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Anubis posted:He has stolen food and destroyed an otherwise healthy plant. He must die, suggestions are appreciated and pictures of the decimation will be posted when the wife gets home with the camera. Let him develop into this. Then crush him.
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"She" planted a bunch of eggs in the container I put her in, so either I have a million hornworm eggs in my garden or I grabbed her just in time... Would several large buckets of soapy water, in lieu of their morning watering, hurt the plants? ChuckHead posted:Let him develop into this. Then crush him. More like this:
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Jun 28, 2009 02:01
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Both of my tomato plants have outgrown their 42" cages and pulled them out of the ground. One fell in the wind yesterday and I had to restake them with tobacco sticks this morning. 
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Jun 28, 2009 04:16
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I'd smursh the poo poo out of the worm, then tie him up on a stake in the garden to remind his buddies. It worked for me with rabbits.
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Jun 28, 2009 06:17
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Keep him in the peanut butter jar. Put the peanut butter jar in the tomato plants while he starves to death. The are suddenly flowers all over my tomato plants woo hooo! And my cucumber grew in 5 directions yesterday. So nice to actually see lots of progress now that the weather is shaping up finally.
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Jun 28, 2009 14:08
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Neem oil for the hornworms. Add a few drops of dishsoap to a liter of water, then maybe a teaspoon of neem (which you can get in the beauty section of Indian groceries.) Shake it up good, then spray the poo poo out of the leaves and tomatoes. Just make sure to test on a leaf or two first, and don't do it during the hottest/sunniest parts of the day. Otherwise you might end up with a dead plant. Seriously though, other than picking off the hornworms and smashing them, this is the best method of control I've found. And it lasts a good long while because the plant absorbs the neem, and bugs hate the taste. VVV try neem oil! Seriously, most bugs can't stand the stuff. It's organic, all natural, all that poo poo. I hear they use it for abortions in India. FuzzyDunlop fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Jun 29, 2009 |
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Jun 28, 2009 16:56
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Anyone have any suggestions for killing three-lined potato beetle? After smashing four or five of them and then googling the fuckers, I can't find any answers except poisons I am not willing to use and just smooshing them. They are eating my cayenne peppers and I hate them!
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Jun 28, 2009 21:54
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Here are my progress photos. I still can't believe the growth of ten days to these plants. Today my pepper plant has flowered again, but birds or chipmunks are causing havoc to the rest of my pots. I think I'll get an owl stature or some rubber snakes from the store tomorrow to see if that helps. Paprika pepper with basils in the background  basil!!! 
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Jun 28, 2009 23:10
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I've been working on my gardening skills this year, and actually coming up with some good veggies. I don't seem to have any luck with planting by seeds, but regardless, I want to save the seeds from my plants to try next year. Mostly I've got various strains of peppers, does anyone here have any concise tips on saving/storing seeds? Here's some pics of what I've got going on right now!   For being "Cherry Hot" peppers, some of these bastards are getting big.  Ancho/poblano peppers  One of my jalapeno plants, they've been producing faster than any other plant I've got.  My tabascos have really exploded.  Close-up of tabasco, there's a fuckton of them.  Not garden-related, but this is where I'll harvest millions of scuppernong grapes in a month or two. Sex Reflex fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Jun 29, 2009 |
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Jun 29, 2009 00:00
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Regarding that loving huge caterpillar, I hate to pull an old SA meme out of retirement, but kill it with fire.
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Jun 29, 2009 02:59
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Just put it in the microwave. Or that "put it in a jar and let it starve surrounded by food" idea was great too.
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Jun 29, 2009 03:03
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I wonder if it would eat the eggs to survive. Science demands an answer.
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Jun 29, 2009 03:11
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Anubis posted:"She" planted a bunch of eggs in the container I put her in, so either I have a million hornworm eggs in my garden or I grabbed her just in time... The caterpillars don't lay eggs, just the moths. What do the "eggs" look like?
