My Kitten is fat... does it have worms?
lotussenshi
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I have invisible worms eating my tomatoes, basil, and BORAGE!
Comments (18)Thanks again, We had a disgusting explosion of large grey moths about 2 weeks ago. I literally couldn't turn a light on outside without them bouncing off my head- they covered our courtyard. Our garden has been up and growing (and expanding) a little over 2 months now and I have yet to see a hornworm. We were out there pouring over the plants every day- especially after the moth invasion- and we were unable to find one little bugger... until we found the three cutworms. Here's the funny thing: we didn't have any damage to the tomato stems (our stems are quite massive now, I don't know if that was the reason), but we cut milk cartons and gingerly stapled them around the base of our Early girls (the plants we had all the holes in) and the holes, for now, have stopped multiplying. I assume that, what ever it is lives in the soil. Today, however, I was frightened to see tiny holes riddling our Marigolds. I think my worst fears may have come to fruition- I believe we, once again, have Tobacco bud worms. Some gardeners on GW talk about TBWs like there normal little garden pests, I don't know if maybe the climate here is more conducive to the (#%&*) grey moth that spawns them or what... but I have never met a more disastrous foe in a garden. I just dosed the Marigolds, geranium buds, and borage in Safer brand BT. I hope to God this year it works. I hope to God that they are not responsible for the holes in out tomatoes... because, in my experience, they are hard to find and harder to kill. Thanks so much, again, for all of the information. I'm going to look into D. Earth... maybe it will help out with TBW should we have them again. It's the only thing I haven't tried. Darcy...See Morelittle fat green worms
Comments (4)Hi geoff, They are lime green, when pressed literaly explode, and have definetly eaten most of my tubers.About the size of a tic tac. M...See MoreDoes anyone have a Worm Factory Bin
Comments (6)I have a worm factory. I use newspaper on and off as the mood takes me. I can see a need for newspaper on the very bottom, otherwise the compost which get pretty much like mud, would squeeze or drop through the mesh into the liquid drainage area. On trays above the bottom tray, I generally don't add the newspaper as I'm not woriied about stuff dropping through and I want to encourage the worms to migrate upwards to the fresh food supply. If I feel things are getting a bit wet, I will add a layer of newspaper on top of a tray. I don't bother wetting it. It soaks up the moisture from the tray above and is soon wet enough. The worms seem to like the newspaper. They gather in large numbers on or within the layers of the newspaper. I don't know whether they are taking a breather, relaxing or looking for sex with other young attractive worms who gather there. Someone mentioned the ink in newspaper. The black ink is almost always soy based and non-toxic. The colored inks can contain toxic chemicals such as cadmium (or so I have read) This would be a problem perhaps if you later intended to use the compost for vegetables that were going to be consumed by humans. I only grow flowers and shrubs so this isn't a worry I have. For bedding purposes, I usually use one inch strips of corrugated cardboard from cardboard boxes. This tends to clump less than newspaper strips and allows a bit more oxygen to circulate among the food....See Morewhy does my kitten poop on my bed?
Comments (6)I would also close the bedroom door so she can't get in there. My cat has never once gone outside the litterbox. When she was little we had a small box. As she got bigger we had to go to a mortar pan because she likes to dig a lot. DH cleans it out at least once a day. We use scoopable litter now, but when she was little and we used regular litter, he would scoop the solids daily and toss the entire thing once a week. Where is the litter box located? Does the house have multiple levels? How old is she? When my kitty was little we would put her in an empty bedroom (no bed). She had food, water and a pan in there. As she got bigger we put the food and water in the kitchen and put the pan near the stairs to the basement. Finally, we moved the pan to the basement....See Morebeegood_gw
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