06-04-2003, 08:44 PM
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Viburnum tinus disease/blue 'eggs'
in article , CK at
wrote on 6/4/03 6:06 pm:
Hi there,
Just to let you know that the tiny 'blue eggs' are almost certainly something
called
SusConGreen.
It is only available to the horticultural trade, and is a slow-release
chemical used
to kill vine weevil grubs, and to prevent further infestation for 12-18
months.
There are some species that it can't be used for, including anything edible.
It is mixed thinly into the compost before the plants are potted up or potted
on.
You will often see it in the pots of container grown plants bought at garden
centres,
if you do what you should always do, and look at the rootball before buying
ANY plant
from ANYWHERE, however reputable!!
I am always amazed how few people do so.
Regards,
Chris King in Somerset.
"John Martin" wrote in message
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| "Paul Kelly" wrote in message
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| Spherical? Cream coloured? distributed individually through the compost?
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| Fear not! It is Slow release fertilizer!
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| No - I know what they look like! The 'eggs' are slightly ovoid.
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| It's actually the blue 'eggs' that I really can't fathom...
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MEM to people using biological control in greenhouses SusConGreen or however
it's spelled, interferes with those natural processes, apparently. Don't
use the two together. My husband was an early pioneer of bio control in
greenhouse growing in this country and that was his experience. The
manufacturers hotly denied it but he was proved to be correct.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
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