Howdy everyone! So my can of Orthene showed up a week early, no complaints here, and the instructions it came with are a bit vague so I just want to make sure Ive got everything right before I begin applying it, Im hoping someone here who is experienced with it can help me out here.
This is the stuff I bought, it comes in little granuals.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008ISRH02/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1L0J6J9ZYHA6P&psc=1
Mixing instructions are anywhere from 1/4 a tea spoon to a gallon all the way to 1 1/2 tea spoon to a gallon, I dont know why it has such a high discrepency, but can anyone confirm or deny that 1 teaspoon a gallon is too much or too little for Nepenthes specifically? For the purpose of this treatment is it entirely neccessary to use distilled water or would tap do?
As for actual application I am only misting this onto leaves right? Top and bottom, good coverage all around. I dont think im supposed to water the soil but thats why Im here asking for advice Its a systematic so I imagine root absorption would distribute the product quicker throughout the plant but I dont know if that would be harmful to the plant or media.
Im going to be doing this outside obviously, this stuff is fairly toxic and smells like road kill. Is there any preferred weather conditions for applying? I know stuff like Neem will burn in full sun but I dont know about Orthene. Should I spray in sunny conditions so it dries off faster or the opposite?(Does anyone know exactly how long it takes to dry and how long it takes for the smell of rotting animals to go away? ) I will be very careful not to apply in winds, or around any other plants that could be visited by beneficial insects, birds, or where run off water is prevalent.
This is the stuff I bought, it comes in little granuals.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008ISRH02/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1L0J6J9ZYHA6P&psc=1
Mixing instructions are anywhere from 1/4 a tea spoon to a gallon all the way to 1 1/2 tea spoon to a gallon, I dont know why it has such a high discrepency, but can anyone confirm or deny that 1 teaspoon a gallon is too much or too little for Nepenthes specifically? For the purpose of this treatment is it entirely neccessary to use distilled water or would tap do?
As for actual application I am only misting this onto leaves right? Top and bottom, good coverage all around. I dont think im supposed to water the soil but thats why Im here asking for advice Its a systematic so I imagine root absorption would distribute the product quicker throughout the plant but I dont know if that would be harmful to the plant or media.
Im going to be doing this outside obviously, this stuff is fairly toxic and smells like road kill. Is there any preferred weather conditions for applying? I know stuff like Neem will burn in full sun but I dont know about Orthene. Should I spray in sunny conditions so it dries off faster or the opposite?(Does anyone know exactly how long it takes to dry and how long it takes for the smell of rotting animals to go away? ) I will be very careful not to apply in winds, or around any other plants that could be visited by beneficial insects, birds, or where run off water is prevalent.