Re: [Community_garden] Community Garden Deer

Subject: [Community_garden] Deer Yes, deer love beans and beets, especially. They will eat beets right into the ground. My husband was told by a Christmas tree farmer that the treated twine that is used to bind hay in a baler works to repel deer. The twine was treated to repel mice from

[Community_garden] Neem Oil

How do you use neem oil as a squash bug control? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20100727/e8646b79/attachment.html

[Community_garden] Back Flow Preventer

I worked for a meat company at one time and it was required of the company to have a back flow preventer. I remember the preventer as being a small check valve on each water pipe outlet which couldn't have cost more than $5.00 each. Might pay to check into this. -- next part

[Community_garden] Grasshoppers

I have been bombarded with grasshoppers numerous times over the years. I, also, garden next to a field. What I have done that works for me is to apply insecticide around your garden area out intol the open area and that gives a barrier for your garden. Do this before they move into your garden.

[Community_garden] Chick water and spelling

Fred and Judith, Correct spelling is icicle. Lived in Midwest all my life and have seen plenty of them. Marilyn -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[Community_garden] Judith thistles

It depends on what kind of thistles they have whether have underground roots...the Canadian thistles does spread by underground roots and also by seeds. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[Community_garden] Ken...Re: Pic of Texas drought

Ken, the attachment with pictures was scrubbed. Would like to see these. Marilyn -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20110911/f1928aa9/attachment.html

[Community_garden] Kasey's Comment

Kasey, You included my thoughts on the subject. Need to treat these beds as containers. Marilyn -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[Community_garden] Sorry

Should have been titled, Richard Menn's Comment -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20111020/1c930dce/attachment.html

[Community_garden] Plastic bottles as cloches

We use the white plastic milk jugs in this manner. They don't burn your plants like clear plastic tends to do if the sun comes out hot. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: