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Timing Is Everything!

Today and Friday looks like the first two days when weather conditions are compatible with spraying your organic insect control for aphids, tent caterpillars, mites and scale to bushes & trees.

(Temp day/night above 40 degrees)

(Fruit trees, euonymus, berry shrubs, arborvitae, yews)

Use Dormant or Volck Oil, or household Canola Oil.
Use 3 tablespoon/gallon setting and drench your shrubs until dripping, starting at the top and working your way down. Complete coverage is important to hit any hidden insect eggs in crevices of branches or stems.

Here’s an informative article which lists which plants you can/should limitedly spray:

https://glenecho.com/dos-donts-of-dormant-oils/

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Spring Cleanup Proposals

As per the latest NYS government’s recent exemption rulings and through guidance through the NYS Nursery and Landscape Association,  landscapers in NYS may perform essential services for property maintenance and safety.

This includes care & maintenance of lawns and plants allowing mowing and plant care but not new installations.

I will begin Jacrist’s Spring Cleanup proposal on-site visits to select clients only starting Monday, Mar 23rd. Pending any further work restrictions, I will start completing cleanups starting April 1st, pending weather and site conditions.

Having a mobile office with printing capabilities will certainly be a help, allowing me to leave a written proposal  at the door for each of my clients. I will also send the proposal online.

Unfortunately until further notice, Jacrist will not be accepting any new cleanup clients.

However if you will need landscaping repairs at your home or business, please contact me. Know I will continue to do what I can, when I can,  to represent your interests in the best way possible during these uncharted territory we are in for now.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who are being affected by this virus and the economic repercussions due to work restrictions.

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Organic Insect Control

Late March/Early April is a good time to apply dormant oil spray to fruit trees,  cane fruits (raspberries, blackberries),  and ornamental shrubs and trees such as arborvitae, magnolia, yews, hemlock, spruce and junipers. Insects such as scale, mites and aphids are easily controlled this way.

The key is to wait for outside temperature to be above 40 degrees F. for a 24 hour period. 

Use a commercially available Dormant or Volck Oil spray but you can also use household canola oil, too. I recommend a 2% spray solution. For homeowners,  use a dial and spray bottle sprayer, with the gauge moved to 2 tablespoons per gallon. A tank sprayer can be used also.

Secondly, drench the leaves until spray ‘runs off’ leaves and branches.

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Using What Is Available~

A previous post that is being repeated…
I find this thoroughly fascinating~
1) That squirrels and other animals even know how to make nests,
2)That they have learned to use available materials to ‘feather’ the insides of their nest to keep it warmer and,
3) That they have even learned to use exfoliated bark of a tree, not even known to still be in existence since prehistoric times until 1947 (Dawn Redwood), as a great insulator in their nests~
 
Check out this picture of the bark of a nearby tree in my backyard. If you look closely, you will see the squirrel.
Tell me God doesn’t have a plan for all his creatures!
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Looking for Something To Do?

Fruition Seed, a nearby highly regarded firm of Jacrist, is now offering its online program, normally $98 for free!

Fruition Seed Starting Education Program

The Academy shares over five hours of fun & informative video tutorials detailing:

⭐️ Step-by-step instructions for seed starting indoors, including specific tips for common as well as difficult varieties.

⭐️ Easy approaches to thin, pot up, harden off & transplant your seedlings with ease.

⭐️ Strategies for direct sowing successfully all season long

⭐️ And so much more