Re: kittys sales and aphids

Thanks for the tip on the Itea.  The Dahlias all sold at the plant sale.  I
explained why the leaves didn't look right, but that they were ok to sell as
I had sprayed them twice and saw no new signs of them.  They priced them
low - $2.50 - because of the leaves.

Meanwhile....we had a recurring problem with aphids on a variegated
herbaceous sedum.  Last year we sprayed, we quarantined, we sprayed to no
avail.  Fortunately they never even tried a taste of Frosty Morn, Carmen, or
Matrona.  I thought the winter would finish them off, but they're back.  I
figured since I caught them early, I'd have better luck eradicating them by
pruning off the affected parts and spraying with insecticidal soap.  This
will make them thicker with 2 more sales to sell them in.  However, during
the sale I noticed they were back.  I pinched some more.  Then just at the
end of the sale, I noticed they were now on other sedums.  Good grief, can
anyone suggest a sure fire method for getting these nasty varmints off the
sedums.  I hate to think of those we sold taking aphids to their new homes.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] kittys sales was Iowa storms


> Meant to ask how your spider mites plants survived... did they make it
> for the sale?
>
> My Itea didn't like it here... too hot in the summer (looked like it was
> frying), gave one last hurray in the fall... no life in it this spring.
> Hope you have a better spot for it than I did.
>
> Donna
>
>
> > We have no rain dates for our events.  We do have a room in the
> building
> > available to us and in the past we have had the sale in there, but our
> > sales
> > in recent years are far too big for this room.  If it did rain, we'd
> try
> > to
> > do it in there, I suppose, but it would be a total nightmare.
> > No, I didn't buy anything.  I've already bought a few plants this
> year,
> > which I shouldn't be doing.  Still, I might get something at next
> month's
> > sale.  We'll have our Henry's Garnet Itea potted for that one.
> >
> > Kitty
>
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