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Jun 29, 2009 18:10
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uh oh. I transplanted my cucumber, and thought i did a good job... when I dumped out the "extra" dirt from the old pot, it was full of roots. Hopefully it'll be OK, it's been growing so well lately 
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Jun 29, 2009 22:49
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Here are a couple of my hornworms from last year. I grew these tomatoes outdoors where they were fine and moved them inside when it started getting cold out, the hornworms didn't hatch until they were indoors. The are making GBS threads machines. I killed them before I though of jarring them and feeding them to get cacoons or something just for shits and giggles. If leaves start to disappear and tomatoes get eaten in big chunks, this is why!    ^^ Eaten tomato and hornworm shits ^^
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Jun 30, 2009 01:25
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Windy posted:The caterpillars don't lay eggs, just the moths. What do the "eggs" look like? Round balls of green, they look like the eggs in the GIS I did but I imagine since you said that it's likely just poop. I think I'm going with the surrounded by food suggestion. Just gotta find a cheap glass jar to "plant" in my garden.
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Jun 30, 2009 12:58
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I kept one a few summers ago in the hopes of having a hawkwing moth to examine. All the worm did was crap like it was getting paid to do so. When the moth emerged in the spring it was all deformed(I think it was a moisture issue). I always keep an eye out for them to try again, but haven't seen one since.
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Jun 30, 2009 17:36
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So I finally got around to installing a soaker hose today, but I'm not sure if my half-assing will be ok. First of all, I did install a backflow preventer, but I couldn't get the hose off the faucet so I put it at the end of the hose (the regular hose that stretches to the garden, that I attach the soaker to). Secondly, I didn't buy a pressure regulator, instead I have one of those turn off things and I turned it just until the dripping reached all the way to the end. Um, will that do?
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Jun 30, 2009 18:35
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Well, July is starting out the same way June was. Dark, cold, and wet. It is 60 degrees right now and raining again. Tomorrow will be the same. Last night the Charles River was steaming the same way a lake does on a frosty morning in the fall. Its been almost a month since we have seen the sun for more than a few minutes. I wish I had exciting pictures like all of you do, but most things just are not growing. Even the weeds are having a hard time, and its so cold that insects have not been a problem. Even the mosquitoes have been sluggish. Anyone else having a non-summer summer?
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Jul 1, 2009 18:30
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It's too bad we can't average this whole weather thing out. It was 114 here in Folsom on Monday. It's been 105+ for the last week. My beatiful Romas are literally being decimated by blossom end rot. LOLbertsons fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Jul 1, 2009 |
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Jul 1, 2009 18:54
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^^^^^'Sup Folsom buddy! I ate my first fresh corn yesterday. YUM! Ridiculously small (the cob was about 3 inches long) but sweet enough to eat raw. I haven't looked into why they are so small yet (1st time gardener) but I'm guessing lack of pollination?
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Jul 1, 2009 23:51
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Ominous Balls posted:It's too bad we can't average this whole weather thing out. It was 114 here in Folsom on Monday. With those temperatures it is probably uneven water, drying out and getting wet again--and Romas are really susceptible to BER. Have you mulched?
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HeatherChandler posted:With those temperatures it is probably uneven water, drying out and getting wet again--and Romas are really susceptible to BER. Have you mulched? Mulched them a month ago. It seems like it has helped the soil retain moisture a little bit longer than without. I am definitely guilty of the uneven watering. When it gets this hot and I see my guys wilting 3 days after watering, it's so hard not to go and fill'er up again. Aside from my undisciplined watering habits, all the other tomatoes and peppers are going gangbusters. It's just those drat Romas and their pointy little ends. Even the beautiful fatty ripe ones I pick sometimes have a bit of rot on the inside near the tip. You're right though, tough love from here on out. BTW Whattup Meow? I'm actually in EDH. LOLbertsons fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Jul 2, 2009 |
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Jul 2, 2009 04:57
