical ferns or hardy ferns. Maybe its the dilutions that are the key to avoid frond burn??
Cheers
Valdy
Shelley Dillard <rdillard@pobox.upenn.edu> wrote:
Sorry, Valdy, but I said oil, not soap. I find soap will burn
foliage much worse than oil.
Shelley
At 02:14 PM 1/15/2008, you wrote:
>Hi everyone
>
> I agree with Shelley....the "Safer Soap" type-soaps work well on
> scale but you need 2 or 3 applications at intervals of 10-14 days
> for effective treatment. It doesn't seem to harm the ferns as long
> as they are well watered before (i,e, not bone dry compost when
> spraying) and you stick to the recommended dilutions.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Valdy
>
> Shelley Dillard wrote:
> Hi All!
>Won't use Orthene. Nasty stuff.
>I've had great success with Safe-T-Side oil on many ferns (not maidenhairs).
>Slight damage, but kills the scale.
>
>Also, for earwigs, cutworms, sowbugs, pillbugs, and slugs I use a new
>product (to me, anyway) Sluggo-Plus. It contains spinosad, a
>naturally occurring soil dwelling bacterum and iron phosphate. So
>far it's been effective.
>
>Shelley
>
>
>
>
>At 12:38 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
> >Anyone have a good solution for fighting the white fuzz I've got on my
> >ferns? I've relegated several ferns to the outdoors since they
> >developed a scale (?) problem, but with the collection I've got, I
> >really don't want to run the risk of this going viral and taking over
> >the yard. I made the mistake of bringing in one fern last year that it
> >turns out had been under a tree with a scale infestation, and now I'm up
> >a creek. I know ferns are notorious for sensitivity to pesticides and
> >such, and every label I've read says 'not for ferns,' or something
> >equally as cautionary... Do any of these garlic sprays or whatever
> >actually work?
> >
> > Thanks much all!
> >
> > Darryl
> >
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