To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>, Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Japanese beetles
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:41:34 -0800
I get good reports on Surround keeping the Japanese beetles off of plants. It's a clay product that irritates the beetles and they won't feed on treated plants.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Mar 7, 2005, at 1:34 PM, Hector Black wrote:
I've tried milky spore - first batch quite a few years ago was bad - but you
don't find that out for a few years - at least if your hopeful like me.
"Maybe next year". Tried it again 2 years ago and still hoping. Don't know
how far those things can fly - they may come in from elsewhere.. Never
tried nematodes - seem pretty expensive. Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
Re: [NAFEX] downside of free potassium source
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