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I'm really excited about some new strawberries and my pole beans (apologies for the cruddy cell phone pics): Only three little berries starting to form but these are the first ones to come from the plants in my hanging basket. I already harvested my other 2 plants that I have in a pot. I'm hoping to see more flowers spring up in the next few weeks.  These are my pole beans, and they're easily twice this size now (this picture was taken on the 25th of June I think). I'm super excited because there are little flower buds popping up all over, though it might be a day or two before they bloom. I'm trying to decide whether to allow them to climb all over the railing on my balcony, but I'm worried that if I do and a storm pops up I won't be able to pull them back out of the wind. Does anyone know if it'd be okay now that they're bigger to let them take the full force of a storm?  This is my biggest tomato plant and I've already had several ripe tomatoes off it.  This plant is smaller but it was loaded with flowers, which are now starting to wilt and either snap off or drop the petals to reveal a developing new tomato.  On top of that my dad found me a complete canning kit and a bunch of jars for like 5 or 6 bucks at a garage sale and he's on his way with it right now (coming to Milwaukee from Indiana to visit). I'm going to buy a counter-mounted apple peeler at some point and then I'll be ready to stock my larders with enough apple pie filling to last us this winter. :3
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I've been reading up on gardening these days in an attempt to get the yard under control. I'm Zone 6 and overrun with all sorts of stuff, which hopefully means the soil is fertile?? Can anyone give me a general idea of how much of this is weeds and would have to be killed off? This is what we're looking at: Around 7PM, but usually a lot of sun:    On the side of the house there's what looks like should be a nice flower bed:  Front corner of the house:  Edit: Thought this was poison ivy, but now that I see the serrated edges, I think it may be blackberry:  There's some actual blackberry fruit in the front of the house, no idea how this stuff gets here:  There's also a ton of ivy all over the house, and one section has a bunch of spotty leaves. I haven't found anything through searching, does anyone know if this is a disease or just sun spots... ?  As I've been reading the thread and books, it seems like the time has passed to plant anything new, but I wanted to prepare the soil at least for next season. Are there any good guides or general tips before I tear up some dirt? I'd love to get something started here. The Big One fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Jul 8, 2009 |
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Jul 8, 2009 04:55
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The Big One posted:
It looks like you got your work cut out for you. I would start now digging stuff out now, attacking part of the yard at a time. You could use a broad spectrum herbicide like Roundup to kill the things that you don't want, or determine are weeds. It looks like you have a lot of shade. In the shadiest spots, I would plant a shade garden with plants like hosta's or shade tolerant annuals like impatiens. Spring bulbs should do well too, all the more reason to prepare the soil now. Assuming you live in a sunnier climate than what Boston has been this year, you could still expect to get some veggies, but the most sun and heat loving things like peppers, eggplant and melons probably won't do well. Speaking of Boston and our non summer summer, this is my garden as of a couple days ago. It was so dark, cold, and foggy, things came out on the blurry side.  The squash in front doesn't like the cold, however it managed to double in size since then in the three sunny days since the pic.  Only the cabbage seems to be thriving  Finally a few cherry tomatoes among the lanky vines  Another typical July day, its 6:30 pm, 58 degrees, I'm wearing a coat, we were under flood watches all day. We had a couple sunny days after I took these pics, but today was cold, cloudy and rainy again.
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The Big One posted:There's some actual blackberry fruit in the front of the house, no idea how this stuff gets here: Bird eats blackberry. Bird shits out blackberry seeds--->Blackberry plant. Works pretty much the same way with elderberry plants and raspberries as well. They're tasty, but the per plant yield is WAY less than if you had a commercial cultivar and the fruits are way smaller as well.
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I just harvested some more peppers.I am still waiting on the habaneros and bell, but everything else has been fantastic. I am actually really pleased with the heat level of my jalapenos. Quite hot. Here is a picture of a pile of peppers! Here they are a bit more organized. Starting with the green and going clockwise: New Mexican Chile, Piment d Espelette, Black Cuban, Takanotsume, and Jalapenos in the center. I dried all but two of the Piment d Espelletes, and made salsa with everything else.
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Jul 8, 2009 18:33
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Do any green-thumbed goons own a Hori Hori, or have experience using one? I'd really like to get a couple (one for me, one or two for my parents who garden a poo poo-ton - or at least my dad) but haven't been able to actually find them in any of the H&G stores I've checked out lately. So does anyone have a recommendation of brand, things to watch out for with these, or just a trip report on how good/bad you found it to be for your uses?
