Re: bT for Potato Beetles

2002-06-24 Thread Peter Michael Bacchus
Has anyone tried spraying 500 more often or perhaps a sequential spray emphasising the 500? Peter. It's not just me, folks, the whole county is being over run with pests due to the very light winter we had.

japanese beetle help

2002-06-24 Thread Kent J Carson
Robert, a while back ,I'm not sure which issue of Applied Biodynamics there was a formula for a repellant for Japanese beetles using goatsmilk and honey.. I never tried it ,as we stopped having problems with them. I'm not sure why, but I will share an experience with you all. We bought 4 -

Vinegar

2002-06-24 Thread M.N.
Greetings all, Just another note on vinegar here- at the organic garden center I work at, we just opened up a bottle of some of the weed-killer vinegar we carry for employees to try. We tried it on some weeds in the parking lot, some dandelions wild lettuce. Just a few sprays on the

Insect peppers

2002-06-24 Thread Essie Hull
Well, today I made and installed 3 peppers: slug (bottom well, field broadcaster), adult Colorado potato beetle (upper well, fb), and larvae, Colorado potato beetle (bottom well). The larvae were decimating my lilies, growing up, and relocating to the potatoes. I don't enjoy making peppers,

Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant

2002-06-24 Thread James Hedley
Dear Allan, From where we are in Australia it is easy to follow the fear throughout America which must tbe having a major effect on the Astral. If someone over there really wanted to test their radionic ability they could always get a satellite photograph of the East coast of the USA and

Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant

2002-06-24 Thread Hugh Lovel
I'm having problems not only with flea beetles but japanese beetles. Any ideas out there? -- Robert Farr (540) 668-7160 The Chile Man * An organic farm producing hot sauce marinades, salsas, mustards, and barbecue. * Subscribe to our online newsletter at http://www.thechileman.com *

Deer

2002-06-24 Thread D
I'm renting a small raspberry farm and have noticed a deer on the property. Any ideas for living in harmony with deer? I don't mind feeding them some but I can't afford to give them all my berries. Daniel - Original Message - From: Robert Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant

2002-06-24 Thread Robert Farr
Hugh: I figure I have three acres affected. How much land do you recommend I treat? Thanks, man! -- Robert Farr (540) 668-7160 The Chile Man * An organic farm producing hot sauce marinades, salsas, mustards, and barbecue. * Subscribe to our online newsletter at

Re: Insect peppers

2002-06-24 Thread Allan Balliett
Essie - would you mind including a little more 'how to' info on your pepper making? What's your track record like? -Allan

Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant

2002-06-24 Thread Allan Balliett
Just for the record, striped cucumber beetles, from all observations, disappeared from our garden today. Since I never got around to doing much more than thinking about the problem, If someone is responsible for this remediation, please contact me offline and, please, consider doing the same

Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant

2002-06-24 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant From: James Hedley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:00:39 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant James, We are all part of the one and your work is there in the same time frame

Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant

2002-06-24 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant Part II One of the most interesting parts of this post, though James, is that you are picking up in part flea beetles use psychological tactics on the plants they consume. They tell the plants very convincingly a sob story of how if you don't feed my

Send in the prayers

2002-06-24 Thread Moen Creek
Compatriots, tomorrow in Racine WI, which is on Lake Michigan between Milwaukee Chicago, is a meeting of our Department of Natural Resources governing board. Which has the power to put a stop to the insanity of the attempted slaughter of our Deer. The discussion starts at 1 PM CST -5UT. I speak