If nasturtiums keep bugs away what's eating mine?
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Nasturtium help - bugs!
Comments (14)My experience is that once they are covered with the things, noting gets rid of them!!! I don't find nasturtiums to be long lasting annuals in the hot humid summer here in Ontario. I don't start them early because of this. I buy a few to put in the post early, then plant a few seeds every 3 weeks or so that way I will always have new plants on the go to take over from the old ones. They are expendable to me. I actually grow nasturtiums to keep the aphids AWAY from the things I really care more about like my roses. When they start to look infested, I tear them out. Sorry, I wish I could be of some help. Keep spraying if you really are attached to the plants otherwise, rip them out and grow new ones....See MoreWhat happens if you accidentally eat a bug?
Comments (39)As people have said before, westerners are actually strange for not including some kinds of insects in their normal diet. Though, oddly, we think eating crustaceans is fine. Is there really THAT big a difference between a grasshopper and a shrimp? That said, insect larvae gross me out, so I probably would not eat any kind of grub or caterpillar, unless maybe it was prepared by someone who knew what they were doing (like some non-western cook that makes them all the time). The thought of accidentally eating, say, a cabbage worm, totally grosses me out. I've heard crickets and grasshoppers aren't too bad, again, properly prepared. And locusts are specifically mentioned as kosher in the scriptures! Hey, kosher restaurants could be totally missing out on a great alternative to shrimp. Parasites are a different matter, but don't you mainly get those from fecal contamination? An aphid or cabbage worm is not going to survive your digestive tract and become parasitic. Being a parasite is not that easy; they have to have a lot of adaptations to survive that environment and hide from your immune system....See Morekeeping bugs away from seedlings in garden
Comments (5)I realize my answer only applies to crawling insects; in the spring my seedlings can get wiped out by crawling insects. This last spring I placed each flat on a brick that had duct tape dangling all the way around the 4 edges. The bugs got trapped in the sticky tape and never made it to the seedlings. Of course the sticky part is facing towards the ground. If available stack two bricks under the flat to raise the tape high off the ground. I just planted 4 flats and will do the brick/tape trick tomorrow. For a lot of flats there are a lot of ways to raise the flats as a group (I use plastic grids/grills) then only put the bricks with tape under the entire system at 4 or 6 points. That doesn't address your flying insect issue. I started spraying this year for the first time for the ones that fly. I mainly do flowers. Bob...See MoreInsects - What is this and how do I keep him away. (photo)
Comments (7)They will eat everything on a pepper or tomato plant. Even the peppers themselves. Some people spray their plants with seaweed extract to both feed their plants and repel insects. Its not foolproof but it helps. Too high a dose and you can do more harm than good. One half to one Tablespoon per gallon of water sprayed at sun up or just before sundown.Don't spray during the day or it will damage your plants. The same is true of nearly all insecticidal oils, sprays and soaps. In the fruit and Orchard Forum Spectracide Once and Done is mentioned all the time. Its not organic but it is supposed to be safe. Another one used is Bonide Horticultural Oil. If you are only dealing with small things like aphids and whiteflies a few drops of Ivory Soap in a spray bottle will do the trick. But you have to spray each time you see them and then spray it off with water before it dries. I just carry around the spray bottle and drag a garden hose around set to a fine mist to wash it off. Here is a link that might be useful: Spectracide...See Moregreengodess
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