Posted by chad
on 1/19/2009, 5:34 pm, in reply to "Save My Large Sagos "
69.232.119.192
Michael, I am a rookie cycad grower but since nobody else posted a response I'll offer my advice. I think your sago's were probably already stressed from the scale and then you moved them in the coldest part of the year adding to the stress. I would advise against any fert. untill the weather warms up, maybe in march. For the scale Tom suggests re using coffee grounds and spraying the twice used coffee on the plant. Apparently coffee and insects don't mix. Read more about it in the articles section of this website. Good Luck, Chad.
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: Howdy,
:
:
:
: I live in Houston, TX and was given
: an opportunity to dig two large
: Sago’s for free. There is one male
: and one female both 5’ tall by 5’
: wide with 14” trunk. The male cone
: had already expire and new leaves
: were present before transplant. The
: female of similar size has finished
: producing seeds and they are falling
: without help. I followed good
: transplant procedures, digging
: proper root ball and moving to new
: locating already prepared. The soil
: is sandy and drains well.
:
:
:
: Both have been in new location only
: one week. We have had two small
: freezes. The male seems to be in
: better shape; green w/ little cold
: damage. The Female is yellow and
: browning. I have removed more of
: the lower leaves on the female to
: reduce stress. Both have Asian
: Cycad Scale, but female is worse.
:
:
:
: Questions:
:
: When should I fertilize the soil?
:
: Should Manganese applications start
: sooner (liquid)?
:
: Should I manually remove old seeds
: and plant debris from female?
:
: When should I treat with pesticide
: to kill Asian Cycad Scale?
:
: Will Malathion kill Scale?
:
: Any info would certainly help. I
: don’t want to lose these specimens.
:
: Thank You
:
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