I was wondering if it was mealy bugs. Wasn't quite sure what they were though. My Neen oil mix is half alcohol and I hit it really heavy with that. It cut them back a bit but they keep coming back.
I heard they will hatch in the soil Holly... the merit ... hint from Stormy... is the only thing that wiped them out on salvia black & blue.. took me months though... just as I thought they were gone.. they would be back.. so between the alcohol & the merit .. they have not been seen for 2 months
Holly, I had a real problem with a Hoya (of course, I got it from b Lowes, no wonder) with mealies. Finally, this spring (had it for a couple of years and have been dealing with this carp!) on a cool, sunny day I took it outside - temps were about 45-50 and let it sit out there all day. The Hoya survived the chill, but the mealies have not - nor, does it appear, their eggs. Usually they reappear in about 2 weeks.
Critter is a huge advocate of using Hydrogen Peroxide - I'd ask her if that would work. I know she uses it as a soil drench for fungus gnats, but I don't know at what strength.
Name: Ronnie Southeastern PA~Zone 6 I Love MAM~So Happy Together
These pretties will be going in my pots soon. I'm going to take cuttings from them so I can get more bang for my buck. At 3.25 & 4.25 a pot with lots of pots to do I need to stretch em!
I really like the white double impatiens. I hope I can get some to root.
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Name: Ronnie Southeastern PA~Zone 6 I Love MAM~So Happy Together
They do I think they will look good with my coleus.
It happens in a flash, but the memory of it last forever. It can not be borrowed or stolen, and it is of no earthly good until it is given away. So if in your hurry you meet someone who is too weary to smile, leave him one of yours, for no one needs a smile quite as much as he who has none to give...
Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together
Ronnie, Sometimes I take my big beef boning knife and slice that size of annual pot into quarters and just plant them like that. I never lose any of them. Maybe you should try that.
I bought some petunias, dusty miller and marigolds today.
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