Hi!
Thank You for joining me! May today be the start of a simply spectacular week!
Thank You Ginny! I was sorry when you had to deal with rosette disease but those rabbits getting your other two
Daniel...glad you were able to get your clean up done from Florence. I will have to add some more disaster prayers When it is no longer in the news, we sometimes forget that there will be people dealing with this for years.
I am sorry this took so long to share. Since the first of September our family has had two different dog emergencies. Ginny had been helping me pray for the first one. He had stones and surgery. Rough recovery but he is ok now. Then a different dog 10 days ago with a different problem. Too long of a story for today. Meanwhile, two flooding record rains did not help.
I finally have what my friend did for leaf miners and it worked for her.
I highly recommend trying this on a daylily, that is not important. Kind of like a spot test. I know the problem with that becomes if you do not treat them all...the leafminers come back. But, maybe you can judge how your daylilies react to this. She had 6 to 8 daylilies in her bed. Realize that the weather varies greatly and our winters are mild.
She took an ordinary "white oil" oil recipe. Wikipedia says it kills citrus leaf miner, amongst other things. You need a storage container that holds approx. 2 cups for the white oil. Take a leak proof old jar and pour in one cup of cooking oil (she used canola) and pour in 1/4 cup plain dishwashing liquid (no moisturizers, bleach etc.) Shake well to mix. (shake before each use)
This is the white oil. Put one tablespoon of white oil in a spray bottle. Add 33.8 ounces or a one liter bottle of water to the spray bottle. Mix well. Use exact quantities and do not spray when above 77° to avoid burning plant.
Edited to say...if you have an empty one liter bottle just fill it with water and use it for measuring. And be sure to LABEL everything!
IN THE FALL
She sprayed the plants very well. Crowns, undersides of leaves, etc, and around the plant. My friend said... but not to the saturation point. She repeated this every 3 or 4 days for 2 to 3 weeks. Her plant tops pretty much died. Kept the plant leaves cleaned up. The plants stayed dormant until spring and she stayed leaf miner free all spring and summer. She told me Saturday that one leaf looked like there might be a streak and removed it.
The fall timing could be a big help. I am going to try a couple of plants. I hope the fall spray will also help with the aphids in the spring. Getting any that try to overwinter could be a key factor.
May everyone be blessed with success in their gardens!
I have a couple of blooms to share. While my friend was here she helped me in the garden. Because this post was so long I will share those photos later in the week.
Mystic Spires salvia........... Plus...........one of my few remaining roses Coral Drift
Equals nice color together!
Sedum is starting to bloom. The purple one. Speaking of purple..this is the second year that this dark purple vinca has self-sown.
Until you stop by again may your blessings be bountiful and...
May October bring joy and productive changes to everyone's life!
