Let The Squash Be What It Was Doomed To Be
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Comments (6)The woman who is the leader in Charlotte: angela@ncwildflower.org. They have many meetings and do plant rescue. They are also starting a native plant certificate program with Larry Mellichamp of UNCC leading the program and in cooperation with the university there. I would love to take some of his classes, as he is great! If you go to the home of the website posted above, you will see a link to plant rescue material. Read that; contact Angela. I think you have to join to go with this group, but we always welcome "tips" about sites that are to be razed. Many people want to save these plants but don't like the idea of going into the woods with snakes, insects, etc. Oh, Monday I went on a mini-rescue here in town...no natives, but plenty of Lycoris, crocus and other bulbs and even peonies starting to come up. These plants are too wonderful to let the bulldozer get them, so we were grateful for the opportunity to dig....See Moreis this peach tree doomed?
Comments (5)No, doesn't have to be organic, although I prefer that. I think I'll try soapy water spray, and A hose rinse afterwards. Only have a bilge pump in the ditch running off a car battery, so the hose pressure is very weak, this will be a PITA. It Might kill the ladybugs on there too....See MorePoor, doomed caterpillar
Comments (28)@ harold100 - Caterpillar damage to plants can be hard but, you have to remember one thing harold, they don't multiply as quickly as some other pests. Like beetles. They have months before they can possibly reproduce. Likewise, as I have said, if you keep them in a container and give them leaves that perhaps you were going to pinch off or just remove to keep tidy, you can let them live AND not let it do much damage. Plus, unless the caterpillar goes to gnaw off the trunk, a few holey leaves wont hurt the tomato unless it's weakened from some other state. A lot of people fear produce wont be good if the caterpillar bites into it. Personally, I just eat around a little 'pock' mark. If the tomato is really eaten, either let them just have it, maybe collect the seeds from it for next years plants or, if you have other farm animals let them eat it. Right now the only 'pest' I am having to deal with are cucumber beetles. A few holes in the plant don't bother me but, it's the sad part that they carry bacterial wilt (which has claimed the life of two plants of mine), which is why I have to remove their existence. If squash plants were as hearty as my tomatoes I'd not bother them. Especially if they produced as much fruit....See Moredcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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