Re: Fighting the fuzz

Hi Valdy,
Hmmmm, I haven't used Safer Soaps in years having burned not only ferns,
but Japanese maple foliage even when using a very dilute solution. I have
never had any problems with a very dilute solution of the Orthene
wettable powder. Fortunately I also haven't imported any scale in years
so haven't had a to use that either. Judith's solution although tedious
is far the "safer".
Sue Olsen
Foliage Gardens
 
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:54:14 +0000 (GMT) valdy pierozynski
<valdypiero@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> 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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> Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
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> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
> phone: 215-247-5777 x118
> email: rdillard@pobox.upenn.edu
> web site: http://www.morrisarboretum.org
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