Re: CULT: borer egg locations
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: borer egg locations
- From: M* G*
- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 16:06:17 -0400
> In a message dated 4/5/01 3:27:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> redear@infinet.com writes:
>
> << I compost mine and haven't had any boreres for two years. I just make
sure
> the Iris leaves are covered with 6" plus of other material >>
>
> I am still having borer problems. Half my iris are uncovered by snow and
the
> other half is still 3-4 " under the snow. Will go and spray this weekend
and
> finish removing old leaves. Here I find that the leaves are still green
and
> growing right up untill we get snow and then they are buried so it is hard
to
> remove them in the fall.
> I think Buring is okay. have you been to the amazon? we are not buring
> chemicals and our little backyard fires are so minor in comparison with
> industry. I am off on a tangent but we have low water use flush toilets
now
> that we have to flush 3 times using just as much water as before, a
renewable
> resorce, while industry pollutes major waterways. What is wrong with this
> thinking?
Where it is against the law and you get caught you will have to pay a fine.
I don't want to pay the money, so I don't burn.
> Anyway i have crushed and sprayed and burnt iris and still have borer and
I
Do you have neighbors that have iris that could be reinfesting yours? I
myself would like to know how close they have to be.
> think in New England always will.
> Doreen F. McCabe westford Ma
Mike Greenfield
redear@infinet.com
SW Ohio Zone 5b
USA
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