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coyo7e posted:Do any green-thumbed goons own a Hori Hori, or have experience using one? I'd really like to get a couple (one for me, one or two for my parents who garden a poo poo-ton - or at least my dad) but haven't been able to actually find them in any of the H&G stores I've checked out lately. I posted my newfound love affair with hori horis back on page 9. They're very useful tools, I use mine all the time. I especially recommend them for digging and planting near trees; the serrated edge is well suited for sawing through tree roots. Their thickness also makes them good for digging in poor soils (like my rocks & clay) without bending. Be careful, brand new they are very sharp. If you're digging a hole and are used to using your opposite hand alongside a garden trowel, then substituting in a hori hori is an accident waiting to happen. Luckily, pain makes an effective teacher. I got mine from a local commercial gardening business. I'd give a link, but they have a $50 minimum for internet orders, and hori horis start at $25. I noticed some at Amazon.com too. Since then I have seen American-bastardized versions called "garden knives" without the sharp point. I'd skip those. I'd also spend the extra and get a stainless steel one. Nobody likes rusty garden tools! kid sinister fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Jul 10, 2009 |
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NosmoKing posted:Bird eats blackberry. Bird shits out blackberry seeds--->Blackberry plant. This has to be location dependent. As a kid on BC's lower mainland, I could pick an ice cream bucket's worth of huge, juicy berries in about ten minutes. I'm so jealous of your blackberry plant... that's a hopeless pursuit in my area I left town for a week and was worried I'd come home to dead plants, but there's been nothing but rain since I left. Probably more in the past 4 days than Calgary's had all summer!
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NosmoKing posted:Bird eats blackberry. Bird shits out blackberry seeds--->Blackberry plant. Not to mention nearly all the commercial cultivars have the added benefit of being thornless. All 3 of those plants are natives to the US. You'll find them wild all over the place. edit: actually, that kind of looks like a black raspberry... kid sinister fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Jul 9, 2009 |
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Jul 9, 2009 04:48
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kid sinister posted:edit: actually, that kind of looks like a black raspberry... That's what I said a day ago!
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So I made my first attempt at planting Serrano chilies last weekend. Tried seeds in one of those prefab seedling greenhouses with a light overhead. All the other herbs I planted, couple types of basil and catnip, spouted right away no problem, however nothing from any of the chili seeds. Am I just being impatient and they take a little longer to sprout or should I try again/do something different?
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Spigs posted:So I made my first attempt at planting Serrano chilies last weekend. Tried seeds in one of those prefab seedling greenhouses with a light overhead. All the other herbs I planted, couple types of basil and catnip, spouted right away no problem, however nothing from any of the chili seeds. Am I just being impatient and they take a little longer to sprout or should I try again/do something different? Peppers can be slow to germinate as well as slow to develop. A heat mat or a plain old heat blanket on low with something wrapped to keep it from getting too hot speeds things up a lot. Do you live in an frost-free area? In most of the US it will be far too late to start pepper seeds for outdoors, although they can be finished indoors if kept in a pot and have adequate light. Unless you are way down south, then ignore me.
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Jul 9, 2009 22:57
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I'm in the Northeast but I'm growing indoors. I guess I will just have to be patient!
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Jul 10, 2009 01:57
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Well, the tomato plants are really kicking un as far as ripe fruit production goes. Too bad I found out yesterday I have to work out of state for 3 months or longer. Thats what I get for ambition. 
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Jul 10, 2009 03:12
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Do any of you goons doing the square foot gardening method use the Mel's Mix recipe instead of soil? I'm in Australia and this year will be my second attempt at growing some veg and herbs in the backyard, and I want to go from pots last year to some square foot raised beds. The square foot gardening site touts the method as high intensity and all that, and I like the idea of growing in another substrate if it's going to help things along. So is that the way to go, or should I be doing square foot in raised beds using normal potting mix?
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Spigs posted:So I made my first attempt at planting Serrano chilies last weekend. Tried seeds in one of those prefab seedling greenhouses with a light overhead. All the other herbs I planted, couple types of basil and catnip, spouted right away no problem, however nothing from any of the chili seeds. Am I just being impatient and they take a little longer to sprout or should I try again/do something different? Fungus gnats suck, they are all over my peppers outside. Do I really have to shell out $30 for nematodes? I'm starting to think I'll just let the plants die off (the little seedlings haven't grown at all because of them) and try again next year, remembering to keep them inside and not overwater them before I put them outside. The gnats don't seem to be affecting the tomatoes, beans, or cucumbers, just the peppers. edit: and yeah that is totally a black raspberry, blackberries aren't dome shaped like that (my rule is if you can make a finger puppet with it it is a raspberry  ).
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 Thanks for summing up my hornworm experiences, superpoop.
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