... BT is Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, a natural living bacteria, not a chemical. It is a living thing, a natural predator just as lady bugs, walking...
mike ive found that rhodos and azaleas in the wild usually grow on high magnesium soils they might be less efficient utiliziers osoil magnesium some of the...
Thanks, Steve. It's good to know that at least two of us think along the same lines. Bill McDavit - Sunset Lakes, NC - Zone 8 ... From: "S. M. Henning"...
Thank you, I saved your info, and appreciate your answer. I will check the
ph. d ... Hi Doris, I changed the subject line since your comments didn't discuss...
Doris Folsom
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http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm Someone in the group recently referred to the insect Walkingstick as predatory. They are...
One of the easiest things in the world to do is to miscommunicate. Now I realize it is even easier when one leaves out all punctuation & capitalization. ... ...
Well said Will! Someone needed to say it. I give a short example why we do use proper grammar. 1. itshowsthereisareasonweusecapitalsspacessentencesandperiods...
John I did not know that serpentine was so often associated with rhododendrons. Very informative. John Perkins Salem, NH ... From: John Thornton To:...
John I am not sure it is, at least here in California. Our serpentine soils are ultramafic. They have a high pH (basic), and are difficult for most plants....
Jim Sally's theory based on very little is that what rhododendrons like most is a lack of competition and that rhododendrons really like growing with other...
... Wow! I would say that anything that can defoliate an oak forest is predatory. -- Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA Zone 6 Visit my Rhododendron...
I hate trying to read a message with no punctuation or capitals!! Paul Lightfoot ________________________________ From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com...
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Oct 3, 2005 12:07 pm
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... Pruning ... Well, I came here for advice, so I will take it from people who know more than me. I did prune a very lightly for shape, but otherwise I am...
Mike, You bring up an interesting point on the walking stick insect. My personal knowledge of this critter is very limited, since I have only seen perhaps four...
Joe, Can you provide a detailed description of what the preying mantis egg cases look like? I see a lot of preying mantis here (juveniles in the spring and 3"...
All being said........I think we're being harsh with those of us not familiar with a keyboard. Let us recognize that all have not gotten training in this...
I agree with Bill McDavit . . . and I also agree the original message was difficult to read. But consider the content, which more than compensated for the...
I have made a living over the past 35 years at improving and correcting stories and papers that people have written. I work with mostly biologists and strive...
Rich, The photo Bob Stelloh posted via link, is a good shot of an egg mass. The one posted looks like the young have made their way out, since I can see...
Bob & Joe, Thanks for the photo. Judging from the photo, what I thought were mantis egg cases probably are not. I will do some more searching to see if I can...
Changing the subject back to the subject: There was a thread some years ago about watering with epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) dissolved in water and I've...
What is the general consensus on the use of Epsome salts on most ericaceous plants? I had the impression that John Thornton was implying that magnesium was...
Bill, Wait minute! Not being familiar with the keyboard, might produce a few typos, but it does not excuse one long paragraph that has no basic grammar rules....
Magnesium is necessary for chlorophyll. If you don't have chlorosis, you probably don't need additional magnesium. I wouldn't recommend using epson salts if...
Yep..... spelling is important too. If you tried to look up epson salts.... you were going to have problems although Google would have probably helped by...
Harold, I rest my case!! Someone being completely unfamiliar with a keyboard would make all of the mistakes you are commenting on. Bill McDavit - Sunset...
I have some deciduous native azaleas that never set a seed pod unless you hand pollinate them from an unrelated second plant. But I have other azaleas, like...
Mike, I take it you mean r. oblongifolium 'Katie Ferguson' from Dodd's. Mine has developed seed pods with no likely pollen source nearby. Bob Kelly Aberdeen,...
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