Here is another discussion on 20 mule team borax, boron and boric acid. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/ipm/msg0622204413443.html What is natural or...
SADIE SAID: regarding slugs and snails: do eggshells around the base of the dahlias work to keep slugs and snails away? we have a plethora of them, and i would...
Carolyn Schaffner
drsnooks@...
Jun 1, 2009 10:13 am
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Sluggo is OMRI listed. I also use Spinosad-based pesticide. Any opinions on it? And I use horticultural oil, which not only fixes my powdery mildew but seems...
This discussion on boric acid and boraxo is disturbing to me. Boron is highly toxic and will kill dahlias. It cannot be removed easily from the soil after it...
I had a dahlia garden in a public space for 10 years. When I took on the garden there were no snails or slugs, but there were these conical shaped shells....
SKrautkrem@...
Jun 1, 2009 4:23 pm
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We just received word that Mick Senior, a longtime member of the Snohomish County Dahlia Society, passed away on Friday, May 29th. He had been hospitalized...
Danielle -- I am shocked and dismayed. Mick was a very special person. I'm very sorry. Alan Alan A. Fisher ADS Membership Chairman 1 Rock Falls Ct. ...
Alan Fisher
AFisherADS@...
Jun 2, 2009 5:01 pm
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One of my favorite pictures of Mick doing what he did best. Here he's judging seedlings with the late Jim Rowse and with Buz Carter at the Skagit show in...
wallpaper!! see: http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/walls/wallpapering/new-wallpaper- trends-gray/?page=4 Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, NY...
Carolyn Schaffner
drsnooks@...
Jun 3, 2009 12:37 am
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Mick Senior spent many hours with Sandy and me discussing breeding and judging dahlias. He was a judge when I was first starting as a clerk. I remember him...
sbgseattle@...
Jun 3, 2009 12:46 am
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That site is a commercial site who wants to sell you some Boric Acid. It is NOT boraxo, though it is mined in somewhat the same area. Borax, key component of...
When they say smoking kills, they are not talking only about you. Tobacco Mosaic Virus can be transmitted from a cigarete butt someone tossed into your...
Hi all, Does anyone of you recognize this kind of desease? If so, can you please let me know. Thanks a lot. Jef Belgium ...
Jozef Weyts
jozef_weyts@...
Jun 5, 2009 2:29 pm
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from what I can see it looks like they are just hungry for food? Has it been hot there too? The leaves are a bit mottled and it could be something sucking on...
Borax is not boric acid, end of story. Fortunately they are not highly deadly so hopefully not many dahlia growers are gonna croak if they can't get it...
Looks like herbicide damage to me. Plants may grow out of the damage. Aerial spray can be from as far away as five miles. Don ... From: Jozef Weyts...
The last 3 messages I've sent didn't have any text left after Yahoo retransmitted to the group. Thought I'd try it out tonight and see if/how things are...
Tom Swifties are a kind of word-play, a pun that dates back to a series of boys adventure books before WWII. Examples include: "Let's hurry," said Tom...
I have none to add at this early hour, but am not only amazed at how many you came up with ---- but even more amazed that you could remember them all when you...
Well, Buddy Dean - I'm a believer!!! This Keith H arrived around the 25th of April as a cutting and it's my first bloom. Never would have believed it......
In a message dated 6/7/2009 10:36:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, fleurtique@... writes: Well, Buddy Dean - I'm a believer!!! This Keith H arrived around...
Thought everyone might like to see some pictures from the UK. My seedlings have been in for 4 weeks now and the exhibition flowers a week or so less. Seedlings...
And I thought my ground was steep, at least it's not verticle. I have managed ond day of planting so far. With shade temp of 76f to 82f for almost a week, 1...
From: dahlias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dahlias@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Hill Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 1:37 PM To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
Harry
riss@...
Jun 7, 2009 5:50 pm
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I have cautiously planted out 38 cultivars, with about 45 more to do, then my own breeding candidates. Night temperatures are still not much above freezing,...
Half way around the world and our gardens look very similar! Your planting schedule is the same as ours and even the weather is about the same. We were...
We have suffered from 2 days of drought in the Mid Atlantic region. At least the forecast is for scattered thunderstorms each day for the coming week. ...
Alan Fisher
AFisherADS@...
Jun 8, 2009 2:23 am
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What a novelty, Spiderwoman floridly declared. It’s all in the dirt said Ted, compostedly. My sphere is an orb said Cornel, circumspectively. My petals are...
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