Where can I find a dedicated site with information on how to grow
Maidenhair Ferms to it`s optimal potential? I am discovering mealybugs
on my potted fern and wish to rid my plant of them but most pesticides
on the market specify that they`re not to be used on Maidenhair Ferms.

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Do you know the difference between botany and gardening?

Try asking your gardening questions in rec.gardens instead.

Also try doing a Google search.


"Bier de Stone" wrote in message
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Where can I find a dedicated site with information on how to grow
Maidenhair Ferms to it`s optimal potential? I am discovering mealybugs on
my potted fern and wish to rid my plant of them but most pesticides on the
market specify that they`re not to be used on Maidenhair Ferms.

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C A L L I G R A P H Y
I L L U S T R A T I O N
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Cereus-validus-........... wrote:

Do you know the difference between botany and gardening?

Try asking your gardening questions in rec.gardens instead.

Also try doing a Google search.


"Bier de Stone" wrote in message
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Where can I find a dedicated site with information on how to grow
Maidenhair Ferms to it`s optimal potential? I am discovering mealybugs on
my potted fern and wish to rid my plant of them but most pesticides on the
market specify that they`re not to be used on Maidenhair Ferms.



Sorrrrrry. Aren`t you the quick one to redirect any support by inferring
others to Google. May I rephrase the question at all? Why do most
insecticides irradicating pests such as aphids (and mealybugs) instruct
users NOT to use it on maidenhair ferns? Is there an alternative
insecticide safe for maidenhair ferns? A home remedy, perhaps? I have a
mealybug problem.

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What others?
Do you speak for yourself or some sort of league of lazy nerds?
You are still asking a gardening question, Sweet pea.


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Cereus-validus-........... wrote:

Do you know the difference between botany and gardening?

Try asking your gardening questions in rec.gardens instead.

Also try doing a Google search.


"Bier de Stone" wrote in message
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Where can I find a dedicated site with information on how to grow
Maidenhair Ferms to it`s optimal potential? I am discovering mealybugs on
my potted fern and wish to rid my plant of them but most pesticides on
the market specify that they`re not to be used on Maidenhair Ferms.


Sorrrrrry. Aren`t you the quick one to redirect any support by inferring
others to Google. May I rephrase the question at all? Why do most
insecticides irradicating pests such as aphids (and mealybugs) instruct
users NOT to use it on maidenhair ferns? Is there an alternative
insecticide safe for maidenhair ferns? A home remedy, perhaps? I have a
mealybug problem.

--
C A L L I G R A P H Y
I L L U S T R A T I O N
et. WRITER`S BLOCK ???????????????????????????????????????????????
- - - - - - stuff creativity is made of
http://www.geocities.com/brisae_1999

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Bier de Stone
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Where can I find a dedicated site with information on how to grow
Maidenhair Ferms to it`s optimal potential? I am discovering mealybugs
on my potted fern and wish to rid my plant of them but most pesticides
on the market specify that they`re not to be used on Maidenhair Ferms.

I've managed to control mealybugs on houseplants by holding the pot
upside down, with my fingers holding back soil and plant, and swishing
it in a sink full of warm water with a little dishwashing soap. Then
I rinse it in plain water by the same method. Afterwards, I go over
the plant carefully with a cotton swab and remove any bugs I've missed.
I usually use a little rubbing alcohol on the swab.

Ferns, however, are more sensitive than higher plants, in general, so
you may want to test this on a few fronds before you do it to the whole
plant.

Check the plant carefully for several weeks to see if there were any
survivors.

Another approach, if it happens to be the growing season, is to put the
plant outdoors, and hope predatory insects find it and feast on the pests.

Btw, if worse comes to worst, you can cut the entire fern back to
the soil line, watch for and remove any remaining bugs, and let it
grow back.

Personally, I haven't had much luck keeping maidenhair ferns alive and
healthy as a house plant. They need a more humid environment than I
can readily give them in winter.

i grow a number of different adiantum species. do you know what kind
you have and where it is from? from my experience, mealybugs colonize
stressed plants, so the best method is to remove all the stressors. do
not let the soil completely dry out, but don't let it sit in water
either. maidenhairs like moist soil, not wet soil. they also like
some oxygen around their roots and plenty of good air circulation.
they do not like any fertilizer, but they do like pieces of wood in
various stages of decomposition. i had my first successes w/
propagating these plants in wooden crates, which is where i keep most
of mine now. some of them need to dry out during the summer, but stay
moist during the winter. they also are usually found in the coolest
place in your region, almost always out of direct sun, but sometimes
requiring very bright shade. putting it outdoors is probably very good
advice. but then again, i don't know where you are located, so if you
live in anchorage, it might take care of the mealybugs, but a tropical
maidenhair probably wouldn't be too happy there either. i've had very
good luck w/ these ferns and for the most part, find them to be very
hardy.

best of luck.

i grow a number of different adiantum species. do you know what kind
you have and where it is from? from my experience, mealybugs colonize
stressed plants, so the best method is to remove all the stressors. do
not let the soil completely dry out, but don't let it sit in water
either. maidenhairs like moist soil, not wet soil. they also like
some oxygen around their roots and plenty of good air circulation.
they do not like any fertilizer, but they do like pieces of wood in
various stages of decomposition. i had my first successes w/
propagating these plants in wooden crates, which is where i keep most
of mine now. some of them need to dry out during the summer, but stay
moist during the winter. they also are usually found in the coolest
place in your region, almost always out of direct sun, but sometimes
requiring very bright shade. putting it outdoors is probably very good
advice. but then again, i don't know where you are located, so if you
live in anchorage, it might take care of the mealybugs, but a tropical
maidenhair probably wouldn't be too happy there either. i've had very
good luck w/ these ferns and for the most part, find them to be very
hardy.

best of luck.

i grow a number of different adiantum species. do you know what kind
you have and where it is from? from my experience, mealybugs colonize
stressed plants, so the best method is to remove all the stressors. do
not let the soil completely dry out, but don't let it sit in water
either. maidenhairs like moist soil, not wet soil. they also like
some oxygen around their roots and plenty of good air circulation.
they do not like any fertilizer, but they do like pieces of wood in
various stages of decomposition. i had my first successes w/
propagating these plants in wooden crates, which is where i keep most
of mine now. some of them need to dry out during the summer, but stay
moist during the winter. they also are usually found in the coolest
place in your region, almost always out of direct sun, but sometimes
requiring very bright shade. putting it outdoors is probably very good
advice. but then again, i don't know where you are located, so if you
live in anchorage, it might take care of the mealybugs, but a tropical
maidenhair probably wouldn't be too happy there either. i've had very
good luck w/ these ferns and for the most part, find them to be very
hardy.

best of luck.