New Round Daylily Bed ph is 6.5
9/27/2019 – Tested a soil sample from the unplanted, round daylily bed in the citrus grove using the Home Test kit. Found the color of the solution to be closest to a ph of 6.5. Good for daylilies!!!
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New Daylily Bed in the Citrus Grove
In August, we began preparation of a new 12-foot diameter daylily bed between the pear and peach trees. First I broke up the soil with the teeth of the box blade and sprayed the weeds–left from the wildflower patch–with glyphosate. Several weeks later, I tilled and shaped the dirt. It looks better than I expected […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for Rust
7/5/2019 – The daylily rust problem is far less than several months ago. The regular spraying with Mancozeb then Dawn then the systemic has worked well but there is still some rust showing up. Sprayed 2.5 gallons of Dawn Ultra at 2 tbsp per gallon on the tops and bottom of the leaves. Made sure […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for rust with a systemic for the first time
Applied 4 oz. of Propiconazole 14.3 in 2 gallons of water with a three-count squirt of Dawn Ultra to all daylilies and the small white rose outside the guest room. That concentration came from here. The Dawn will act as a sticker as well as hit the Rust spores again. We applied Dawn four days […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for Rust & Frescati for aphids with Dawn Ultra
Following the advice of many, I tried for the first time spraying 1% Dawn Ultra and water. The 1% mix value came from page 51 of the . The pdf is saved locally. Note they had the best results with this as opposed to a long list of the often recommended fungicides. To 2 gallons […]
Continue ReadingDaylily Proliferations
Over the past couple of weeks, we have put into a glass of water on the window sill daylily proliferations–aka clones–of the two daylilies on which they appeared. The Tinkerbell’s have had many and the Pardon Me’s have had a couple. Several cuttings have been in the water for over a week and are beginning […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for Rust and Roses for black spot and botrytis
Sprayed Daylilies for Rust and Roses for black spot and botrytis. The frequency of the Rust on the daylilies is much less than when we started spraying…but there is still some. The roses’ botrytis that was/is destroying blooms on the little pink roses at the gate and the hybrid teas at the Bay Tree bed […]
Continue Reading2nd Bulk Tank Daylily Feeding
For 25 gallons The 3/4″ plastic supply hose in the first set up was replaced with a 1/2″ ID, 15′ long hose to dispense the solution slower for better control and to reach further back into the beds. That was a good change as it worked out as planned. The last time with the 3/4″ […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Daylilies for Rust 3rd time and Roses for Black Spot
5/15/2019 – As it rained all last weekend, and we forgot to spray them Monday & Tuesday, the daylilies were sprayed today that was __ days since the last spraying. Sprayed them with Mancozeb. Every morning they are deadheaded and the worst of the Rust infected leaves are removed. There is still a lot of […]
Continue ReadingSecond Spraying of Daylilies for Rust
5/5/2019 – Sprayed all daylilies the second time with Mancozeb for Rust. As we continue to remove leaves with Rust there was far less than when we first noticed it. Still plan to spray again next weekend.
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