i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth

Go out at night and i am sure you will find the culprit!

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"gareth t" wrote in message
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i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the
orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud
left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth


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gareth t

gareth t wrote:

i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the
orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud
left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth




Since I'm building a new greenhouse I get plenty of advice (solicited
and unsolicited) lately. One that keeps coming up is to generously
sprinkle rock salt (I've been using water softener pellets, that doesn't
work as well) on the greenhouse floor. Evidently the USDA is
recommending it too. Of course you won't be able to grow much there
after you move the greenhouse, assuming you move the greenhouse...


Anyway, I've been given various rates, but it seems pretty consistent at
4-6 40# bags of salt for my 1500sq foot greenhouse. That will keep the
slugs away (dead!), and no doubt weeds and a whole lot else... Do not
put salt on the plants (duh!). Re-apply every few years (or every year,
that part of the advice is less consistent...).


You will probably still have to pick slugs off by hand for a few weeks,
go in later at night with a flashlight and squish them. You can knock
them into a jar of salt water if you are squeamish.

Rob

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1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a. See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase
more orchids, obtain more credit
LittlefrogFarm is open - e-mail me for a list )

gareth t wrote:

i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the
orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud
left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth




Since I'm building a new greenhouse I get plenty of advice (solicited
and unsolicited) lately. One that keeps coming up is to generously
sprinkle rock salt (I've been using water softener pellets, that doesn't
work as well) on the greenhouse floor. Evidently the USDA is
recommending it too. Of course you won't be able to grow much there
after you move the greenhouse, assuming you move the greenhouse...


Anyway, I've been given various rates, but it seems pretty consistent at
4-6 40# bags of salt for my 1500sq foot greenhouse. That will keep the
slugs away (dead!), and no doubt weeds and a whole lot else... Do not
put salt on the plants (duh!). Re-apply every few years (or every year,
that part of the advice is less consistent...).


You will probably still have to pick slugs off by hand for a few weeks,
go in later at night with a flashlight and squish them. You can knock
them into a jar of salt water if you are squeamish.

Rob

--
Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a. See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase
more orchids, obtain more credit
LittlefrogFarm is open - e-mail me for a list )

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:33:27 GMT, "kenty ;-\)"
wrote:

Go out at night and i am sure you will find the culprit!

Put the hide of your breakfast grapefruit cupped side down or a
slice of potato down on the media. After dark use the flashlight
to spot them. Most fruit or vegetable peal that is moist will
attract them.

Just remember when you see the snail not to squish them over a
pot or you will disperse fertilized eggs with the squish and with
your fingers. Dispose of the whole critter. It is safer. They
are hermaphrodites (both sexes) and can self fertilize.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:33:27 GMT, "kenty ;-\)"
wrote:

Go out at night and i am sure you will find the culprit!

Put the hide of your breakfast grapefruit cupped side down or a
slice of potato down on the media. After dark use the flashlight
to spot them. Most fruit or vegetable peal that is moist will
attract them.

Just remember when you see the snail not to squish them over a
pot or you will disperse fertilized eggs with the squish and with
your fingers. Dispose of the whole critter. It is safer. They
are hermaphrodites (both sexes) and can self fertilize.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

I use stuff called "Thats It"

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Cheers Wendy

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gareth t wrote:
i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the
orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud
left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:07:59 +0100, gareth t
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i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the
orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud
left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth
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i had my first blue cattleya to produce buds and i went down to the
orchid house house today, and.............. only half a bud
left........... on the floor.

anyone know a quick way to get rid of them?

Gareth



Hi
I've used a simular product to this I found at Lowes at a much lower price
just make sure the Active Ingredient is Iron Phosphate. Since it only kills
snails and slugs I get liberal with it and never see any more damage or
slugs.

http://www.pestproducts.com/sluggo.htm

hope this helps

"wendy7" wrote in
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I use stuff called "Thats It"


Wendy be careful with "that's it" as a search on Google shows it contains
metaldehde, Do not put this on your orchid growing media as it has adverse
effect on some orchids like deformed growths.
Been there done it and now have a few funky looking plants.

Later
Dusty

Thanks for the info Dusty, will tag the plant & see next time it blooms.
I do have a couple of "funky" flowering plants.
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dusty wrote:
"wendy7" wrote in
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I use stuff called "Thats It"


Wendy be careful with "that's it" as a search on Google shows it
contains metaldehde, Do not put this on your orchid growing media as
it has adverse effect on some orchids like deformed growths.
Been there done it and now have a few funky looking plants.

Later
Dusty

Thanks for the info Dusty, will tag the plant & see next time it blooms.
I do have a couple of "funky" flowering plants.
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Cheers Wendy

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dusty wrote:
"wendy7" wrote in
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I use stuff called "Thats It"


Wendy be careful with "that's it" as a search on Google shows it
contains metaldehde, Do not put this on your orchid growing media as
it has adverse effect on some orchids like deformed growths.
Been there done it and now have a few funky looking plants.

Later
Dusty

thanks for all the advice, im going to try them all and hopefully eradicate those critters once and for all!