Re: Help support legislation on genetically engineered food/crops
Hi Tony, I'm working on the homoeopathic principle. If you say it often enough one will eventually reach the right potency and the desired effect may manifest. Thanks for your post on the Meter Man I met him briefly at Mystry Creek. He had a briliant kirlian photograph of an organic wheat grain and a chemically fertilised. the difference had to be seen to be believed. Cheers, Peter.
Nettle tea for insect repellant
I was speaking to Hugh Courtney earlier this week and he mentioned that a 'fresh tea' of stinging nettle was an excellent spray to use for control of flea beetles. He said the tea should be made similar to the equisetum recipe for fresh equisetum tea, but that the tea itself should be made as one would make a tea for drinking (ie hot water poured onto leaves which are left to steep as opposed to, I assume, simmering the leaves for 20 minutes) The resulting tea should then be expanded 9:1 with plain water. Anyonsing this tea? Making this tea? Have had success with this tea? My current problem - - one for the whole county - - is massive attacks of cucumber beetles. Any suggestions, aside from peppering? Thanks -Allan
Kirlian Photograph was Re: Help support legislation
Peter - Can you fill us in on Kirlian photography? i.e. why was this picture impressive to you? -Allan Hi Tony, I'm working on the homoeopathic principle. If you say it often enough one will eventually reach the right potency and the desired effect may manifest. Thanks for your post on the Meter Man I met him briefly at Mystry Creek. He had a briliant kirlian photograph of an organic wheat grain and a chemically fertilised. the difference had to be seen to be believed. Cheers, Peter.
Re: Solstice Salutations! rain
Hello Gil, We too have received much needed blessed rain! Drought is almost officially over. May you have time to contemplate this winter be well! Blessings, Jane - Original Message - From: Gil Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:00 AM Subject: Re: Solstice Salutations! Hi! Jane, Thank you, and I wish you a special Winter Solstice from here in Oz. It was so cold and wet we did not do anything this year, as we normally have something out side for all the Celtic dates, but stayed in our own homes and enjoyed the rain, which is very welcome as we had a dry start to winter and really need a good wet winter to put some thing in the depleted sub soil and under ground water basins. Gil jsherry wrote: hello to all, Wishing you a Joyous, Fertile Loving Summer Solstice Today! May the fires of Peace burn bright in our hearts. Blessings, Jane
Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant
Title: Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant Allan, I've had some good success with Tansy. The top 2-3 in of young growth blended in blender or food processor and diluted out 3 or 4 X as a drench. Good luck their nasty L*L Markess From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 06:01:57 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Nettle tea for insect repellant I was speaking to Hugh Courtney earlier this week and he mentioned that a 'fresh tea' of stinging nettle was an excellent spray to use for control of flea beetles. He said the tea should be made similar to the equisetum recipe for fresh equisetum tea, but that the tea itself should be made as one would make a tea for drinking (ie hot water poured onto leaves which are left to steep as opposed to, I assume, simmering the leaves for 20 minutes) The resulting tea should then be expanded 9:1 with plain water. Anyonsing this tea? Making this tea? Have had success with this tea? My current problem - - one for the whole county - - is massive attacks of cucumber beetles. Any suggestions, aside from peppering? Thanks -Allan
Cucumber beetle
In Nettle tea for insect repellant Allan Balliet wrote: My current problem - - one for the whole county - - is massive attacks of cucumber beetles. Any suggestions, aside from peppering? ATTRA has a new publication under final layout on cuke beetles, which will be soon be available in print and on the web. Contact the author -- Barabara Bellows [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- for details. How many acres or row feet of cuke crops? How much $ is the cuke crop worth at 120% yield, 100% yield, 75% yield, 50% yield? What cultural strategies are you looking at? What botanical insecticides are you looking at? How many applications will it take? What is the cost per application of botanicals? A promising tactic is the use of cucurbatacin feeding attractants (e.g., raising certain cuke crops as a trap crop), accompanied with botanicals. Just get the ATTRA pub. It's all there. Steve Diver http://www.attra.ncat.org
Re: Cucumber beetle
A promising tactic is the use of cucurbatacin feeding attractants (e.g., raising certain cuke crops as a trap crop), accompanied with botanicals. Yes, Steve, now that you mention it, I shall not forget the week, a few years back, when I weeded the amaranth because it was infested with cucumber beetles
bT for Potato Beetles
It's not just me, folks, the whole county is being over run with pests due to the very light winter we had. Anyone know the poop on Johnny's potato bt? I understand that it is not GMO, but Shep Ogden had to laugh at the thought that it really wasn't. Anyone use it? Thanks -Allan
Re: bT for Potato Beetles
At 03:06 PM 6/22/02 -0400, Allan wrote: It's not just me, folks, the whole county is being over run with pests due to the very light winter we had. Anyone know the poop on Johnny's potato bt? I understand that it is not GMO, but Shep Ogden had to laugh at the thought that it really wasn't. Anyone use it? Thanks -Allan I must agree - I have more pests so far this year than I've had in the past 4-5 years. I'll be making potato beetle pepper tomorrow morning, and slug pepper as well. The house will be filled with the decidedly not-yummy aroma of cooking carcasses. We'll see what happens. The slug pepper will go in the bottom well of the broadcaster, the potato beetle in the upper well (maybe some in the bottom well, as well?). I had great success with slug pepper 4 years ago. Essie
Re: Cucumber beetle
Allan, Last year Chris stopped mulching the cucs, and increased cultivations. The cuc beetles were burrowing into the mulch. We had almost 100% loss to them. And now that we are not mulching and increasing cultivations, we still have a few, but it has decresased to a tolerable level. Christy
Re: Cucumber beetle
I have 5 speedling trays of DIVA and MARKETMORE just emerging in the shadehouse. The cucumber beetles appeared to hit those trays this morning. Not only were there beetles all over the leaves (which are just the dicots right now), we found beetles in the soil of the trays, also. It's pretty disgusting. This brings up anoher issue for me, however. I noticed emerging radish that are being shredded by flea beetles and now these cukes being attacked by cucumber beetles. Both of these incidents are occuring to plants that have yet to even start their first true leaves. in my knowledge of plant physiology, these plants, so far, are developing from nutrients that were stored in the seed and not nutrients from the soil. If that's the case, accepting that sick plants attract insects, am I defeated at the seed level? In other words, is there something wrong with my seed that's causing the seedlings to attract pests or is this really my own soil problem(s)? Seeking solutions and not blame -Allan Allan, Last year Chris stopped mulching the cucs, and increased cultivations. The cuc beetles were burrowing into the mulch. We had almost 100% loss to them. And now that we are not mulching and increasing cultivations, we still have a few, but it has decresased to a tolerable level. Christy
