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I don't know anything about Vitesse, but I'm so happy with Coras and Titan's that unless there's a substantial advantage, I won't risk changing. What's the advantage of that series?
Re the Verbena, I assumed they died due to disease or just gassing out, but the Rakers team would have to say for sure…
about 36 minutes ago
I actually don't go to the trials much, and the reason why is because, at least here in Raleigh, every summer is so different weather-wise that how one annual will do one summer, could die the next summer, or at least look very different because the weather has changed. Its all russian roulette as
about 18 hours ago
Terry, I don't know any details about their production and Michigan has much different weather than Raleigh for sure, but I was still shocked to see them all look good. I can say that was NOT the case with the rest of the garden. Clearly the Raker team was doing their part to keep things looking goo…
about 19 hours ago
Paul, thanks for the pics! They do all look great-not any empty spaces in any of the beds that I could see. I would love to know what kind of weather they were having since they were planted -lots of sun or a good bit of rain etc, because that makes all the difference in the world, esp down here in …
about 20 hours ago
Terry, we grow Titans and Coras and like them both for ease of production. My Titans bloomed a solid week earlier than my Coras this spring, but they were also from a different vendor which may have been a contributing factor. All of that said, I finally visited the Raker trial last September (pic a…
about 20 hours ago
Thanks Eric, do you use this unit unattended to fog a house? Do you find it effective for knocking down pests when used this way?
about 2 days ago
Take a look at the Tornado Model 2895 cold fogger. We've been using one for 20 years. Great unit.
about 2 days ago
Paul Cross created a new topic.
about 4 days ago
Dbl poly is 1.5 so this system would have to be cheap to install or you'll never get the payback from any difference. What are we talking $/sqft for materials?
about 6 days ago
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