Sedum for trees

Spray with bug killer, let them dry, and see how they look.

Good thing you sedum 'fore you brought them in the house!

At first I hesitated to make a suggestion because I don't want to be responsible for something going wrong.  Let's suppose it was me who encountered this because I've gathered natural materials in the field before.

 

If I had a bag full of sedum and found this, I would probably try opening this (presumably plastic) bag and spraying in a fog type of insect killer and then seal it for a couple days.  I'd leave it outside away from my house because of the explosive potential.  And then I'd do another inspection and if needed, repeat the process.  Just my line of thinking with no guarantee of results or safety. 

Farmer Bill: Good one! Thanks for chiming in.

 

Philo: That's the approach I had come up with. I was wondering if there was a betterr alternative and if not what bug fogger works best.

 

Chris

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Chris, I don't know what you could use.  I'd simply suggest you try your local hardware or big box lumber store and ask for advice.

 

Don't do like I did and start hanging goldenrod (to make trees) to dry in your basement and end up all stuffed up!  LOL!

 

Phil

Chris, I don't know where  you live, but I live in New Hampshire. I hang my sedum in the garage over the winter before using. NOTHING survives the sub zero temperatures. Which is another version of "insecticide," I suppose. And cheap too.

 

Come the spring, onto the Youngstown & Southern it goes...

 

 

I have always let mother nature do the drying outside and harvest them in late winter or early spring

I.m with Paul, a good frost will kill the varmits just leave it outside a couple of nights.

I collected mine recently from my wife's mountain garden at 4,000' and nary a bug had survived the early frosts. 

Now to learn how to do decent Sedum Trees".

Hey Paul ! Congrats on the OGR article and Cover Shot !

 

I need to get with you about some sedum too.