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| Hi there, i am redoing a back section of my garden and wanted to put in two to three new brugs. Im looking for either rare or ones that are not often seen in regular gardens. I have shredded white, its about 8 feet tall by 9 feet wide. doing really good. i found inca princess at my local garden center, havent picked it up yet. But i was wondering, is the double pink easy to find in garden centers in cali? what about the double yellow gold? Also i have spider mites on my shredded white, ive sprayed many times with malathion, worked perfect untill i stopped spraying, is there a way to get rid of them permanetly? or will i always have a battle with spider mites? Let me know what brugs you think would do well in my garden that are unusual! thank you for your help. im kind of stumped. i find the white, light pink, double white and charles grimaldi all the time. Looking for something different. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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- Posted by kasha77 7 (kathysuleski@yahoo.com) on Thu, Jan 20, 11 at 21:38
| Hi Warrengk- I don't live in Cali so I can't help you there, but I have found a great recipe for a homemade spray to repel and smother spider mites and aphids- In a small sauce pan, boil 2 cups of water: 2 aspirin ( kills viruses that especially affect doubles, and helps boost plant immunities against them) 2 tsps of grated garlic (the stuff in the jar is fine) Strain the garlic / aspirin mixture and pour into a 1 quart spray bottle. 1 tbl of Canola oil ( or any veg. oil) Water plants well first, then spray in the evening. |
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| There's more double pink varieties available then double yellows. It just depends what you like. Take a look at what's available. I'd think that pretty much almost any brug would do well in your area. You can check Country Garden and the brug registry to see different varieties. As for spider mites I'm surprised that you are having problems with outside plants. I get infestations on plants that are wintered over in the greenhouse and inside but easily get rid of them by just regularly spraying water with a hose once they are outside. Broad mites are the exception and I have to use chemical controls for those. ABADS no longer exists but you can still browse the registry for names and descriptions. http://www.abads.org/abads/Registry/namelist/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: Country Garden
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| Thank you all! I ordered, harrenhauser garten, and daydream. I also bought a new sprayer and the bayer 3 in 1. So i sprayed and then i sprayed again a few days later and it seems to be working, i havent seen any spider mites that were alive. So i hope this will help. My local garden center said it was the top selling systemic, for spider mites and two spotted mites. So we will see how it works in the long run. And the bayer does not have any smell to it. so it worked out perfect! |
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