Re: Fertilizing/ Organic Gardening/Hot Water Cure for Foliar Nematodes
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Fertilizing/ Organic Gardening/Hot Water Cure for Foliar Nematodes
- From: B* R*
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:59:04 -0400
Not a direct answer but mealy bugs are a real problem for African Violets.
Hot water at 125 degrees F will kill them. I have a very accurate
thermometer to help create a bath of 125F water. I dipped the plants weekly
in the bath and finally ridded the plants. I had 3000 Violets growing on
plant racks similar to the Hosta seed starting racks.
I've felt that a vat of hot water where the exit temperature was controlled
to 125 degrees would kill spider mites etc on conifers.
Solberg did a study on a hot water treatment for foliar nematodes, does
anyone have it.
>
>How many minutes do you leave a foliar nematode-infested hosta in hot water
>and how hot should water be?
>
>Clyde Crockett z5
Butch Ragland So. Indiana zone 5
"Conflict is as addictive as nicotine, alcohol, drugs, etc.
I'm sorry to report that cooperation is not."
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE HOSTA-OPEN
