Found aphids again on some peppers
7/26/2021, 12:30 pm – Found aphids again on some peppers. Sprayed them and okra with spinosad.
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More Damage to Okra so Sprayed Spinosad Again
7/24/2021 – Looked like there was new leaves eaten on the small okra row next to the peppers so sprayed them and the older okra in the eastmost row. The Climson Spineless has new pods on most plants every day. The Gold Coast only has a few if any. Did not see any aphids on […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Okra & Peppers with Spinosad
7/19/2021 – Leaf damage is still showing in the peppers (although not sure there is much new damage) and round holes and large gaps in the okra leaves. Small ants are climbing the okra and attacking the blooms. Saw small black with white strip caterpillars on the okra. Sprayed all plants to wet leaves and […]
Continue ReadingAnnual Spray of the Azaleas for Lace Bugs
6/8/2021 – Mary noticed some and when I looked to see what we sprayed last year this post last June told the story; i.e. Imidacloprid is good for 12 months and that is what we got. Last year and the year before we had a far worse infestation than this year. Sprayed all of them […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Camellias for Tea Scale
4/25/2021 – The old leaves on all the camellias have some to a lot of Tea Scale. Sprayed the top and bottom of the old and new leaves to drip with Spinosad. References for this action were: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/camellia-diseases-insect-pests/ https://www.americancamellias.com/care-culture-resources/insects-and-diseases/tea-scale
Continue ReadingDrenched Fruit Trees with Imidacloprid
4/25/2021 – Drenched Fruit Trees with Imidacloprid to hopefully prevent leaf miners. Mixed 4 oz. per gallon and poured around each smaller tree about 3 qts. and the larger one about 5 qts. The trees in the yard’s Fruit Tree Grove and the Satsuma in the orchard are listed below. Blood Orange Meyer Lemons Peach […]
Continue ReadingTreated Firewood Shed for Termites
4/19/2021 – Because termites were a problem with the firewood last year we treated the dirt before placing the pecan firewood from the recent tree removals. Poured a 2% solution of Bifintren-IT 7.9% between the log supports after digging out the leaves and debris to create trenches. Poured a total of 12 gallons mixed in […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Citrus with Spinosad for Leaf Miners
4/15/2021 – On a cloudy afternoon sprayed the satsumas, orange and lemon trees with Spinosad to hopefully prevent leaf miners for damaging the leaves.
Continue ReadingFed the Lawn with 15-0-15 plus Extinguish
3/7/2021 – Using the first planning for this application of fertilizer and ant killer here, we: mixed 8 ounces by weight of Extinguish (that filled a Ball quart wide mouth jar almost up to the top of the “B” in Ball) into one 50 lb. bag of 15-0-15+3% iron from AGFA in the wheelbarrow with […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Spinosad on both Gardens
11/27/2020 – Both gardens are infested with very small dark flies whose wings stick straight out, fly away fast and are knocked down by the Spinosad. There are many small round holes in the leaves of the mustards and some in the cabbage, radish, bok choy, and chard leaves. This plants were wet from the […]
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