A Hammer for your toolbox; How is your Poinsettia crop?

BioWorks Bulletin

Info to Grow December 2010

Greetings!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Please be sure to review our holiday shipping schedule. Wishing you all the best in the coming year!

The Hammer: What Every Toolbox Needs

By Chris "Ho Ho" Hayes, Southeast Region Technical Sales Manager

Every toolbox needs a handful of essential tools - screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, and a hammer. Albeit limited in use, it is essential when you need to whack something. Kind of like what a grower may need to do when pathogens and insects begin to reach their threshold.

BioWorks offers hammers...not in metal form, but in softer materials.

MilStop® - An OMRI listed bicarbonate with a nice surfactant package that quickly dries up and shuts down pathogens on the foliage.
A 1-hour REI means you can spray and ship to the customer - why wait? MilStop dries quick and clean, leaving no residue. Within hours it physically kills Powdery Mildew, Botrytis and other types of foliar pathogens.

SuffOil-X® - An OMRI listed emulsified oil that physically suffocates insects and pathogens. Control of mites, whitefly, and sooty molds have been reported by researchers and growers. Yea, it is oil, and oils can burn, however; the purity and formulation of SuffOil-X is more forgiving when used as directed.
A low 4-hr REI means you can treat in the morning and ship in the afternoon if needed. BioWorks understands there is some reluctance about using oils. Let us work with you to explain how to best use SuffOil-X to reduce your concerns. Look at SuffOil-X as your M&M present to yourself (Mites and Mildew control).

So, if you're in need of a hammer for that "hard-to-buy for" pathogen or disease, think about MilStop and SuffOil-X for those last minute Christmas needs.

Merry Christmas 2010 to all, and to all a Great New Year 2011!
Chris "Ho Ho" Hayes

BioWorks In The News
*NMPro Magazine - November 2010* Battling the Down Economy - Cultural control and effective products battle diseases Michael Roe of Windmill Nursery talks about battling disease in the humid Gulf Coast region NOTE: There was an editorial error in the article. MilStop is not labeled for soilborne disease control and is not recommended as a drench.

BioWorks 2010 Holiday Shipping Schedule

By Julie Caulfield, Business and Administrative Manager

During the Christmas / New Years Holiday
BioWorks will be closed on Friday, December 24^th, 2010. We will re-open Monday, December 27^th, 2010. During the New Year's holiday BioWorks will be closed on Friday, December 31^st, 2010 and will re-open on Monday January 3^rd, 2011.

0.95 Key Dates to Remember:

11/25/10 (Thurs.) - No shipping will take place

11/26/10 (Fri.) - No shipping will take place

11/29/10 (Mon.) - Normal shipping will resume

12/24/10 (Fri.) - No shipping will take place

12/27/10 (Mon.) - Normal shipping will resume

12/30/10 (Thurs.) - No shipping will take place

12/31/10 (Fri.) - No shipping will take place

1/3/11 (Mon.) - Normal shipping will resume

Please note that NemaShield will not be shipped on Wednesday 11/24/10 nor on Thursday 12/23/10 or Thursday 12/30/10.

If you have any questions please contact: Customer Service at 800-877-9443 or orders@bioworksinc.com

We wish you a very Happy Holiday Season!

How was YOUR Poinsettia Crop?
Did you have a successful crop? Did you encounter many disease or insect problems? If so, how did you control them? What worked and what didn't? We'd like to hear from you! Email me at tbrister@bioworksinc.com and we'll share some success stories to help other growers. Tamara Brister, Editor/Marketing Mgr.