Re: vermin

Hello Drew

Ever used your maxicrop & omega 6-6-6 on prothallus?
What is Omega fert, who is the distributor as wonder if get in our part of
the world?[New Zealand]
Paul
fern factor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deep Roots Nursery" <drew@deeprootsnursery.com>
To: <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [ferns] vermin


> I have a list of about 20 chemicals proven against Mealiebug....  if you'd
> like I could post it or email it to you....
> ***steps on soapbox***
> I'd also check with Peaceful valley Farm supply www.groworganic.com as
they
> have several organic remedies, including beneficial insects.  They have a
> organic armyworm control that will not harm Adiantum (dipel, a form of
BT).
>
> One thing many have not addressed in regards to any bug is prevention or
> boosting the plants own immune system.  I've found diluted Maxicrop
(seaweed
> extract) and Omega 6-6-6 keep the plants vibrant and they seem to fight
off
> the insect attacks much better.  These are applied via a sprayer,
> 1/4teaspoon and 1teaspoon per gallon.
>
> Drew
> Deep Roots Nursery
> www.deeprootsnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Winter, Wim de" <Wim.dewinter@wur.nl>
> To: <ferns@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [ferns] vermin
>
>
> > I got five sticks of Imidocloprid in the Clivia pot now and the most
> possitive
> > I can say about it, is that the ferns in the same room don't get
infested
> at a
> > rate faster than can be controlled by hand. (Some of them got their own
> > sticks, apparently w/o adverse effects). But there's still too many of
> them
> > bugs alive to declare the war won.
> >
> > The Clivia is a huge heirloom which my wife holds in higher esteem than
my
> > ferns (please don't comment). The problem is not to kill the mealies,
but
> to
> > kill them all, for there's so many little spaces where the spray
> apparently
> > doesn't enter. Gas would do, as would an agent taken up by the roots.
> Maybe
> > I'd increase the dosis even more.
> >
> > Reading again: do you "drench" them - are we talking about the same
stuff?
> >
> > Wim
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ferns@hort.net on behalf of carol noel
> > Sent: Fri 11/12/2004 6:22 PM
> > To: ferns@hort.net
> > Cc:
> > Subject: RE: [ferns] vermin
> >
> > Are ferns fussy about Imidocloprid?
> >
> > I use the Tree and Shrub stuff as a drench on all of my hoyas (close to
> > 200 species/cultivars) with no ill effect at all - and it kills all
> > sucking critters for up to 6 months - should work on the Clivia too...I
> > drench everything with it but have not done ferns.  [IMAGE]
> >
> > Carol
> >
> > >From: "Winter, Wim de" <Wim.dewinter@wur.nl> >Reply-To: ferns@hort.net
> > >To: <ferns@hort.net> >Subject: RE: [ferns] vermin >Date: Fri, 12 Nov
> > 2004 14:46:04 +0100 > >Does lack of oxygen kill the bugs? In other
words,
> > would it be worth the >trouble  getting a huge plastic bag (my permanent
> > source of mealies is a huge >Clivia), put the plant in there, and have a
> > candle burn the ox away? > >Wim > >[demime 1.01d removed an attachment
of
> > type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] >
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