New to gardening and I think I have grub worms
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I think I may have created a new Cantaloupe!
Comments (5)Last year I had two squash seedlings come up in a space. I though I only planted one but thought maybe I put two in somehow.. This was a reboot from a squash vine borer attack. I pulled one seedling while the other was racing to finish the end of the season. At least I will have something I thought. What I ended up with is a zucchini/butternut cross. Nothing went right with squash. This was the first year in that garden so I am still confused by what happened. I did not figure the squash could seed from the same year especially consider how few fruit I had....See MoreI have no worms in my garden, should I buy some...
Comments (15)August 2001 Tiffy buys new property. April 2002 Tiffy's DH unable to find any worms on said property to go fishing after digging 14 holes. May 2002 Tiffy discovers S&C Forum and reads about used coffee grounds (UCGs) and composting and begins her quest. July 2002 Tiffy discovers a source for UCGs and starts picking up over 200 lbs per week. September 2002 Tiffy begins flinging UCGs on the lawn and in the new garden beds. Compost bins - 4 of them - were full. April 2003, DH digs 4 holes to acquire worms for fishing. Ucgs are flung throughout the summer and composted diligently with shredded leaves and seaweed and then applied to the gardens. June 2004, Tiffy shows DH that worms can be had by simply gently jiggling the base of her Coreopsis Domino plants. By doing so the worms will simply come out of the ground and the shovel can stay in the shed. The end......See MoreI think I'm gonna do it.... (I think I can... I think I can)
Comments (21)Glo - Thanks for reassuring me! I hope your move is awesome! My husband has wanted to move us to Colorado for years and hasn't managed to quite convince me yet, although I think it's absolutely wonderful there. LOL So, Winter Solstice is the same everywhere? (LOL)... I guess you're seeing how little I know... Nancy - Thanks for the tip! I am gonna have to watch the lead hand myself as I way oversowed my cantaloupes this fall. The poor babies are fighting each other and giving me 2 to 5 inches fruits that don't look like they're EVER going to full ripen. I will be much more careful in the future. I'll try to not get TOO excited when I go to plant. LOL Carrie - Wow! That's some really good info. That's exactly the kind of thing I was worried about. I'm grateful for the heads up. Liz - LIZ!!! Hey, girl! Fancy meeting you here and there and now here! hee hee... The whole last paragraph of what you wrote is exactly what is concerning me. I know that I personally wear shorts through-out almost the whole winter except for those few crazy days that we see. 50's or what have you is not cold to me... We do get the occasional freeze, but then a week or two later at most you could have a 70+ degree high! All this in the same few days / weeks / months... it's SO crazy! Oh, and if they're having a plantswap around the 8th of December as well, I sure want to know as I'll be out that way. :-) Blessings, Angela...See MoreGrub Worms & Grass Hoppers I want them out of the garden!!
Comments (5)Beneficial nematodes work very well for killing grubs, fleas, ants and a lot of other pests.. They will live for a long time as long as the soil doesn't dry out completely. Again, do your homework on how and when the best times are to apply. There's lots of information online. Pets are sometimes harmed by chemical grub killers and who knows who else that might through a recently treated area barefooted....See Moregirlgroupgirl
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