"Tropical Storm Fay... spread of citrus canker, ficus whitefly and other exotic pests that are damaging to vulnerable landscapes. ,,, Tropical Storm Gustav...
Orchid growers who lowered plants to the ground... if shade cloth was blown away, cover the plants with used shade cloth you have stashed in the garage for emergencies to prevent sunburn. ... advises.. Martin Motes, you can spray with Physan, an ammonia product, while wet. Allow them to dry thoroughly for two or three days. If they have been badly buffeted and have gouges in their leaves and roots, spray with a mix of cupric hydroxide or copper (Kocide or Champion), one tablespoon per gallon, plus manzate or Dithane M45, also one tablespoon per gallon, with a spreader-sticker, a product that allows the chemicals to cling to plants. Motes, author of "Florida Orchid Growing Month by Month"... suggests blending the copper and manzate and allowing the mix to stand for two hours to overnight. Spray the mix on your orchids to prevent bacterial disease. ... Too much copper can be toxic to plants, Motes said. So one or two sprays may work fine, but no more... We dropped... orchids to the ground and as a precaution sprinkled snail bait around them. Make sure, when placing baskets of... orchids... back into trees or their orchid shelters, that you examine them for snails." URL : http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/562348.html ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
