Hi we are having a flower show in April and were wondering if we could force bloom azaleas to place on the table for display. Thanks Claire clacla@......
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Joseph Klimavicz
j.klim@...
Mar 3, 2013 9:09 pm
Claire, Short answer is yes. Some varieties are easier than others, and timing for peak bloom can be a little tricky. I do this all of the time in my garage,...
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Raymond Gillick
njgolf1@...
Mar 5, 2013 6:11 am
I'm looking for anyone selling or willing to send a cutting of Linwood salmon K -10 to Ronnie Palmer of Azalea Hill nursery in Arkansas. He advertises his...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 5, 2013 2:36 pm
Rusty;Â Â Â check msg# 2650 and 2651 on then azalea group that you sent this msg to. Â Tadeusz -LM chapter ASA ________________________________ From:...
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Bob Stelloh
oakhillbob
Mar 6, 2013 12:47 am
[ please send a CC of any reply to Ngoc Tran <angocbb@...> ]...
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Elaine Sedlack
esedlack...
Mar 6, 2013 5:48 am
Judging mby the symptoms on the leaves that are still green (mostly), that looks like phytophthora, a water mold disease. Where do you live? Elaine ...
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Nicola Gabel
mknikki@...
Mar 6, 2013 6:04 am
Hello, I am wanting to plant some evergreen azaleas in my small garden patch in front of my house but I have not found an answer to my question regarding my...
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Barbara Bullock
barbazalea
Mar 6, 2013 1:07 pm
It looks like Botryosphaeria Canker disease (Azalea Dieback) brought on by drought stress. Â Cut out all parts with brown leaves, and saw off any stem with...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 6, 2013 3:39 pm
Ngoc looks like the leaves got scorched--- or possibly fertilyzer spray might have damaged them-- I would trim or cut off the dead tissue and then see what...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 6, 2013 3:39 pm
Hello Nicola   I would contact or even better yet attend a meeting to ask the same question from any members who are there of this chapter, I am positive...
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occidentale
redsrhodies
Mar 6, 2013 5:49 pm
Hi Nikki, Thanks for asking the group. Just about all Evergreen and Deciduous Azaleas will do fine in the Pacific Northwest. The only exceptions are "Florist...
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Ashlea Tombs
plant.girl@...
Mar 6, 2013 7:19 pm
I have had my azalea for 3 years now. I live in eastern Ontario canada. The leaf tips are brown and burnt looking and it is loosing leaves and looking a bit...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 6, 2013 8:22 pm
Ashlea--Â Â First-- stop the fertilizing-Â Â and please read this; Â Fertilizing azaleas In general, azaleas in the landscape require little or no...
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Knox, Kimberley
kknox@...
Mar 6, 2013 10:42 pm
Hi, I work for a government agency that has a five acre azalea garden. In the fall of 2011, we planted 200 deciduous azaleas. A number of the azaleas didn't...
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Joe Coleman
jcolemanazalea
Mar 6, 2013 10:47 pm
Why not try lifting the plants higher onto pine bark beds...the needles will help some, but a more naturally acid medium would help even more! To:...
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Harold Greer
greergardens
Mar 6, 2013 10:52 pm
Why couldn't you use sulphur? It is a natural element, and does not rapidly wash out of the soil it was placed on. From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Mar 6, 2013 10:56 pm
Hi Kim, Pine needles make a great mulch. However, they won't significantly address your pH problem. Bill www.theazaleaworks.com...
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mike_threeshot
Mar 6, 2013 11:36 pm
Pine needles are great but you need to add sulfur. ... From: "Kimberley Knox" <kknox@...> To: azaleas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 7, 2013 2:36 am
Peat Moss- Â Â Peat moss has a pH of 3.0 to 3.5. Â Please consider joining an organization real close to you Kimberly; Â Â Â http://nv-asa.org/ ...
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Harold Greer
greergardens
Mar 7, 2013 6:42 am
You still need to add some sulfur and there is no reason it should pollute any drinking water supply. From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Mar 7, 2013 10:54 am
Tad, Harold, et al A little bit of background ---- they are sensitive about any chemicaluse since this is a major drinking water source for the the region. ...
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mike_threeshot
Mar 7, 2013 11:52 am
Sulfur is harmless, shouldn't transport in the soil and would help immobilize a lot of cations in the ground water that you wouldn't want in the drinking...
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Knox, Kimberley
kknox@...
Mar 7, 2013 2:26 pm
Thanks for the suggestion on the peat moss. But would pine needles (which are free) help? We are working with a very limited budget and have to rely on...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 7, 2013 3:23 pm
Good Morning Bill;   I was aware of that after accessing http://www.wsscwater.com/  on Kimberly's email id  Tadeusz-Lm   ...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 7, 2013 4:22 pm
Mike and Harold ---    When we talk about sulfur , which sulfur are we referring to ??   I am trying not to  confuse sulfur as a soil acidifying...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Mar 7, 2013 4:22 pm
Hello Kimberly; Â Â Yes those Pine needles will help a lot--Â Â can you or the volunteers grind-them or chop them like thru a shredder and then use them as...
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Bob Kelly
kellybob66
Mar 7, 2013 5:06 pm
Again, Tad, we should remember the pine straw is free and funds are limited (sequester or not) The pine straw is available and would be of some benefit to the...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Mar 7, 2013 5:55 pm
If we are still talking about mulch, wouldn't alfalfa amount to ringing a rodent dinner bell? It would also be an extra expense. I like Tad's recommendation of...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Mar 7, 2013 6:00 pm
7 March 2013 Kimberly, I would agree with Harold. Here is what he wrote: Harold Greer wrote: "You still need to add some sulfur and there is no reason it...
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bsperling
bsperlinus
Mar 7, 2013 9:18 pm
Hi All, Until I know further, please treat the immediately previous email (which has no subject) as spam and potential malware. Thanks, Barry, co-moderator...
