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Comments (9)Mmm, where to start. Well, first of all, spraying trees with a general-purpose fruit tree spray won't help with the fireblight. Controlling fireblight is a matter of selecting resistant varieties, pruning, and sanitation. There are some sprays specifically for fireblight that help but only in certain situations. Second of all, you are not going to hurt your cat with fruit tree spray. While I wouldn't recommend doing it deliberately, I will note that from a standpoint of toxicology, a full drench of a cat in home fruit tree spray in the dilutions typically recommended for orchard use wouldn't do any lasting harm. You ask about the toxicity of the spray. I will respond by saying that these are all widely used products. You are probably exposed to them in greater quantities in the fruit and juice products you purchase at the grocery store than you are through your home orchard activities. I personally consider the Captan to be the greatest risk since it is a known human carcinogen and it's unclear what a safe exposure threshold really is. For the malathion and carbaryl, the available evidence shows that it takes a fairly high dose to cause any damage. On the other hand there is some evidence that cholinesterase inhibitors (a family that includes malathion) may cause problems at lower doses than previously believed, although the science behind this is far from conclusive. I currently run my spraying program using carbaryl as the primary insecticide although I do use malathion for rotational reasons and during the period immediately following petal drop since carbaryl will cause excessive thinning at that point in the season. I do use captan and maneb as necessary but try to keep them to a minimum. Not sure what's wrong with your pear. Give us some more details and we'll help. Are all the leaves affected, or just some? Is there drought stress? When did this start? How bad is the curl? Where are you? What varieties of pears? Are the plants well anchored or has the tree become "wiggly" when you try to move it in the ground? Is it in a wet location?...See MoreBig mistake? Cut grass to short
Comments (7)You should be fine. If it's still green, you didn't kill it, but you may have stressed it a bit. If you want to mow shorter going into winter, it's better to cut back gradually, but going from a 3 to a 5 may not be that big (although as tiemco pointed out, we really don't know what 3 and 5 mean, so you may have gone from the tallest setting to the shortest, which would be less than fully optimal). But for future reference, snow mold is rarely a problem in the intermountan west. You'd think it would be with all the snow we get, but with our humidity levels, it's actually pretty rare. When we do get snow mold, it usually kills a small amount of grass, but the mold dies off in a hurry as it warms up and dries out....See MoreI think I made a big mistake with plumeria
Comments (1)No, all is ok. First how long was the branch off the plant. If more than 5 days, you are fine. If just a day or two, just cut the bottom at a 45 degree angle and leave it to dry for a week. Then you can water root it in a solution of water with a few drops of superthrive or B-1 or wet the base, dip into rooting hormone and plant. Water once and then keep on a warm base until it leaves out (1-3 months) It is hard to not water, but the stem has enough water. Mist the top but keep the base dry so it sends out roots looking for water and does not rot. Water rooted plants have some trouble adjusting to soil if they are rooted too long. I have found that if water rooting is only done until the roots begin as a cottage cheese on the bottom of the cutting, then the cutting is planted, there is a higher survival rate. Most people, I believe, just plant the cutting without water rooting and keep the bottom heat on. I have had success at both but mostly just plant because of the number of cuttings I plant. Others will have their methods and successes. Bill...See MoreI think I made a big mistake.........
Comments (8)I have thought about going to a shelter to adopt a dog. They are so full from people being foreclosed on and abandoning their pets. DH doesn't want to do that right now though. He wants us to focus on what we started and that is raising the guide dog puppies for the guide dog school. There is a woman in our group who is in her 70's and has raised 27 dogs for the school. She told me last week that the right one will come along for us to keep and we'll be sure when it does. Nick's sister was booted out because of hips too and she was only half his size (about 40 lbs.). That size dog would be much better for me because I have a bad back. She was too high strung for us though. I cried all night again last night but doing much better today. DH was going to call them this morning to see if he was still at the school being neutered or if he had already been placed at their hosue. If he wasn't at their house yet he was going to tell them we changed our minds. But we went for a long walk and talked and talked and decided to stick with our decision.So we will wait until Sept or Oct. and get another puppy to raise and love. And we will be hopeful that he will be happy there and be a good therapy dog for her. I hope she will realize what a gift he truly is....See MoreNorwood Architects
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