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Did you know it's illegal to send any plant/cuttings into California?

faerygardener z7 CA

7 years ago

If you click on Forums – Exchanges and Trades, then open it, the California Gardening forum comes right up in the short list. I want to try to shake it up and get some activity there.

We need our garden discussion forum to be own trading group as it is illegal to ship ANY98q1 plant material- including all rose cuttings - into California (I called and seeds are ok for trading) without proper inspections and certificates. CDFA even notes it can have serious legal and financial consequences for the persons involved, although the important part is that it protects our food growing ecology.

I’ll post my have list shortly in comments on a post there (unfortunately, since I left the bay area it’s pretty normal stuff as I have critters that eat everything) and see if we can get some activity going in that right place. California rosarians come on over - there used to be a bunch here and I'm sure we can get it active again!

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roseseek

7 years ago

PLEASE be aware there are Chili Thrips in Southern California. Apparently they haven't spread north of Ventura County...yet. Bringing any material in from southern to central or northern California which has not been properly sprayed can easily import the thrips, too. They are nasty and they attack MANY other plants than just roses, including many food crops.

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Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I didn't know before you informed me on a different thread. Makes a lot of sense since we a such an agricultural area. It's important to keep pests out as long as possible if they haven't found our state yet.

So you're trying to get more activity for trading on the California forum? Interesting. It seems like a very slow forum most of the time. I will keep a look out for your thread in the CA forum.
bethnorcal9
7 years ago
Wow, I didn't know that. I do know it's not legal to bring plants over the border in your car, tho. They inspect your vehicle when you enter CA. Hmmm... I'll hafta check out the CA Forum I guess to see what's going on...
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faerygardener z7 CA
Original Author
7 years ago
Years back it was a pretty active forum, people sharing in progress pics of their developing gardens, lots of Northern Ca in person plant swaps being set up - a fun place to hang out. I see Texas and Oklahoma still have active state forums (when you click Gardenweb topics and see which forums had the most recent discussions you can see that). Turns out all the different forums have folks from CA, they just don't show up over there.
Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
7 years ago
Well, thanks for trying to change that. Lets see what happens.
Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
7 years ago
Very good point! We need to be aware and cognizant even when trading and importing plants between SoCal and central - NorCal.
Cori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy
7 years ago
It's actually pretty amazing we have been able to keep chili thrips away from this area for so long... especially with the smorgasbord of plants for them up here. It shows how well the system we have in place actually does work. I think that once they find it up here they will be the happiest little thrips ever and our local wine, local grown organic produce, local orchards, local flower farms... all will really suffer. :(
faerygardener z7 CA
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks roseseek!!! There are actually quite a few other nasties we don't yet have from south even though they're projected to survive if they get here.
faerygardener z7 CA
Original Author
7 years ago
UC Riverside has good info on the "in state" issues - problem is you're supposed to know if your county has quarantine items and not carry (or ship) them outside the county. Most folks don't know. It's National Invasive Species Week - with links .
kittymoonbeam
7 years ago
You don't want chilli Thrips anywhere near your garden.
hartwoodroses
7 years ago
There was a wonderful panel discussion at last year's HRF conference at The Huntington about this very topic. We all want to behave responsibly to avoid passing along pests. There are safe and legal ways to send cuttings and plants from state to state, and we must all be aware of the laws and the risks.
Buford_NE_GA_7A
7 years ago
When I go out of state to Rose Conventions, I make sure any roses I buy have been sprayed. I don't spray insecticide in my yard, but I don't want to bring anything home. Especially from Florida. We don't have chili thrips here (knock on wood) and I don't need them. I see a lot of people, on Facebook mainly. not wanting to buy plants that have been sprayed. Well the alternative could be worse.

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