Category: Orchid Doctor

SHELL NO-PEST STRIPS: Effectiveness

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Effective when used in a closed area; controls thrips and aphids when kept in close proximity to plants in bud or flower. F75-164 Read More

SHELL NO-PEST STRIPS: How to Use

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Buy four or five for a greenhouse sized lift, by 15 ft., use them only at night, with the vents closed; store each day in foil. A77-798 Read More

SHELL NO-PEST STRIPS: Safety

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They are safe and effective when used according to recommended cubic area per strip. A69-524; A71-21; A76-507 Read More

SHELL NO-PEST STRIPS: Used in An Enclosure

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To kill scale, use the strip of DDVP for 2 to 9 hours, then replace it in the carton and use it again in 7 days; it is also good for mealybugs, white-fly, aphids, spider-mites. A82-248 Read More

SHIELD 10W: Fungicide

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago An algicide, fungicide, soil drench and disinfectant; for control of snow mold, damping off, black rot, root rot, etc. A63-912; AH15 Read More

SHIPPING PLANTS: Cross Country

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago From Pennsylvania to California plants were sent via UPS Air, whi ch is recommended; it is necessary to get a U.S.D.A. inspection clearance so plants will not be held on their arrival. A87-165 Read More

SHIPPING PLANTS: Flasks of Seedlings

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Never order flasks to be shipped by mail, even air post; they get jumbled up in the media; ship bare root. FR128 Read More

SHIPPING PLANTS: Recommended Procedures

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Cardboard containers are good for small, air express shipments; large ones should go in sturdy slatted crates, or native containers, from the wild; each should bear the words "Live plants keep from... Read More

SHIPPING PLANTS: Treatment Prior to Sending

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In the wild, spray or dip plants in malathion 25 WP at one ounce to three gals, water, or in malathion 25% emulsifiable concentrate at one ounce to four gals, water. A64-407 Read More

SHOW PLANTS: Grooming

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Weeks ahead of show time check for all pests, place the stakes, clean the foliage, cut off dead leaf tips diagonally, cover the spikes with plastic bags to preserve the flowers, prepare proper labe... Read More