Time to winterize
Time to start the process here. Starts with pulling the taro plants from
the pond and putting them in a plastic tent with a no pest strip.... though I'm half tempted to cut all them down.... I may have to give this some more thought, as I try to simplify all pond chores. How do others bring their tropicals in yet keep the bugs out? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
Time to winterize
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... Time to start the process here. Starts with pulling the taro plants fro m the pond and putting them in a plastic tent with a no pest strip.... though I'm half tempted to cut all them down.... I may have to give this some more thought, as I try to simplify all pond chores. How do others bring their tropicals in yet keep the bugs out? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us Taros are horrible for mites. I use a systemic since nothing in the ponds eat them. Lowes and Home Depot sell systemic insecticides. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
Time to winterize
Our winterization is easier. I put plactic over the hyacinth in the
berm ponds and let the rest carry on. Most of the hyacinth will die, but if even one makes it, we are good for next year. The rest of the plants take care of themselves (although the deer are mowing the water celery right now!). |
Time to winterize
On Oct 2, 7:51 pm, ~ jan wrote:
Time to start the process here. Starts with pulling the taro plants from the pond and putting them in a plastic tent with a no pest strip.... thou gh I'm half tempted to cut all them down.... I may have to give this some mo re thought, as I try to simplify all pond chores. How do others bring their tropicals in yet keep the bugs out? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds:www.jjspond.us I bring my inside and add a little bit of Dawn or whatever dish soap is under the sink, to the water from time to time. This keeps the aphids at bay. Sometimes I will just make up some suds and bursh them on the leaves that start showing signs of buggers. Be sure to get the underside of the leaves. Also this winter, I am going to experiment with adding just a bit of fertilizer from time to time to keep the plants strong and well fed. I usually do not start getting aphids and bugs until middle of the fall when the plants start to get weak. At least that was the case this year (2010). I will let you know how they are doing as the fall progress and winter sets in. W. Dale |
Time to winterize
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:16:06 EDT, "W. Dale" wrote:
I bring my inside and add a little bit of Dawn or whatever dish soap is under the sink, to the water from time to time. This keeps the aphids at bay. Sometimes I will just make up some suds and bursh them on the leaves that start showing signs of buggers. Be sure to get the underside of the leaves. Also this winter, I am going to experiment with adding just a bit of fertilizer from time to time to keep the plants strong and well fed. I usually do not start getting aphids and bugs until middle of the fall when the plants start to get weak. At least that was the case this year (2010). I will let you know how they are doing as the fall progress and winter sets in. W. Dale The aphids came in with a vengeance, even after safer soaping the plants and the next week spraying them off w/the hose. I will use the systemic Carol mentioned next year. I've been Safer soaping them a couple of times since I brought them inside. My 2 tropical lilies each gave me a bloom, but the other coming buds aren't going to make it, drat's. I'll be happy if I can get both to make it thru the winter this year. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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