Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!philabs!ttidca!ttidcb!tarnopol From: tarnopol@ttidcb.UUCP (Lewis Tarnopol) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: WARNING Message-ID: <393@ttidcb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 15:56:04 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcb.393 Posted: Thu Jun 27 15:56:04 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Jun-85 02:46:19 EDT References: <2575@decwrl.UUCP> <380@ttidcb.UUCP> <10315@rochester.UUCP> <242@ttrdc.UUCP> Reply-To: tarnopol@ttidcb.UUCP (Lewis Tarnopol) Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica Lines: 36 Summary: In article <242@ttrdc.UUCP> levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes: >nemo@rochester.UUCP in <10315@rochester.UUCP>: >> >> > (wrt cutworms) Direct spraying with 50% >> > ammonia (mixed with tap water) does not work (although it's death to slugs >> > and snails - also providing a mild foliar feed of nitrogen). >> > Lewis Tarnopol >Just curious, what kind of ammonia is being referred to? A 50% solution >of household 'ammonia' would be less strong than a 50% solution of anhy- >drous ammonia (if the latter was even possible). Is there a 'garden' >ammonia? (Haven't noticed any such thing among the pesticides and garden >fertilizers last time I was in a garden supply house, maybe I'll look harder.) >If household ammonia was used, was it the clear or the sudsy kind? (I'd >presume you would want to use the clear kind.) Also I would suppose that >different brands of household ammonia differ in strength; presumably they >could be equalized by testing with pH paper. Just curious; it's been years >since I gardened (live in apartment) but I enjoy reading this group. > >Dan Levy >AT&T Teletype Corp. >Skokie, Ill. >...!ihnp4!ttrdc!ttbcad!levy Dear Dan, I used clear, non-soapy, plain-wrap, white (i.e. opaque white vs. green) ammonia. I don't think different brands would differ enough to make a difference here. And as an apartment dweller - try container gardening; it's great!! Lew -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Lewis Tarnopol Citicorp/TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 (213) 450-9111, ext. 3082 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcb!tarnopol