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On 2007-08-08, Boron Elgar <[email protected]> wrote:
> I must admit that the ants love that tree.
They are the perfect indicator. If your tree has any ant traffic
whatsoever, the tree has scale on it somewhere. There is no other
reason for them to be there, as the tree itself has no particular
attraction to ants by itself.
> Are you talking horticultural oil.....
Yeah, that's it:
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1999/2-19-1999/oilsprays.html
There are horticultural oils that do include insecticides which may be
more suitable for your larger meyer lemon.
> I do have the kaffir in a larger pot. It suffers over teh winter,
> though and loses leaves. It rejuvenates itself magnificently each
> spring/summer, though, so I do not complain.
Rootbound defoliation is more severe and noticable and the onset is
shockingly quick. I noticed in the span of just a couple days the
tree lost all but half dozen leaves, they turning cardboard beige and
dropping off by the dozens literally overnight. By time I got it to
the nursery for plant care lesson #3, I figured it was already too
late and was ready to purchase a replacement. But, one little sprig
survived and with the rootball unbound and refreshed with new soil,
the sucker jumped back like gangbusters. Hearty little suckers.
Gotta be to survive my inept care.
> I grow lemon grass (it also winters over in the kitchen) and galangal,
> too.
I'm impressed. I'll get back to you for advice after I get to CO.
nb
> I must admit that the ants love that tree.
They are the perfect indicator. If your tree has any ant traffic
whatsoever, the tree has scale on it somewhere. There is no other
reason for them to be there, as the tree itself has no particular
attraction to ants by itself.
> Are you talking horticultural oil.....
Yeah, that's it:
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1999/2-19-1999/oilsprays.html
There are horticultural oils that do include insecticides which may be
more suitable for your larger meyer lemon.
> I do have the kaffir in a larger pot. It suffers over teh winter,
> though and loses leaves. It rejuvenates itself magnificently each
> spring/summer, though, so I do not complain.
Rootbound defoliation is more severe and noticable and the onset is
shockingly quick. I noticed in the span of just a couple days the
tree lost all but half dozen leaves, they turning cardboard beige and
dropping off by the dozens literally overnight. By time I got it to
the nursery for plant care lesson #3, I figured it was already too
late and was ready to purchase a replacement. But, one little sprig
survived and with the rootball unbound and refreshed with new soil,
the sucker jumped back like gangbusters. Hearty little suckers.
Gotta be to survive my inept care.
> I grow lemon grass (it also winters over in the kitchen) and galangal,
> too.
I'm impressed. I'll get back to you for advice after I get to CO.
nb