What do you folks who have dogs use to protect the dahlias against snails/slugs? I had one sprout chewed up last night - so I'm going to do something today...
I have always used Deadline -- found it to be the easiest and most effective. Guess I have pretty smart animals. I had a dog (She passed away last winter at...
Tom, The picture Gallery of the Colorado Dahlia Society at: http://www.dahlias.net/dahwebpg/Gallery/GalDirectory.htm contains pictures of over 600 dahlia...
Hi Teresa, Just a quick note to let you know that I'm still alive and well. My Uncle brought my truck over this week so I can begin clearing out stuff we...
Teresa, I use coffee grounds a lot! I bring them home from work, but lots of people get them from their Latte Stands. I don't have a problem with slugs or...
how about a scat mat on the front porch for abit.. they are used for dogs and cats to keep them off furniture I don't see why this would not work for them.. If...
mhilkey
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May 1, 2005 9:13 pm
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Allen the DVD is $7.00 + $1.00 for mailing. ... From: Alan Fisher To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [dahlias]...
I might add I need your complete mailing address. ... From: Alan Fisher To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:34 PM Subject: Re:...
The total for the DVD is: DVD $7.00 Mailing $1.00 $8.00 Please send complete mailing address where DVD is to be mailed. Check should be made out to the...
Dear Dahlias Member; This letter is being sent once each month in order to help you take advantage of and personally manage your membership(s) in the various ...
dahlias@yahoogroups.com
May 2, 2005 4:32 am
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Hi Pat, I have a dog and up to 3 visiting neighbor dogs, along with my own cats 'help me' in the yard. I use Sluggo and hand-picking for slugs and snails as...
chickens love to dust bath where they are comfortable so lay some chicken wire along the ground, this should discourage the.] as for your porch, they see you...
"Slug hotels" are a possibility. An upside-down one pound plastic butter tub with a few slug pellets in it and a hole cut in the side near the lid for...
Thanks for the suggestions, Rupert. Afraid I can't put chicken wire down everywhere in the dahlia garden they might bathe, but I am going to give that a try...
I've used Sluggo with surprising good results, perhaps even better than methaldyhyde. -bob ... From: dahlias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dahlias@yahoogroups.com]...
Bob Romano
bromano@...
May 2, 2005 1:08 pm
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Safer's make a slug bait, safe to dogs and it works. It just contains iron (ferrous sulphate) but does work well. I haven't had to use any this year but you...
Hi guys, just wanted to let ya'll know that i am still alive. My beloved wife and i had a spat and i am currently at my fathers, though hoping to reconcile, if...
I wonder sometimes if there's a limit to the number of questions us newbies can ask & hope for your indulgence.... Thanks for the replies on slug/snail bait. I...
I know the growers are extremely busy right now but I have some questions about growing dahlias in pots. I must admit to growing mine in pots because the...
Don't worry about one-time slug damage. Dahlia will regrow. However if the damage will happen three or more times, you will get too many sprouts on one tuber ...
From: Mary Jefferson 1. If the tubers have sprouted inn the vertical position, may I pot them in that fashion? YP: I believe yes 2. How big of a pot would be...
As I've often said, all my 300-350 dahlias grow in pots --- and nearly all are 8" standards, a few 10". But I bury them sotospeak by putting them in the earth...
Hi Mary, I know the growers are extremely busy right now but I have some questions about growing dahlias in pots. I must admit to growing mine in pots because ...
Pots are fine to grow in if you are aware of the drawbacks and benefits. My set up uses black 3 gal. nursery buckets. A bucket is wider than its height 11"...
The main draw back I find with pots, and I grow 50% (200) in pots, is that any level of over watering flushes out everything good in the soil if it's water...
Michael Gesundheit
mikeg@...
May 4, 2005 11:31 am
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Thanks. I'll get to it when I have some money in the checking account -- hopefully in a few weeks. Alan Alan A. Fisher ADS Membership Chairman ...
Alan Fisher
AFisherADS@...
May 5, 2005 2:23 am
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Mary, I start my tubers in vertical position with potting soil in whatever size pot will accomodate the root without crowding it against the sides. I bottom...
