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How have you done with Surround this year?
Comments (4)I used it on apples, peaches, plums, and quince. I was controlling cuculio and moths primarily. I ended up with almost no curc loss (since I had to thin anyway, there were only a few trees that had bitten fruits I did no want to thin). Once the moths started I also added spinosad to every Surround spray. I ended up with maybe 10% moth damaged fruits on average. The most important time to spray Surrond (in Maryland) is mid/late April to mid May. Early its curc season and later its first-generation moths. If you nail the first generation moths hard, the rest of the season is easy. My last Surround spray this year was June 9th. I did something like six sprays total, which was a bit high but we had a lot of rain. Don't go by the calendar to spray; start just before the curc wakes up (4-20 for me this year) and keep things coated until end of May. Heavy rains will wash it all off and you need to start over. You can get through several lighter rains without need to re-apply. Even with no rain the fruit will grow and you will need a re-application. Don't re-apply if a heavy rain is in the forecast. Pay attention not to rain forecast, but how many inches they are calling for. Its the couple-inch rains that will clear it all off. I don't know to what degree the spinosad helped on the moths. After early June I used spinosad only since it is easier to spray -- from that you can tell I think spinosad is pretty helpful. But its hard to say for sure. The worst thing that happened is when I had ended the Surround on the apples we had a couple really hot sunny days in a row and many apples got very badly sunburned, basically killing a big spot of flesh. I am guessing that if I had not used Surround at all I would have been better off since the apples would have been adapted to more sun already. I have never had this happen in past years so I am not sure if it was just a fluke or not. My plan for next year is to use Surround/spinosad until mid May, and at that point to switch to periodic spinosad-only sprays. I don't think Surround helps against disease at all, in fact it may be bad by helping some diseases spread. I used it to excellent effect against squash and potato beetles -- they can't stand the stuff. I have had very good luck against Japanese beetles in past years (this year I had none!). I didn't try it to trick the birds. The Surround does not stick well to plums or cherries and they are the primary fruits of choice for the birds so I don't think it will help there. I used footies on some plum trees with only a few fruits which I wanted to keep birds from damaging; that worked perfectly. Scott...See MoreAustins that have done well for me.
Comments (28)Austins that have done very well for me. All are hardy need to be sprayed once/month for BS: Mary Rose Winchester Cathedral Heritage Crocus rose James Galway The Squire - mines about 10 yrs old but is starting to poop out. I think I'll either have to but or make another one Abe Darby - I really like the color but should be sprayed for BS more frequently, but I won't and it still does well enough. Fair Bianca did well, I think. I chose not to grow it when we moved. Whites are hit and miss for me. On most the flowers seem to turn brown in hot weather. I think they're a little prone to thrips, those are best viewed from afar. Roses I have shovel pruned: The Dark Lady - I tried this for about 6 years but it was a BS magnet and the red turned to magenta, and very thorny. Jude the Obscure - I tried real hard to like this rose, about 10 yrs. I liked the color but it was a sparse bloomer and got too much BS. Lillian Austin - nice rose but was a BS magnet and very thorny. Brother Cadfael - similar to Jude. Golden Celebration - An octopus, thorny, flowers can-t survive a thunderstorm, a BS magnet, didn't have much of a second flush, and I'm not really fond of butter cup colored roses. I give most roses four years, but this one was gone in 3....See MoreHow would you have done this differently (pic)?
Comments (22)Deb, I just had a thought. Since the height of those roses bothers you, is it possible to dig another row at the back end of the "L"? I can't tell from the pics how much sunlight that area gets and what directions the shadows go, but if there is sufficient sunlight, you could move the taller roses back there and they could be easily seen because of their height. Then for the narrow row along the steps, plant a hedge row of smaller roses--let's say Virgin of Guadelupe. The lighter color would contrast with the brick color of the house, and she has a fuller floribunda look--graceful bush and kinda frilly looking bloom. I've only had mine one season now, but I seem to remember that I picked her because she only gets around 3 ft tall, and she is supposed to be pretty good on disease-resistance. You might even stick in a few annuals around her ankles--maybe some blue lobelia and/or white alysium (sp?). Or a shorter yellow floribunda might look nice against that brick color--you could ask the forum for some more suggestions in that category. Just another thought. I think planning is half the fun sometimes of rose gardening. Kate...See MoreWhat have you done with, and how have you organized photos?
Comments (5)Welllll.... I did manage to get started on the task after taking the rest of the day away from it. I talked to DH too, which was helpful and he was supportive of organizing them in a more efficient manner- including the possibility of getting rid of the old albums. Started this morning by quick sorting the box into piles based on time frames. Tried not to let emotions interfere. After looking at the old albums, I realize that they had been rearranged already and were out of order, as well as having quite a few blank spots. Add to that they are older and starting to yellow, so all the photos are out of those and into their proper piles now. So far have sorted a few piles, getting rid of any duplicates and any photos that are just bad condition or that I've always hated. Putting them in labeled plastic bags temporarily as I go. I think it will require a bit of fine tuning and for now I'm pulling out the obvious and seeing what is left- from there I can go through them yet again, and cull them further. It is time consuming, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Sort of thinking about going with photo storage boxes, where you have a bigger box that then holds a number of smaller boxes, which hold about 100 photos each. I like the idea of having the photos in that type of system, where you can pull them out and look at them by category if you actually do want to look at them, but it will depend on how many photos we are left with in the end, and if the boxes will be compact enough to make that a good solution. DH also offered to scan some into the computer. Might end up doing that too- not sure if we'd need the smaller organizing boxes if we just did that. Oh well, just thinking out loud now. If anybody here has done such a thing, I'm still listening. OK, now this topic can start moving down the list :)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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