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    Dust masks for soil aeration?

    How many people are wearing some type of breathing filter for soil aeration? I’m not seeing it on required PPE list for using things like soil knife or air spade? I’ve seen videos of people using the equipment with some sort of breathing filter on. Just curious what people’s thoughts are on this.
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    How do Neonicotinoids negatively impact beneficial insects?

    This tulip poplar has lady beetle larvae battling scale. How would an application of safari via basal drench negatively impact these larvae/ other predators and parasitoids? Other than residual chemicals in the tree next year when it produces flowers and the beneficial insects pollinate it. (I...
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    Flying around some weeping cherry trees!

    Took my drone and flew around some weeping cherry trees. I edited out the part where I permanently wrecked it into a tree. Ha. Worth it. March 2022. Kentucky.
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    Fertilization Spring Vs. Fall

    Are people using artificial fertilizers in the fall or early winter after leaf drop? Mainly for nitrogen 21-0-0. Although the extension office also recommended some Mariute of potash. Here are some other mixes for adding potash (K2O) after a soil test: (These were just listed on paper from soil...
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    Quality Control on Purchased Splice

    I bought some line to use for anchor line on a small sailboat. I ordered it from a very reputable outfit. The line is 1/2 inch nylon 8 strand. For an extra 30ish dollars I added a splice to the order. So I’m not sure if I’m spoiled by the quality of splices I’ve gotten from the arb industry or...
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    Perenniporia fraxinea

    Has anyone treated perenniporia fraxinea with fungicide? Or done any other mitigation when they see this white rot? I’ve been seeing more of it on urban trees. Usually higher in the canopy and in some cases the person injected may have spread the fungus at injection sites?
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    Deciding between soil injectors?

    I’m deciding between soil injectors for the use of plant growth regulators mainly. What deciding factors go into this choice? Would you avoid Rainbow because of some things they did in the past? Or you like some of the other products and research? Or maybe go with Arborjet because of they’re...

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