Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[snowdropman]

I agree with Martin & John that it looks like 'Fieldgate Prelude' - here is what you posted as 'Fieldgate Prelude' last February
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3035.0;attach=103764;image

re 'Sally's Double' - can you tell me something about the origins of this snowdrop?

[johnw]

the whole pot will be submerged in Carbendazim for a couple of hours

Mark - What is the trade name of carbendazim in the UK?

I think we have to rely on some others in Canada as I see no registration for it here.

I qwould have thought the big Dutch Hippeastrum growers would have published alot on the control of stag and preferred treatments.  I however find virtually nothing on the internet.

johnw

[mark smyth]

John I'll look for the label in a while

[johnw]

John I'll look for the label in a while

Mark - The only one I've heard of in the UK is Bavistin (carbendazim) but that is for commercial use I assume.  I was asking about a home version, past or present.

I did a little internet research on the subject and an interesting article popped up saying "benomyl degrades as cabendazim". Now I cannot find that specific article.  Benomyl was available here in Canada to homeowners for many years. I was banned several years ago but some may have a bit about.  If there is a chemist in the house who could tell us if the degraded benomyl might have the same efficacy as carbendazim (considered the best stag treatment) I would be very interested.

I can make little sense of the few papers I found.

http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2007/pmra-arla/H113-5-2007-12E.pdf

http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc148.htm

Perhaps this should be moved to a Stag thread.

johnw

[David Quinton]

the whole pot will be submerged in Carbendazim for a couple of hours

Mark - What is the trade name of carbendazim in the UK?

John,

Try Delsene. It is available in 5 Litre containers here but I believe that you have to have a licence to obtain it or a friendly farmer!

Cheers,
David

[Alan_b]

On a related topic, I went to a recording of the radio show "Gardeners' Question Time" on Monday.  There are few fungicides available to the amateur gardener in the UK and in their absence panellist Bob Flowerdew advocated the use of urine to treat botrytis.  Has anyone tried that remedy on their snowdrops?

[mark smyth]

Delsene is what I have.

Peeing on snowdrop? I assume first thing in the morning? Or last thing at night?

[Brian Ellis]

I should imagine that the morning dose would be stronger

[mark smyth]

Will the garden end up like a UK phone box?

[David Quinton]

I'll stick with Octave. Not sure that I could bring myself to wee on the snowdrops especially as we are supposed to save it up for the compost heap 

[johnw]

panellist Bob Flowerdew advocated the use of urine to treat botrytis.  Has anyone tried that remedy on their snowdrops?

The benches are too high and too deep.

Or did he mean outdoors? At -7c we have no botrytis problems, icing could be.

johnw  - +2c & sunny

[Maggi Young]

Do none of you guys own a bucket, then? 

[ranunculus]

I tried it ... but only for a wee while!

[TheOnionMan]

The quest for yellow snowdrops takes a new turn...

[KentGardener]

We talked about weeing on the plants, Ian wanted to, i let him