Mike We need to get these 2 seedlings ploidy tested. John Perkins Salem, NH...
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sjperk5
Jul 1, 2012 3:10 pm
Mark How do you know the evergreen azaleas you have are tetraploids? John...
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Mark
prometheus4096
Jul 1, 2012 4:13 pm
I googled for all satsuki studies I could find a year or so back. Found this one: https://qir.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2324/4713/1/p073.pdf They did...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jul 1, 2012 7:48 pm
I assume that flower buds are necessary for ploidy testing, is that correct? I have no flower buds YET, but more than anxiously await their formation for...
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sjperk5
Jul 1, 2012 8:31 pm
Mike Flower buds are very much preferred but leaves do work for ploidy testing. Flower buds ship betterm cheaper,a dn produce "cleaner" results but 99.9...
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sjperk5
Jul 1, 2012 8:57 pm
Mark Thanks, I never been able to get this pdf to work correctly when I open it (I seen the paper before) but the small portions of this paper I have read are...
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Jenny Ross
jross@...
Jul 1, 2012 9:02 pm
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC I planted an azalea two years ago, and it thrived the first spring / summer. Then we had the worst winter...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Jul 1, 2012 9:47 pm
Hi Jenny, It would help to know where you are, since that could have a bearing on the recommendation. Last year was your worst winter in 20 years? Now, I'm...
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Mark
prometheus4096
Jul 1, 2012 10:18 pm
I am in Europe and there are US satsuki people here that have many more and larger satsuki than I have. So I can't really help you with that. Good luck with...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Jul 1, 2012 11:38 pm
Jenny, There are some nutritional deficiencies which I am told result in browning of the leaves. Sun burn (more sun than that particular plant can tolerate)...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Jul 2, 2012 1:08 am
[ please send a CC of any reply to Michelle Carli <michellecarli@...> ]...
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b h
zoomr1@...
Jul 2, 2012 4:57 pm
this is from the ASK US page, so pleasesend me a CC. How do i kill grass im my azaleas. the grass is the kind that spreads just by touching the ground. if you...
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Elaine Sedlack
esedlack...
Jul 2, 2012 5:13 pm
Hi Jim, I think what I would do in this case is to try to reduce the grass by cutting it to the ground level in between the branches of the azalea, which takes...
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sjperk5
Jul 3, 2012 1:28 am
Mark We do our testing in Portugal so people in Europe can provide samples. We arrange for the samples to be sent directly to the testers. John Perkins Salem,...
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Mark
prometheus4096
Jul 3, 2012 5:48 am
Ill remember that if I ever want some azalea tested. I think someone mentioned you use flower buds for testing. Let me note that 'Suisen' and it's sports are...
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Don Smart
dlsmart99
Jul 4, 2012 12:43 am
Jim, Instead of spraying, they could also use a small brush to brush the Roundup on the remain grass and avoid drift to the azalea foliage. Don Smart...
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daughteroftyr
daughteroftyr@...
Jul 4, 2012 12:44 am
I'm in the same boat. I just picked up a "shovelmate", too. It is different from the "two hose clamps" version. The version I have only requires one long...
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daughteroftyr
daughteroftyr@...
Jul 4, 2012 12:44 am
http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/6419290.html This is the one I have, but I haven't been about to find a store that carries it. Ruth...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jul 4, 2012 9:00 pm
Ruth, do you remember where you bought your shovelmate? I cannot remember exactly, perhaps K-Mart, Northern Equipment or Harbor Freight. It is a wonderful...
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Sherrod Baden
sherrod_baden
Jul 7, 2012 6:01 pm
A.M Leonard Item AMFP Listed at 6.99 Fits their spades, but might could be adapted to other applications....
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Tadeusz
iltkyao
Jul 7, 2012 6:01 pm
Illinois and other states are in a midst of unprecedented heat wave , whereby temps and humidity are keeping most people inside their homes,OVER 100 F and more...
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bill butts
turniptown75
Jul 7, 2012 6:22 pm
We had damage here in Ellijay,from that same storm system. Funny thing it didn't produce any rain, but it did have  strong winds. ...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Jul 7, 2012 6:26 pm
My two Girard's are dying. `I would have thought Ohio plants would be okay. Gary and Louisville are unhealthy (red). Cincinnati is only orange. With the...
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sjperk5
Jul 8, 2012 11:02 am
To suggestion when using Glyphosate ..not all Roundup labels are the same. Be sure that no other active ingredient is in the formulation. If using the spray...
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michael.campbell3@...
mike_threeshot
Jul 8, 2012 1:10 pm
Use a 20oz. bottle (with end cut off) taped to the nozzle to avoid "friendly fire". Most grass is killed or severely weakened by concentrations of glyphosphate...
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Vivian Abney
eastfnursery@...
Jul 8, 2012 2:57 pm
Tad, I was very lucky re the storms. No major damage, just thousand of pots blown over. It took us 5 hours to set them back up to be watered. We got a good...
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Ken Majer
knmajer
Jul 8, 2012 5:34 pm
We lucked out. The severe weather missed us and we got .95 inch of much needed rain. Ken Majer...
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Mike Creel
mikeacreel
Jul 9, 2012 3:16 am
AM Leonard sells a good working device like you describe which squirts any weed killer you choose and confines the spray with a globe shaped end. I use one,...
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knmajer
Jul 9, 2012 4:15 pm
I realize this has probably been covered before, but I forgot. When you see just the new growth on a deciduous azalea light green or yellowish. The growth that...
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Mark
prometheus4096
Jul 9, 2012 4:36 pm
You will know that it is some mineral that can't be broken down easily and transported from old leaves to the new leaves. In such a case the older leaves will...
