Gardening - Page 4

katiesue · 04-29-2012, 01:10 PM

I have copper tape for around the affected planters that seems to be working. Apparently it gives them a little electric shock so they won't cross it.

Betty · 04-29-2012, 03:43 PM

Sandpaper and copper - great tips!

Prudence · 05-02-2012, 12:42 PM

Bunnies. Damn bunnies. They're cute and entertain the cats, but they are apparently eating one of the new rhododendrons. Just one of them, mind you. The "deer and rabbits won't eat" guidelines are crap. Used some deer fencing to make a little cage for the rhodie. Now they'll probably move on to the others.

Tomato beds are constructed and filled and half of that deer fence set up. Should finish that part tomorrow and possibly plant the seedlings. We have WAY more than we can use, and I can't even GIVE them away at this point.

lashbear · 05-02-2012, 03:55 PM

We have just moved into a house with a HUGE backyard going down to a lake. OMG. That noise you hear is the sound of a gardening budget blowing out.

RStar · 05-02-2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

To clarify, it is a large population of crickets, not a population of large crickets.

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Oddly, it never occurred to me until just now that it might be the gigantic cricket population in our backyard destroying the plants.

Darn, I was going to ask for a picture of those gigantic crickets!

KS, I noticed that there is a lot of stuff for snails and slugs to hide in/under around your pots. You could look under each pot and remove/smash/kill/mutilate those critters that are hiding under the pots. And remove as much of the loose items as possible. They love to hide in moist, dark areas during the day. The damage they are doing is shocking!

Kevy Baby · 05-03-2012, 12:36 AM

The biggest domestic cricket that I have ever seen is about 3/4" (and my reptiles go through a LOT of crickets). Due a blight that has decimated domestic cricket breeding in the US, many breeders have started bringing crickets from other countries. The Jamaican crickets are nasty, aggressive sons-of-bitches.

I know no one cares, I just thought I would contribute some useless information.

Morrigoon · 05-03-2012, 02:16 AM

How do you use beer? Incidentally, thanks for the DE suggestion a while back, I recently used it to beat back some buggies that were trying to set up shop

Works!

lashbear · 05-03-2012, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

The Jamaican crickets are nasty, aggressive sons-of-bitches.

Why? Didn't they want to be eaten?

katiesue · 05-03-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

How do you use beer? Incidentally, thanks for the DE suggestion a while back, I recently used it to beat back some buggies that were trying to set up shop

Works!

You put stale beer in a shallow pan or plate. My Mom always used a pie pan. I used just plastic plates. They crawl in and drown then you dispose of them in the morning.

Betty · 05-03-2012, 11:57 AM

I always heard to use an empty margarine container - but I don't buy margarine anymore. Does it have to be deep enough that they fall in and can't get out I wonder?

Lash - that sounds divine even without the garden. Have you posted pics and I missed them?

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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	I have copper tape for around the affected planters that seems to be working. Apparently it gives them a little electric shock so they won't cross it. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	Sandpaper and copper - great tips! __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Bunnies. Damn bunnies. They're cute and entertain the cats, but they are apparently eating one of the new rhododendrons. Just one of them, mind you. The "deer and rabbits won't eat" guidelines are crap. Used some deer fencing to make a little cage for the rhodie. Now they'll probably move on to the others. Tomato beds are constructed and filled and half of that deer fence set up. Should finish that part tomorrow and possibly plant the seedlings. We have WAY more than we can use, and I can't even GIVE them away at this point. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	We have just moved into a house with a HUGE backyard going down to a lake. OMG. That noise you hear is the sound of a gardening budget blowing out. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	The biggest domestic cricket that I have ever seen is about 3/4" (and my reptiles go through a LOT of crickets). Due a blight that has decimated domestic cricket breeding in the US, many breeders have started bringing crickets from other countries. The Jamaican crickets are nasty, aggressive sons-of-bitches. I know no one cares, I just thought I would contribute some useless information. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	How do you use beer? Incidentally, thanks for the DE suggestion a while back, I recently used it to beat back some buggies that were trying to set up shop Works! __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	I always heard to use an empty margarine container - but I don't buy margarine anymore. Does it have to be deep enough that they fall in and can't get out I wonder? Lash - that sounds divine even without the garden. Have you posted pics and I missed them? __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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