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 My rose buses are just covered
in aphids and I have tryed to spray soap water on them and they still come
back, and I really don't know what else to do they are just getting worse
not better. Even spraying them with water is not working.
 Aphid are sometimes put on
plants by ants. The ants milk the aphids in what is often called "farming".
If ants are farming the aphids, you may need to control the ants to get rid
of the aphids.
There is a new insecticide for aphid control by Bonide called "Eight" that
is quite effective and is more environmentally friendly than some of the
other insecticides.
See Also: Aphid Control Update
We had over 7200 sq. ft. of
new lawn, including a sprinkler system put in almost three years ago. Last
spring we started getting some quackgrass & this spring it is running
rampant! Help, what should we use to get rid of it? And most important, what
do we do or use to keep it from coming back?
If you have quackgrass, you
know how difficult it is to control and how rapidly it spreads. Probably
the best and easiest way to control it is to spray it with "Round-Up". Remember,
"Round-Up" kills all grasses, so only spray the quackgrass. Then, in about
10 days to two weeks, you can over-seed the area with new grass seed. Dormant
roots are apt to come back, so you may have to do some follow-up spraying.
There is no way that I know of to keep it from coming back, except for follow-up
spraying.
I need to know anything aobut
harvesting the bulbs of gladiolas I also need to know best planting widths
and harvesting times I guess just anything you know about harvesting gladiolas
and their bulbs.
Glad bulbs (corms) are dug
and separated in the fall, when the leaves die back. They are then stored
over-winter in a cool well ventilated place, where temperatures are above
freezing. In about mid-March, weather permitting, they are planted back out
into the garden. The corms are usually planted about 3 to 6 inches apart.
Mix some bulb food into the planting area prior to planting. Plant the corms
4 to 6 inches deep.
What should I do for my tulips
and daffodils once they stop blooming so that I can get beautiful flowers
next year. Do I need to dig them up?
Feed the foliage with a liquid
fertilizer. I prefer Alaska 'Mor-Bloom' 0-10-10 for this feeding. The bulbs
do not need to be dug each year. Leaves can be cut at ground level 21 days
after the flowers die.
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