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Winter Horticultural Oil: Mild Weather Not a Problem

Horticultural oil is safe in mild weather; damage occurs in freezing or extreme heat/humidity. Check label, but mild winter days are fine for scale treatment.

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About Gardening: Clarifying T.S.O. and S.O. Horticultural Oil Designations; Mid-November Lawn Establishment in Virginia; Cool-Season Crops: Harvest Before the Tomatoes Ripen; When Is the Coldest Day of the Year? It Depends on Where You Live; Horticultural Oil: Buy, Don't Brew; Pre-Emergent Timing in a Warm Winter; Woolly Bear Caterpillars: Folklore vs. Science; Blue Daze (Evolvulus) Is Not Winter-Hardy in Georgia; Dormant Horticultural Oil: Winter Insect Control for Shrubs and Trees; Mixing Horticultural Oil and Lime Sulfur: Risks and Precautions

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