Posted by Steve Peek on May 15, 2010, 10:32 pm
They found my eggplant already and I'm just hardening them off. They won't
go into the ground until next week.
Posted by None4U on May 15, 2010, 10:57 pm
> They found my eggplant already and I'm just hardening them off. They won't
> go into the ground until next week.
Me too, but I put mine in already. They're getting chomped. So far I put
neem on them and it seems to be working. As of today.
Diesel
Posted by None4U on May 15, 2010, 11:36 pm
>> They found my eggplant already and I'm just hardening them off. They
>> won't go into the ground until next week.
>>
> Me too, but I put mine in already. They're getting chomped. So far I
> put neem on them and it seems to be working. As of today.
> Diesel
>70% neem oil , 1 tablespoon mixed to a quart and sprayed is working for
>me. I just went out in the dark to have a look. Not much going on. But a
>few days ago after a long rain there was a bug feast going on. I saw a few
>bugs on my leaves. A hairy green worm about 1/4 inch long. A couple
>bigger aphid looking bugs And them damn flea beetles that I thought were
>aphids.
What sucks is years ago I used to ;plant an excess of crops and compensate
for bug losses. And be happy and oblivious to the bugs. And let the chewed
up stuff rot.
Now , Well, its not so fun anymore...... But my stuff looks better.
Diesel.
Posted by phorbin on May 16, 2010, 8:47 am
nospam@nospam.none says...
>
> >
> >> They found my eggplant already and I'm just hardening them off. They
> >> won't go into the ground until next week.
> >>
> > Me too, but I put mine in already. They're getting chomped. So far I
> > put neem on them and it seems to be working. As of today.
> >
> > Diesel
> >70% neem oil , 1 tablespoon mixed to a quart and sprayed is working for
> >me. I just went out in the dark to have a look. Not much going on. But a
> >few days ago after a long rain there was a bug feast going on. I saw a few
> >bugs on my leaves. A hairy green worm about 1/4 inch long. A couple
> >bigger aphid looking bugs And them damn flea beetles that I thought were
> >aphids.
>
> What sucks is years ago I used to ;plant an excess of crops and compensate
> for bug losses. And be happy and oblivious to the bugs. And let the chewed
> up stuff rot.
>
> Now , Well, its not so fun anymore...... But my stuff looks better.
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/fleabeetle.html
Posted by Pat Kiewicz on May 16, 2010, 8:00 am
Steve Peek said:
>They found my eggplant already and I'm just hardening them off. They
won't
>go into the ground until next week.
Try sprinkling the plants and the top of the soil with coffee grounds.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI
"Vegetables are like bombs packed tight with all kinds of important
nutrients..." --Largo Potter, Valkyria Chronicles
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> go into the ground until next week.