Horticulture Hotline 01/01/24
By Bill Lamson-Scribner
The time slot for “The Garden Clinic” on 1250 WTMA has been changed to 10:00 am – 11:00 am on Saturday mornings. Saturday’s show is replayed on Sunday from 11:00 to noon. If you have any gardening or pest control questions, give us a call! Chances are if you have a question several other people have the same situation in their yard (or fighting the same pest), so do not be shy and give us a call (843 556 1250). Since 1989 “The Garden Clinic” has helped a lot of people in the Lowcountry, hopefully, you will be next!
Here are a few Top Performers:
This one I love. It hits you right between the eyes. This is so good I do not see how it will ever be removed from the top. This article should be located near your product mixing area as a reminder for anytime you want to bypass reading the label.
The tag is added to the neck of the Wet & Forget bottle. This tag is very red and states:
Failure!
This product is only
effective if you read the
instructions thoroughly.
Failure to do so will result in
you moaning and groaning
that the product doesn’t
work and generally being
a pain in the bottom. Make a
positive change in your life
will you, and read the
instructions
This tag makes my, “Always read, understand, and follow product label. The product label is a Federal Law,” seem tame. Products must adhere to EPA guidelines. To get the “label” for a product the manufacturer must do extensive research on the formulation and on the efficacy of the product. The manufactures spend millions of dollars to get the product approved by the EPA. I have been selling control products since 1991and using them for longer than that and I cannot remember the product ever not working when used according to the label (maybe because I am so old, wet and forgot).
Wet & Forget is a super product for cleaning houses, sidewalks, driveways and many other things (check the label). Wet & Forget takes the chlorine out of cleaning outside and you do not need a pressure washer – just a pump-up sprayer. As the name implies just wet the surface and a few weeks later it will be clean.
Soil Test and Custom Programs probably should top the list, but someone with bed bugs in an apartment would not need these services. I was handed this testimonial from Greg Lienert. “I started using Possum’s recipe for my lawn 3 years ago and I have never had a better lawn in the 35 years that I have been trying to grow the perfect lawn. Possum’s is awesome! I have the best lawn in the neighborhood.” That is what I’m talking about proactive lawn care!
SeaHume G has produced spectacular results for a few years. A humic acid and seaweed combination product really does some amazing things to the soil helping the plant. The comments I get the most are that the plant is stronger and has a better root system, requires less water, see far less disease, and less insect damage. SeaHume is a natural organic product, so people feel comfortable using it around pets, people, and fish.
There are many other great products out there, but I am thinking too much about Hopp’n John (team field peas)!
Happy New Year!
