Well we are thoroughly enjoying this time of year where the garden provides so much of our 'goods'!
Green beans are coming on at a yield of 21/2 lbs every couple of days, the blackberries the same..squash is always a big producer!
Has anyone had trouble with those japanese beetles? Well since we are continually doing our 'attempt at organic' (a phrase stolen from our family blog!)...we are using only natural ingredients to handle destructive bugs in our garden.
Milky spore for one, Pyrithrens which is essentially geranium liquified; and....japanese bettle traps..~
We had learned of these a couple of years ago yet they were unpopular as they attracted beetles from other areas. Well, it took me a while to realize, we have 10 acres and the bags only attract up to a 10000 sq ft area. No poison, and resusable. I just wanted to let folks know, who may be fighting these 'wicked' varmits, that the bags work GREAT! They release pheremones on a card attatched to the top of the bag...you litterally will get hit in the face with these bugs if you stand in the way of the bag! We are so happy with it and it is non toxic to boot.
So we encourage you in your 'attmept at organic' and to save your garden! These things work really great!
Happy gardening!
2 comments:
Have you tried the traps? They work well.
This post is about how great the traps work! Do you all use the same kind with the bags? I highly recommend them. The milky spore will kill them in the ground so they dont hatch next year!
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