Re: Terribly windy


sounds like you might be in for a dooze of storm
there.... 

So while you are stuck indoors.. what is this
colloidal soap ?

Donna

--- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> And it must be coming from the southwest because the
> satellite keeps 
> crapping out.
> 
> On Apr 7, 2005, at 6:50 PM, james singer wrote:
> 
> > Weather station was right again. It's raining.
> >
> > On Apr 7, 2005, at 3:35 PM, james singer wrote:
> >
> >> today. Storm blowing through north of here and
> dragging a lot of air 
> >> through the neighborhood. We may still get some
> of the rain--our 
> >> weather station says we will--but rain looks less
> and less promising. 
> >> I've got lots of seedlings and cuttings to pot up
> and lots of potted 
> >> stuff to jump in size, but working out in the
> wind drives me crazy. 
> >> So I guess I'll try it tomorrow.
> >>
> >> Did get some potted palms moved today. Musical
> chairs, sort of; need 
> >> to rotate them so they all get equal access over
> time. And all get 
> >> cleaned up, inspected, and fed. Discovered one of
> the Phoenix 
> >> dactyliferas has scale, so tomorrow [if the winds
> subside] I will 
> >> spray it with a colloidal soap solution. In case
> you haven't heard 
> >> about it, colloidal soap--while totally organic
> and "safe"--is now 
> >> used by quite a few nurseries to control insect,
> bacterial, and 
> >> fungus problems. Problem is it's not registered
> as a pesticide, so 
> >> can't be sold as such. Tropical fruit people are
> a-buzz about it 
> >> because it reportedly controls anthracnose, a
> plague of mangos.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> Heat Zone 10
> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >>
> >>
>
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> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >
> >
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> 
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