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amideutch · May 24, 2012

Alright stateside TVillians who shop at Big Box, What mulch do they carry that you would recommend to Andrea as I am not familiar with their products. Ami

Worth1 · May 24, 2012

What mulch I have purchased there was a fine shredded wood mulch.
It was black and I used it on my golden goddess bamboo.

It held water well and breaks down easily into the soil overtime.

I got it at Home Depot and it comes in many colors.

I have no idea what brand or what it was called.
It was wood not bark.
Worth

Dork Fish · May 24, 2012

Oh wow, I was trying to stay away from the colored mulch. I thought that it would probably be bad.

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Dork Fish · June 3, 2012

Question...Can you do a disease spray and pest spray in the same day?

RayR · June 3, 2012

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Question...Can you do a disease spray and pest spray in the same day?

That would depend on what products you were planning to use. What do you have?

Dork Fish · June 3, 2012

disease: Actinovate/Exel LG/ BioGrow

pest: Cptn Jack's Deadbug or Bonide Tomato and Vegetable 3 in 1

RayR · June 3, 2012

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disease: Actinovate/Exel LG/ BioGrow

pest: Cptn Jack's Deadbug or Bonide Tomato and Vegetable 3 in 1

I don't see any real concern with using any combination of those on the same day. Being cautious about mixing chemicals or mixing chemicals with live biological's like Actinovate, it's always a good idea to do some research or ask the manufacturers of the products if there is any negative issues mixing their product with others you have.
Others here have asked if there was any problem with mixing Actinovate with a Neem Oil product (like Bonide Tomato and Vegetable 3 in 1) which I think was a valid concern because Neem Oil has anti-bacterial properties against at least some types of bacteria , but according to Natural Industries, the only pesticides that are incompatible with Actinovate is "copper based products and any bactericide"

Dork Fish · June 4, 2012

Great! Thank you so much.

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Dork Fish · June 4, 2012

At what point do you stop pinching the flowers off? What size?

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Crandrew · June 4, 2012

Why are you pinching flowers? to encourage Veg cycle? I would let nature do its thing.

Worth1 · June 4, 2012

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At what point do you stop pinching the flowers off? What size?

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About 14 inches.

Worth

Dork Fish · June 4, 2012

You guys are the best! Thanks

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Worth1 · June 4, 2012

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Why are you pinching flowers? to encourage Veg cycle? I would let nature do its thing.

Many times a plant will put out blooms way too young and they expend the energy on the baby and not the plant.
I have seen blooms on 4 inch plants before.

The same goes for animals including us the growing fetus can take everything from the immature mother while she is still growing.
This can cause the calf and the mother to be stunted in livestock.

Worth

Dork Fish · June 4, 2012

That makes perfect sense!

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Dork Fish · June 4, 2012

Okay, been doing some more reading. daconil...should I incorporate this in addition to the actinovate/exel spray?

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May 24, 2012	#31
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Alright stateside TVillians who shop at Big Box, What mulch do they carry that you would recommend to Andrea as I am not familiar with their products. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 24, 2012	#33
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Oh wow, I was trying to stay away from the colored mulch. I thought that it would probably be bad. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

June 3, 2012	#34
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Question...Can you do a disease spray and pest spray in the same day? __________________ Andrea

June 3, 2012	#36
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	disease: Actinovate/Exel LG/ BioGrow pest: Cptn Jack's Deadbug or Bonide Tomato and Vegetable 3 in 1 __________________ Andrea

June 4, 2012	#38
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Great! Thank you so much. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

May 24, 2012	#32
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	What mulch I have purchased there was a fine shredded wood mulch. It was black and I used it on my golden goddess bamboo. It held water well and breaks down easily into the soil overtime. I got it at Home Depot and it comes in many colors. I have no idea what brand or what it was called. It was wood not bark. Worth

June 4, 2012	#40
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Why are you pinching flowers? to encourage Veg cycle? I would let nature do its thing.