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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 Reading5/28/2019 – First time to apply Bonide Copper Fungicide to the Tomatoes, Peppers, & Squash at the 2 oz. per gallon dosage per the label. This was a preventative application. Repeat in 10 days.
Continue ReadingSprayed 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 ReadingThe little pink climbing roses on either side of the front gate bloomed heavy for weeks then all of a sudden most blooms turned blackish, shriveled and fell apart over the past 2 days. For the past 3-4 days, some of the blooms on the two white hybrid tea roses in the Bay Tree bed […]
Continue Reading5/16/2019 – After weeding the in the corn and peas, the tomatoes had dried from the dew. Sprayed them for the first time with Mancozeb fungicide. Using the Troybilt cultivator for the first time in the garden I tilled along the east weedy edge of the tomatoes in the last row next to the sand […]
Continue Reading5/15/2019 – 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 ReadingSprayed gardenia at the front door with Sevin as we found the blooms have tripes. See https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/gardenia-insects-related-pests/ Found maybe 30% of the Oak Leaf Hydrangea has Cercospora leaf spot. Sprayed with Mancozeb. For good info see https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/hydrangea/
Continue Reading5/5/2019 – 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.
Continue Reading4/30/2019 – The black spot has become worse on especially one of the Knock Outs in front to the Guest Room Window. But, I had sprayed it with Spectracide Systemic Fungicide last week. As the Rust is already looking like it is far less on the daylilies, Mary wanted to spray the roses with Mancozeb. […]
Continue ReadingWhile spraying the daylilies for Rust with Mancozeb, I sprayed the bulb onions from Dixondale and the garlic from Filigree in Mary’s yard veggie plot. Later in the day Mary fertilized both with fish emulsion with Miracle Grow.
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