hcmc- I just wanted to update you on the milstop and cease spraying program. I started late, so I already had some fungus. Since I started spraying on a weekly basis, I have no sign of fungus and the plants are putting on new growth to replace the leaves that were lost to the fungus (even Gypsy Maiden, which is a fungus magnet for me). I need to up the temp from 60 to 62, but I am pleased. I started using Neptune's Harvest fertilizer at 1:126 ratio and that may be helping as well. Of course, my greenhouse smells worse than low tide and no one wants to help me. I bought a 55 gallon drum of the Neptune's - we'll be stinkin' for a while. In all fairness, it cooked on the blacktop all summer, which may have added to the eau d' rotting animal carcass.
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I have thought about trying Milstop. Is there an advantage of Neptune over other commercial fertilizers? Is it price?
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The milstop would be safe in a house. The cease has a 4 hour reentry time and requires a ventilator, so I wouldn't use it inside. Both are safe with beneficials.
I spoke with the Neptune people at the Griffin's greenhouse expo and decided to try it. It is more expensive, but it does not cause the salt build up that I get in my containers from other fertilizers, plus I was able to get a 55 gallon drum (which brings down the price considerably). However, I supplement with Osmocote and Peters on high feeders, like petunias. My problem is that I only have one tank for my dosatron and I really need 2 - one for high feeders, one for low. I do like the Peters fertilizer. Their local representative analyzed my water and came up with the formulation and application rate that I need. But I grow too many kinds of plants with differing nutritional needs to make them all happy.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Where do get milstop from? My local gardening center only had sulfur for my PM problem. Is sulfur worse or comparable but stinky?
I pick it up at Griffins. That way I don't have to pay shipping. 5lbs is 47.50, which I use at the rate of 1.5 tablespoons a week. It's a 5 year supply! You can ask the greenhouses around you where they get their supplies - or check pricing on the internet. Griffins isn't known to have the cheapest prices. Check and make sure that it is OK to use inside.
I never used sulfur, so I'm not sure.
Happy Thanksgiving. If my cuttings work out (I need some advice hcmc), I'll send you some canes in the spring.
Thanks DB. So far some of my leaf cuttings are still alive after 4 wks but I don't see any growth yet.