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Post by sdeering on Apr 3, 2007 22:08:11 GMT -5
Ya and you can have a shot too ;D. I have never herd of methyl used. I have herd of Iso though.
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Post by lloyd on Apr 3, 2007 22:59:02 GMT -5
My father was a druggist. He used to bring methyl hydrate home to start BBQ's. I can still remember the huge flame that resulted. I can't believe none of us weren't burned.
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Post by mabudon on Apr 4, 2007 8:04:46 GMT -5
Methyl hydrate is also good for cleaning tape heads, it evaporates FAST, but don't keep it near the Gin
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Post by funkytechnician on Apr 4, 2007 10:20:40 GMT -5
That stuff is poisonous, keep it in a safe place with good ventilation. I would use the 99% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) from Shoppers for a couple dollars. If you live in Quebec you can buy 95% ethanol from the liquor store but it's more expensive but it goes a long way and is less toxic. this worked great for me, I had scale and aphids in my terrarium, and nothing was working, I even tried putting in tons of lady bugs which were promptly eatin by the plants, so I used isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle.....killed everything within a day (not the plants, the bugs )
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Post by Flytrap on Apr 4, 2007 11:00:28 GMT -5
I'll be trying some of that rubbing alcohol. I'll test it out on some sacrificable neps first. Despite all my attempts to keep out slugs... I see their bite marks and tell tale trails. I'm going to try copper wire as I've read that this messes them up. I recall seeing a short vid on this, I think it was on the CPUK forum or something.
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Post by mabudon on Apr 4, 2007 11:43:30 GMT -5
Yes, I totally forgot, copper tape/wire/foil is a definite slug stopper- eggshells can work too, as can broken pieces of terra-cotta- my mom uses terra-cotta under her Hostas and it works wonders, so I bet a nice clean pot smashed into flinders would do the trick- I do believe I'm gonna use the same trick to protect my sole P.vulgaris
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Post by funkytechnician on Apr 4, 2007 12:08:36 GMT -5
I do believe I'm gonna use the same trick to protect my sole P.vulgaris ooooo ping vulgaris eh? where did you get that at? I've been looking for one for a while, there is apparently a single location on the east coast that supports a VERY small population of them, somewhere in the highlands of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (my home town) , and I would not feel comfortable collection seed from a struggling population, so i never pursued the endeavor, and my favorite supplier (Hawaiian botanicals) doesn't carry that genus
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Post by mabudon on Apr 4, 2007 12:15:07 GMT -5
I got it from a friend- I've seen a small "stand" of it in the wild, too, but the way the plant grows I never considered taking even a leaf cutting, as like you I didn't want to do ANYTHING to cause the downfall of the population IF mine flowers this year, I will have "extra" seeds to send out, if not I'm gonna try propagating it a little anyways- I'm sure I will post about it if I'm successful so just keep your eyes peeled- it's EASY to keep (as long as critters don't get to it) and very pretty, getting your hands on the species is the most difficult part of cultivation
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Post by funkytechnician on Apr 4, 2007 14:53:45 GMT -5
sweet man, I'll watch for the future post ;)I'm making a trip to New Brunswick this summer with my canoe to search for the illusive drosera linearis, hopefully I may stumble into a ping vulgaris during the search, in which case I won't be completely disappointed when I don't find the drosera ;D
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Post by kd on Nov 18, 2007 0:03:01 GMT -5
Ping. vulgaris: Fraser's Thimble Farms on Salt Spring Island, B.C. An excellent nursery. Also S. purpurea plus some cultivars, and Darlingtonia and Drosera rotundifolia.
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Post by Flytrap on Nov 18, 2007 1:20:32 GMT -5
Cool! Another BC nursery!
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Post by kd on Nov 18, 2007 23:10:29 GMT -5
Well, sort of. They only (so far) have the ones I mentioned, but they carry EVERYTHING! That's where I buy my Cypripediums.
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Post by Syble on Nov 19, 2007 20:49:49 GMT -5
www.biobest.ca/ thats who we delt with in college, think they have a store front in leamington also. Lots of neat info on that page too! I've got a bug infestation in one of my dart tanks, ofcourse its the established one thats just filling in nice. theres lots living in there, but the problem is something like a thrip, but not a thrip. I'm trying the dry ice method! thats apparently the choice of dart keepers to take care of problems. remove frogs, then take about a cup of try ice, pour hot water on it to moderate to temperature drop, place in terrarium, seal up and let set for a few hours, air out and put frogs back. no harm to plants apparently but suffocates the bugs. Apparently quite effective to the point of having to re introduce spring tails as it gets down to the soil. Once I do that, and providing there is no damage, I may just go and fumigate my entire collection before winter sets in. Can't hurt? Sib
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Post by lloyd on Nov 19, 2007 20:59:15 GMT -5
Let us know how it works.
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Post by Syble on Nov 19, 2007 21:07:13 GMT -5
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