"My extremely free range chickens helped out. But you gotta get them when they are little. The adults shells are so hard you can't even squish them. The chickens couldn't even crack them...ewww. Hate squash bugs!!"
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Rich Bishop replied to jamie's discussion wind resistent in the group Perennials"Grasses are a natural for windy areas. Tall, medium and short species. Why not mimic nature. They'll do well in Missouri. Here in Denver I also add the upright sedums that have the thick stems, such as 'Autumn Joy' and…"
Melissa Reid replied to jamie's discussion squash bugs in the group BUGS-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"Could I borrow your kids say, um in June? I'll pay 15 cents! : )"
michelle l arnold replied to jamie's discussion squash bugs in the group BUGS-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"the problem with soapy water, is it really depends on the soap and is not insect specific, meaning, it could kill the good bugs. It definately is more labor intensive picking, I also pay my kids 10cents per bug - especially japenese beetles. This…"
jamie replied to jamie's discussion squash bugs in the group BUGS-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"I have heard the soapy water, but never understood if it killed them or just made the eggs come off better. I can only keep them at bay for so long. I'll give the flowers a try for sure! thanks. we have enuf pests in the senate already"
michelle l arnold replied to jamie's discussion squash bugs in the group BUGS-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"lol We have them here too. E.V.I.L. that is my nick name for them. Praying mantis, spiders, tachinid flies are our friends in this instance. They are beneficials which will help to control these pests. There are restant varieties like…"
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wind resistent
the condition that outweighs all others where i live is how windy it is. Pants that thrive in the area often do not for me because of the wind. I planted as many windbreaks as possible but until they mature i am stuck with it. Anyone know of perenials that LIKE wind?
jamie replied to Kristine Lanning's discussion kitchen composting in the group Zone 7"spring for a worm composter.. the price is worth it. I had one in my kitchen for years and loved it, it had NO oder at all, and was discretely in a corner. I have a larger greenhouse one now and don't need the fancier one, but i kept it because…"
jamie replied to Donna Wright's discussion Garden pooping out... does anyone plant a cover crop for fall and winter? in the group Zone 7"in other zones i have done this. I see no reason it wouldn't work here, too. I planted rape seed. It is good for breaking up clay soil and the roots go very deep. It dies off and is easily tilled under, and adds nutrients to the soil. yet is…"
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squash bugs
i have always dealt with bugs fairly successfully. I recently moved to southwestern Missouri where I believe the squash bugs intend to take over my garden, and possibly even the senate and house. What on earth do you do with them here?
jamie commented on Laura C's group Hobby Greenhouses"hi all. My hubby and i just built our greenhouse and finished it a week ago. This is going to be our winter of experimenting. One question I have is that we have a hot tub in our greenhouse and wondered what others who do have experienced."
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Geoffrey Ives commented on Geoffrey Ives's blog post The Basil Seedlings Send Their Regards: My Life With Slugs"For Voles I've heard that Juicy Fruit gum kills them. Also, you can get small metal wind pin wheels that you stick in the ground and it drives them away. http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38571407.tip.html
I've pitch forked them…"
Contributing GardenerDonna H 5-6/CT commented on Geoffrey Ives's blog post The Basil Seedlings Send Their Regards: My Life With Slugs
"My veggie garden is easy...its mulched in straw and newspaper. No weeds, just hordes of slugs. I had a wet spring last year...but no where near this amount of infestation or destruction. The bucket-o-death was enough for it last year. This year,…"
Randy Anderson zn.5/Il. USA commented on Janet Mills's group Hostas"Very nice planting Lydia. Thanks for sharing it here! My Grand Daughters name is Lydia, too."
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