***THE FARMERS CHED***

[Chimera]

i assume all plant shops gonna be closed now?

[cdx2k1]

^^Not all..agri is essential service i blive

[NR8]

i assume all plant shops gonna be closed now?

Caribbean Chemical office clossed to the public but taking orders by phone. Several smaller shops are open with reduced hours. Check FB.

Where can I get neem seedlings or plants to buy?

[pugboy]

My two lime trees finally flowered a little and have some limes on them.
what fertilizer allyuh recommend ?
can they be stimulated to flower more ?

Bought 3 grafted and 1 turned out to be a fraud.
One of two has long thorns, like over 1" all over, even small branches, other one has normal size.

[apole69]

i assume all plant shops gonna be closed now?

Caribbean Chemical office clossed to the public but taking orders by phone. Several smaller shops are open with reduced hours. Check FB.

Where can I get neem seedlings or plants to buy?

Asasco - Warren Rd

[Ryan197912]

My two lime trees finally flowered a little and have some limes on them.
what fertilizer allyuh recommend ?
can they be stimulated to flower more ?

Bought 3 grafted and 1 turned out to be a fraud.
One of two has long thorns, like over 1" all over, even small branches, other one has normal size.

Fertilizer..12-12-17-2, Potash
Miracle Grow for foliar spray.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

My two lime trees finally flowered a little and have some limes on them.
what fertilizer allyuh recommend ?
can they be stimulated to flower more ?

Bought 3 grafted and 1 turned out to be a fraud.
One of two has long thorns, like over 1" all over, even small branches, other one has normal size.

For citrus I used a mixture of blaukorn and urea.. In between I used something called bountiful harvest...worked well...I forgot the name of the products I used for the soil itself though...have to check meh book

[adnj]

My two lime trees finally flowered a little and have some limes on them.
what fertilizer allyuh recommend ?
can they be stimulated to flower more ?

Bought 3 grafted and 1 turned out to be a fraud.
One of two has long thorns, like over 1" all over, even small branches, other one has normal size.

Fertilizer..12-12-17-2, Potash
Miracle Grow for foliar spray.

The potash and higher levels of potassium may make the soil more basic; citrus trees prefer soil that is slightly acidic (lower pH).

Depending on what your soil is like, the urea plus Blaukorn mix should work well. Urea will lower soil pH as it changes to nitrogen. I have some citrus trees that produce much more fruit because of a similar fertilizer plus urea mix that I use for my lawn.

Edit: if you want more buds and fruit, boost the amount of phosphorus in your fertilizer.

N-P-K numbers:
Nitrogen helps to promote green leaves and stem growth.
Phosphorous helps to encourage flowering/blooming and root growth.
Potassium helps to promote stem strength and resistance to diseases.

[NR8]

Will urea work in the same way for mayo trees?

[pugboy]

Anybody used Bellis fungicide ?
claims that they produce agcelence effect for much improved yields and crop quality

[X_Factor]

Bellis is awesome
But the price makes it kinda not feasible to do home gardening

[NR8]

thats whitehead grass
you need to use herbinate

or

basta

but the herbinate is better


longtime buctril use to deal with that real good but they dont make it anymore

Thanks..
Would this be sold at any Plant Shop?

Trying to get rid of whitehead grass in a lawn. Will these chemicals kill the savannah grass as well?

[pugboy]

What kinda price ?

Bellis is awesome
But the price makes it kinda not feasible to do home gardening

[Chimera]

Yea basta will kill everything. Buctril use to.kill Whitehead alone but I dont think they make that anymore

thats whitehead grass
you need to use herbinate

or

basta

but the herbinate is better


longtime buctril use to deal with that real good but they dont make it anymore

Thanks..
Would this be sold at any Plant Shop?

Trying to get rid of whitehead grass in a lawn. Will these chemicals kill the savannah grass as well?

[adnj]

Yea basta will kill everything. Buctril use to.kill Whitehead alone but I dont think they make that anymore

thats whitehead grass
you need to use herbinate

or

basta

but the herbinate is better


longtime buctril use to deal with that real good but they dont make it anymore

Thanks..
Would this be sold at any Plant Shop?

Trying to get rid of whitehead grass in a lawn. Will these chemicals kill the savannah grass as well?

Buctril is a trade name for bromoxynil and is still manufactured by Bayer. Broadtril is Caribbean Chemicals' version of bromoxynil that is available locally.

Bromoxynil is a broadleaf herbicide that doesn't affect turf grasses. So no, it won't kill savannah grasses.

[NR8]

Thanks!

[pugboy]

u sure savannah grass is not considered broadleaf ?
i know 24d chemical affect savannah grass but not the true turf grass like zoysia or bermuda

[Chimera]

Spray a small patch and see the scene

[pugboy]

yes
broadtril stinks btw

Spray a small patch and see the scene

[adnj]

u sure savannah grass is not considered broadleaf ?
i know 24d chemical affect savannah grass but not the true turf grass like zoysia or bermuda

2,4-D will kill any grass if you use too high a concentration, if it's too hot outdoors or if the grass is stressed by disease or drought. It can be a problem for St Augustine but not so much for other grasses. I like to use a 4 ml/l solution as often as necessary.

Most of the savannah grasses that you see locally are from the digitaria family and can safely be treated for broad leaf weeds with 2,4-D. Judging from what I've seen growing, I can't be sure that some people know what is growing in their yard.

Local 2,4-D amine (72%) should be used at 4 to 8 ml/l for a 0.3% to 0.6% solution. I believe most of the containers say 15 to 30 ml per gallon.

[NR8]

u sure savannah grass is not considered broadleaf ?

I wondered that as well but ah go try it and see. How much for a bottle?

[X_Factor]

It's around 2 "something" for a 200g bottle

What kinda price ?

Bellis is awesome
But the price makes it kinda not feasible to do home gardening

[pugboy]

that a lil hot
is it a one time application or periodic ?

It's around 2 "something" for a 200g bottle

What kinda price ?

Bellis is awesome
But the price makes it kinda not feasible to do home gardening

[X_Factor]

To get that effect u want it's more than 2 times based on the crop as well

[linton]

2-4D is good for Savannah grass . I use it in my yard .

[pugboy]

24d is the best thing for that vine weed that taking over everywhere
roundup doesn’t kill it

[Nexus]

Hello, looking for some guidance here. As with most I have spare time these days and want to do some planting. I had made some time ago, 3 grow boxes, 4x4x1. Had intended to buy some top soil and suppliment with compost I have been making. I live on some very hard, nutrient poor central Clay's.
However, I did not get around to bringing the top soil. I have about 1/3 a blue barrel (55 gal) of compost, manure and promix.
I am wondering how to go about utilising this, should I just concentrate on doing one grow box right now and if so what height should the soil ideally be? Or do I fork up the ground underneath and mix it up with this soil mix I have?
Thanks

[X_Factor]

i would mix that hard clayey soil with some of the manure and can even add some sharp sand, its easier to get than top soil right now since its cheaper and most hardwares will have in the feed bags.

initally you can try 1 part soil to half manure and sharp sand, and really mix together,
the organic matter and the sand will break up the clumps from getting as hard and
as you grow, till, fertilize the soil will be fine

also based on the crops you decide to grow, you may only need 6-8 inches of soil especially if its chive, celery, lettuce etc

[Rovin]

[De Dragon]

Black fungus on my guava leaves. Any recommendations? Thanks