We're having a terrible drought where I live and spider mites have been are
nightmare. I've sprayed my large number of inpatients with several
insecticides including a systemic and these pests keep coming back. Today I
bought Neem Oil to try. has anyone had a problem using this product on
flowers such as impatiens, orchids, geraniums etc?

Also black-leg rot is killing off many of the geraniums and impatiens. I'm
about to give up for the summer...... :-(

On Aug 27, 4:14 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:
We're having a terrible drought where I live and spider mites have been are
nightmare. I've sprayed my large number of inpatients with several
insecticides including a systemic and these pests keep coming back. Today I
bought Neem Oil to try. has anyone had a problem using this product on
flowers such as impatiens, orchids, geraniums etc?

Also black-leg rot is killing off many of the geraniums and impatiens. I'm
about to give up for the summer...... :-(

I know that spider mites hate water. In the beginning of the
spidermite period I used to shoot my roses with a strong spray of
water. It knocks off quite a bit. The sunspray oil worked but also
burned in summer, maybe Neem oil would do the trick. There were a few
other things we used for spider mites but I hate chemicals and prefer
non-toxic.

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On Aug 27, 4:14 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:
We're having a terrible drought where I live and spider mites have been
are
nightmare. I've sprayed my large number of inpatients with several
insecticides including a systemic and these pests keep coming back.
Today I
bought Neem Oil to try. has anyone had a problem using this product on
flowers such as impatiens, orchids, geraniums etc?

Also black-leg rot is killing off many of the geraniums and impatiens.
I'm
about to give up for the summer...... :-(

I know that spider mites hate water. In the beginning of the
spidermite period I used to shoot my roses with a strong spray of
water. It knocks off quite a bit. The sunspray oil worked but also
burned in summer, maybe Neem oil would do the trick. There were a few
other things we used for spider mites but I hate chemicals and prefer
non-toxic.

I sprayed them with water every other evening when I watered and that did
nothing to get rid of the mites. I don't like using chemicals either but
the numbers of mites and number of afflicted plants were totally out of
hand.

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:08:02 -0500, "Manelli Family"
wrote:


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On Aug 27, 4:14 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:
We're having a terrible drought where I live and spider mites have been
are
nightmare. I've sprayed my large number of inpatients with several
insecticides including a systemic and these pests keep coming back.
Today I
bought Neem Oil to try. has anyone had a problem using this product on
flowers such as impatiens, orchids, geraniums etc?

Also black-leg rot is killing off many of the geraniums and impatiens.
I'm
about to give up for the summer...... :-(

I know that spider mites hate water. In the beginning of the
spidermite period I used to shoot my roses with a strong spray of
water. It knocks off quite a bit. The sunspray oil worked but also
burned in summer, maybe Neem oil would do the trick. There were a few
other things we used for spider mites but I hate chemicals and prefer
non-toxic.

I sprayed them with water every other evening when I watered and that did
nothing to get rid of the mites. I don't like using chemicals either but
the numbers of mites and number of afflicted plants were totally out of
hand.



If the mites are sprayed with a warm soapy solution it will kill the
adults but not the eggs. Spray under the leaves. Repeat every 3-4
days. You will also need alternate with another product as mites
become resistant to any one product.

"Manelli Family" wrote in message
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"blackdog" wrote in message
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I sprayed them with water every other evening when I watered and that did
nothing to get rid of the mites. I don't like using chemicals either but
the numbers of mites and number of afflicted plants were totally out of
hand.

Just spraying isn't going to work unless you also really give a good blast
to the under sides of the leaves. They'll hide out where the water doesn't
hit. I have a 40° wand type thing that has adjustments for showers/sprays. I
turn it so that I can run it close to the ground under the plants and blast
the spray UP until everything is good and soaked. This seems to work even
during the worst hot weather spider mite attacks with my garden. I use Neem
oil as a last resort (white flies...arrgh!) and only spray very late in the
afternoon so the Neem is not still wet on the plant the next day to avoid
burns. Blasting with water takes care of the spider mites and aphids if you
make sure you get under the leaves and in the crooks and crannies, and do
this several days in a row.

Val

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Troubles in the Rhizosphere
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Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html
and
Look up "Tree Planting" http://www.treedictionary.com

Improper Mulching - http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub3.html
and
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Improper Pruning
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning

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http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html

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http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/SOUND/

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Arborist
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and www.treedictionary.com
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that we are not the boss.

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On Aug 27, 4:14 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:
We're having a terrible drought where I live and spider mites have been
are
nightmare. I've sprayed my large number of inpatients with several
insecticides including a systemic and these pests keep coming back.
Today I
bought Neem Oil to try. has anyone had a problem using this product on
flowers such as impatiens, orchids, geraniums etc?

Also black-leg rot is killing off many of the geraniums and impatiens.
I'm
about to give up for the summer...... :-(

I know that spider mites hate water. In the beginning of the
spidermite period I used to shoot my roses with a strong spray of
water. It knocks off quite a bit. The sunspray oil worked but also
burned in summer, maybe Neem oil would do the trick. There were a few
other things we used for spider mites but I hate chemicals and prefer
non-toxic.

I sprayed them with water every other evening when I watered and that did
nothing to get rid of the mites. I don't like using chemicals either but
the numbers of mites and number of afflicted plants were totally out of
hand.

"Phisherman" wrote in message
...
If the mites are sprayed with a warm soapy solution it will kill the
adults but not the eggs. Spray under the leaves. Repeat every 3-4
days. You will also need alternate with another product as mites
become resistant to any one product.

I'm having success with the systemic insecticide on the impatiens in pots on
the porch. Those in the ground are impossible to spray under the leaves.
It's so late in the season I'm going to let those in the garden just die
off.

I will start to alternate with neem oil and Bug-B-Gon this weekend.

"Val" wrote in message
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"Manelli Family" wrote in message
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"blackdog" wrote in message
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I sprayed them with water every other evening when I watered and that did
nothing to get rid of the mites. I don't like using chemicals either but
the numbers of mites and number of afflicted plants were totally out of
hand.

Just spraying isn't going to work unless you also really give a good blast
to the under sides of the leaves. They'll hide out where the water doesn't
hit. I have a 40° wand type thing that has adjustments for showers/sprays.
I turn it so that I can run it close to the ground under the plants and
blast the spray UP until everything is good and soaked. This seems to work
even during the worst hot weather spider mite attacks with my garden. I
use Neem oil as a last resort (white flies...arrgh!) and only spray very
late in the afternoon so the Neem is not still wet on the plant the next
day to avoid burns. Blasting with water takes care of the spider mites and
aphids if you make sure you get under the leaves and in the crooks and
crannies, and do this several days in a row.


I have a water wand and did that every other day as best as I could with the
garden plants. But then they started to succumb to root rot. Most of the
impatiens in the ground have died. I've been growing them for 20 years
without a problem. I see improvement in the potted ones as they're showing
new growth. I sprayed the hell out of them in the workroom sink and then
drenched them in a systemic spray every other day. I think I'll save the
potted ones as long as they don't get black-leg like those in the ground.
These are the double rose type and I don't want to lose them.