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7/22/2019 – Sprayings this spring with new Sevin has not deterred the lace bugs and the white stippling is showing up again. Mixed Martin’s Imidacloprid according to directions (at least 1.5 tsp/gallon) and sprayed all the foliage’s topside–where the white lace was evident and clear leaves. Add Dawn as a surfactant. Sprayed ALL the azaleas–the […]
Continue ReadingThe white dots on the leaves are showing up in some places so I sprayed those areas with new Sevin. Those locations had older leaves as opposed to most areas having new leaves due to the heavy pruning on April 6, 2019. The new growth did not have any white dots.
Continue Reading5/2/2019 – Sprayed Azaleas for Lacebugs with Sevin Concentrate. Also sprayed the 4 citrus trees in the SW corner of the yard and the one at the garden to be sure the last spray for aphids got them. Applied almost three gallons.
Continue Reading4/27/2019 – We bought an Encore Autumn Princess intermediate size azalea and planted it where we had planted the dwarf Encore Autumn Fire; i.e the SE corner bed in the front yard. Now the two Encores will be the same size. We planted the Autumn Fire in the backyard at the undeveloped gap between the […]
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About 4/10/2019 – We have talked about taking out the azaleas in front and surrounding the old fat-pine fence corner post, brace and brace post so they could be seen. We decided to leave the azaleas but cut them back enough to see the posts. The plan is to install the pitcher pump and maybe […]
Continue Reading4/9/2019 – We bought two more Encore Azaleas at Blair’s Nursery–grown by Flowerwood Nursery–for the SE corner bed in the front yard. That is the bed with the power pole. They are: Autumn Lily (white) Rhododendron ‘Roblex‘ PP25073 Robust and upright with deep green foliage, Autumn Lily produces white blooms with occasional single purple stripes. […]
Continue Reading1/27/2019 – We spread at the location below 4 sacks, 200 lbs., of cottonseed meal bought from Grand Bay Feed and Seed for $52. As we had spread yesterday maybe 25% of one sack on Mary’s large veggie garden the locations below received 180 lbs. It was all “wiped” into the mulch with the garden […]
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