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    Hello from Dublin, Ireland

    A greenhouse heater check list: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/pulledarticles/2005-07/greenhouse.html
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 11, 2008 in forum: Introduce Yourself
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    Hello from Dublin, Ireland

    My old Ball Red Book says that when you have plants not doing well in a greenhouse the most likely culprit is a unvented heater. Now mind you in...
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 11, 2008 in forum: Introduce Yourself
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    Friend or Foe?

    You most likely have some endemic snails, see: https://r1.dfg.ca.gov/Portal/Wildlife/AmphibiansMolluscs/TrinityBristleSnail/tabid/667/Default.aspx
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 11, 2008 in forum: Issues, Disease and Pests
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    Hello from Dublin, Ireland

    Your problem is the heater. Unless the un-vented heater is in perfect running order it most likely isn't giving complete combustion and is...
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 11, 2008 in forum: Introduce Yourself
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    Friend or Foe?

    Jean most likely they are native. Candice you can try Decollate snails they are predators of European Brown Snail. They take time to establish and...
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 11, 2008 in forum: Issues, Disease and Pests
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    Friend or Foe?

    You might want to smash them in Hawaii, but once I found out their habits I don't smash them any more. In Florida they are an important...
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 11, 2008 in forum: Issues, Disease and Pests
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    Hello From Polk County, Florida

    BTW, does anybody need a few anthuriums? [ATTACH]
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: Introduce Yourself
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    Hello From Polk County, Florida

    Loughman, Fl http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/15136
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: Introduce Yourself
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    Friend or Foe?

    I live in central florida and the snail is native to the southeast, no hermit crabs are involved. BTW Amazon has a children's book about the life...
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: Issues, Disease and Pests
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    Friend or Foe?

    How about a little quiz? Found this guy in the greenhouse, good or bad guy? For scale those are 4" pots. I know what it is do you? [ATTACH]
    Thread by: bruceb, Dec 10, 2008, 17 replies, in forum: Issues, Disease and Pests
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    Hello From Polk County, Florida

    If I'm a beginner I might be the world's oldest beginner.:) Just testing things out. What a long strange trip its been! [ATTACH]
    Thread by: bruceb, Dec 10, 2008, 11 replies, in forum: Introduce Yourself
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    Cricket problem

    You could use Demon (a.i. Cypermethrin ) This can be bought at Ace hardware etc. It comes in water soluble packets and you use 1-2 packets per...
    Post by: bruceb, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: Issues, Disease and Pests