Stagonospora infection - collected threads

[emma T]

copydex ? I think it was made from fish  used it at school.

[mark smyth]

Chlorpyrifos is the active ingrediant in Dursban that is favoured by Narcissus growers to stop Narcissus fly

[Hans J]

Here is a old german proverb :

"Ein guter Gärtner braucht ein hartes Herz und eine scharfe Schere"

Please Maggi translation !

In our case :
"a hard heart and a good insecticide !"

Hans

[snowdropman]

Here is a old german proverb :

"Ein guter Gärtner braucht ein hartes Herz und eine scharfe Schere"

I think that this roughly translates as "A good gardener needs a hard heart and a sharp pair of scissors"

[loes]

and what about the Sio2 with insecticide or fungicide Gerard talked about?sounded good to me.

[Hans J]

Thank you Chris 

[Paddy Tobin]

A thought on narcissus fly: those of you who grow carrots will be aware of the carrot root fly, a pest similar in habits and destruction to the narcissus fly. Vegetable growers know that a time of particular danger for the carrot root fly is when thinning one's carrots - removing some of the smaller carrots to allow space for the others to grow to full size. This exposing of the roots of the carrots, it is said, leaves the scent of the carrots into the air and attracts the carrot root fly.

I wonder if moving snowdrop "in the green" has the same result - the scent of the snowdrops attracts the narcissus fly. What prompted this line of thought is the fact that I have lost a number of snowdrops over this winter but they were all ones newly planted last season or ones where I lifted clumps and transplanted. Established clumps, left alone, were not troubled.

People growing carrots regularly interplant their carrots with a scented flower, marigold, for example. I wonder if there is some way to disguise the smell of the snowdrop and had it in mind to dip the new snowdrops into something strong smelling like Jeyes Fluid - a very strong smelling disinfectant, very similar to "Armillitox", if not the same.

Any thoughts or comments on this?

Paddy

[Jo]

Yes Paddy, I think Jeyes fluid smells horrid, public toilets 

Please interplant with marigolds instead   

[mark smyth]

Any post Jo?

Paddy good thinking. It is mostly always new plants that are attacked but I dont like the smell of African marigolds Tagetes sp.

[Paddy Tobin]

Jo,

I would tolerate the smell for the hour or two it would take for it to disperse. It would only be to mask the scent of the snowdrop. The smell doesn't bother me - I use Jeyes Fluid to clean our bins when they have been emptied. By the way, this product is often called "Jaysus Fluid" here in Ireland. ("Jaysus = Jesus).

Mark, it might be worth a try, even to pour in onto the ground after planting. Armillitox (really Jeyes Fluid in a different packing) is used to disinfect soil and clear it of all fungal infections and insect population. Of course, with such effects it should be used sparingly and  only locally. I have used it to treat bootlace fungus previously.

Paddy

[Jo]

Any post Jo?

Paddy good thinking. It is mostly always new plants that are attacked but I dont like the smell of African marigolds Tagetes sp.

Yes Mark 

[mark smyth]

excellent. How did the photo session go today?

[daveyp1970]

what about companion planting with garlic or an allium of sorts,it works with other plants.

[Paddy Tobin]

Davey,

I like to keep my garlic for eating.

Paddy

[kentish_lass]

Paddy - your idea of Jeyes fluid interests me.  I presume a fairly dilute mix of Jeyes would not harm the bulb if it was dipped quickly in it?

Aside from Narcissus Fly problems I think I may have imported virus on some un named plicatus.  I also dug some other bulbs and wondered if they had stag, or is the orangey colour quite normal?  Does the foliage of Wendy's Gold always look yellowy?  Here are some pictures below if anyone would be kind enough to give me their opinion? 

thanks Jennie