on 9/1/02 10:49 AM, Cheryl Kemp at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear Fernando, > First thought that comes to me - have you sprayed out 501? Or is the area > under stress - lack of rain etc. > Seems like there is an imbalance there to have so much insect activity > above the earth. > Another way to protect the young tender tissue of new leaves is to spray on > some lime - hydrated lime 10lb to 300 galls water or 5kg to 800 litres > water. Mix to a milky liquid and spray around the edges of the orchard or on > the vegetables. This will harden the cell walls of the young leaves and they > become unattractive to the insects. > (Could be good for monoleptas as well) > For the snakes: See article on peppering that I will send to you separately. > > Cheryl Kemp > BDFGAA > Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 > Home: 02 6657 5306 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.biodynamics.net.au > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fernando Cabral" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:57 PM > Subject: ashing > > >> I have had lots of problems with >> >> Snakes (great number of rattle snakes) >> crickets (they chew around the plant whose growing tip is cut off >> and >> drops to the ground). >> bees (arapu�, a Brazilian black bee that eats flowers, buds, >> young fruits and any soft plant tissue) >> butterfly >> >> I'd like to test ashing to diminish their attacks. Since I have >> never >> seen full, clear explanation on how to prepare and use the ashes, >> I'd >> appreciate if someone out there could educate me on that. >> >> Things like: >> >> a) moon and time of day for collecting the material, burning it >> and spreading it >> b) How to burn the material >> c) How to spread the ashes >> >> Perhaps special instructions for the snakes (most of the ones I >> have captured are 3 feet or more long. >> >> Thank you >> >> - fernando >> >> >> >> -- >> REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que vir�o >> REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are >> to come >> Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br >> Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 >> 15� 45' 04.9" S (23 L 0196446/8256520) 47� 49' 58.6" W >> 19� 37' 57.0" S (23 K 0469898/7829161) 45� 17' 13.6" W >> Dear Cheryl:
Having a few major snakes taking up my garden right now, I would really appreciate any articles on peppering. It's an area I am very intrigued with after working with Homoeopathics. Thanks Liz Davis
