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Comments (8)Ahhhh - you didn't SAY fungus gnats ..... Lol - alcohol will kill them, but the problem is their mobility - getting them to hold still long enough to spray them ..... and then it does nothing for the generations of soil residents ready for ascension, so it's pretty ineffective. ;o) The coming and going of f. gnats is usually directly related to how you bend your wrist. Truly so. When you feel the urge to bend your wrist so water comes out of the spout of your watering can, think twice. Check to see if the soil feels dry at the drain hole. If it does, then go ahead and water, but if it doesn't - wait until it does & your gnat issue will likely disappear. If it doesn't, you could try 'Gnatrol'. Al...See MoreAre buckeye and horsechestnut trees related?
Comments (21)Posted by smivies z5b ontario (My Page) on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 14:51 Thank you so much for the thorough answers, If that is the case, I probably would not try then =) I Googled and learned that the buckeye and horse chestnut are extremely bitter if tried directly. This post was edited by jujujojo on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 15:21...See Morefrequency of alcohol spraying for scale
Comments (4)I'll suggest that you use both, though not at the same time. I've long been an advocate for alcohol/water misting...but I think you'll have increased success if you avail yourself of a good horticultural oil, as well. Oils, when applied properly and consistently, are an excellent method of getting rid of a scale infestation. Be sure to read and follow the directions carefully, and to direct your spray to all parts of the plant (underneath the leaves, stems, etc.). If you've had good results with the alcohol and don't want to experiment with anything else, you can safely spray once a week....See MoreRelating tree species to soils
Comments (5)Sujiwan, Plants can definitely be used as indicators of the type of soil and amount of moisture/flooding in a given location, but trees aren't always very helpful in this regard, at least in the Northeast. Certain trees do prefer certain types of habitats, but the trees may not precisely conform to the boundaries of the soils, and most tree species here in PA can grow in more than one type of soil and moisture regime. For example, Eastern Sycamore is typically found in moist soils, especially riparian areas (areas influenced by surface water). However, one can often find sycamores growing outside of riparian areas, particularly when there is a good stand of Sycamores nearby to supply seeds. Same goes for Black Walnut, which seems most common in deep, moist soils near rivers and streams, but can also occur in uplands. What's even worse, walnuts are often planted by humans and the nuts may be carried by squirrels. Trees are an indication of soil type, but not absolute proof. In addition to soil and moisture, another major influence on the type of trees in a location is recent history. If a site was cleared of all trees, for instance cleared for pasture, then the first trees that might recolonize the site might be trees with seeds that are dispersed by the wind, or they might be the offspring of whatever trees were left standing nearby. If you have a stand of young maples, that might be an indication that a few maples were the only trees left in the pasture and therefore were in the right place to supply lots of seeds when the pasture was abandoned. In fact the pasture might have had very few maples when it was a forest. Yet a third major influence on the type of trees growing in an area is predation - I'm talking about deer and perhaps cows. Lots of PA forests are growing black cherry and red maple after they are logged not because these are historically the dominant trees in the area, but because these trees are less palatable to deer and therefore are the only ones that survive heavy browsing by deer. Don't underestimate the impact deer may be having on the trees - they can be surprisingly hard to see even when very numerous. Cattle also can have an influence on trees - many former cow pastures are now stands of Red Cedar because cows avoid eating red cedar, allowing red cedar to repopulate the pasture even while the cows are still present. As soon as the farmer stops occasional mowing -viola, the baby red cedars can grow and you have a red cedar forest. Finally, there are many types of hickories and they favor different types of soils. If you have a stand of walnut and hickory on former farmland, I might suspect that the previous owner of the land selectively saved walnuts and hickories because he liked nuts or liked hunting. Walnuts and hickories are both good for squirrels and generally recommended by game management literature. I think if you want to use trees as indicators of the soil and moisture you should focus not on individual species, but on the communties of trees on your land. If you find red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, certain hickories, pitch pine and/or virginia pine dominating an area you might expect to find drier soils typical of uplands. If you have a stand of Eastern Sycamore, Silver maple, American Elm, and perhaps walnuts too, then you might expect to have moister soils and occasional to frequent flooding. If you see one set of tree species in the canopy and another in the seedlings, then you might either have a forest going through natural succession or some force (deer or the recent removal of a lot of the deer or cows) influencing the forest composition. Hope this helps......See More
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