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"enigma" wrote in message . .. "Katey Didd" wrote in : Zucchini and yellow crooknecks don't really have vines. They're more bush shaped. oh! you're planting bush squash... that's different, then. yes, it's *much* harder to find & control borers & they're much more likely to destroy the entire plant. that's why i don't grow bush type squash. both zuchinni & yellow crookneck should be available as vining type, but you may need to look for heirloom seeds. Thanks. We may look into it for next year. lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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Katey Didd wrote:
"enigma" wrote in message . .. "Katey Didd" wrote in : Zucchini and yellow crooknecks don't really have vines. They're more bush shaped. oh! you're planting bush squash... that's different, then. yes, it's *much* harder to find & control borers & they're much more likely to destroy the entire plant. that's why i don't grow bush type squash. both zuchinni & yellow crookneck should be available as vining type, but you may need to look for heirloom seeds. Thanks. We may look into it for next year. http://www.victoryseeds.com/catalog/...sh_summer.html |
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"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message ... Katey Didd said: "Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message ... Are the eggs right above the ground on the main stalk? Anywhere along the main stem where it makes contact with the ground. You need to lift the plant up and move it around a bit to do a thorough inspection. And you need to start looking for eggs long before you would expect to see the plants drooping or lots of frass oozing out of the stems. I've noticed that the moths quite often lay their eggs on the leaf stems of zucchinis as well as on the main stem. Another tip: sometimes the eggs are laid slightly *below* ground level. (This is one reason why, if you use a pesticide, it should be in a liquid form rather than dust: you need to have it run down the stem to reach below the soil surface.) That's good to know. G Eventually the first generation of moths will taper off, and the vines will have run around a lot and will have rooted at enough points to get by even if they have a few borers. What kind of squash vines are you talking about? These would be winter squashes. Many of these could be harvested small and green as summer squashes, though. Mini-pumpkins and delicata squashes are C. pepo squashes, just like zucchini and crooknecks. Zucchetta rampicante tromboncino is a running squash that is usually grown as a summer squash. I've grown these before. Very productive, huge fruit--way too much summer squash for me! There are also edible gourds that are runners that can be used like summer squash. Snake gourds (Trichosanthes anguina) and luffas (Luffa cylindrica) can be eaten when small. Johnny's Selected Seeds (http://www.johnnyseeds.com) carries some edible gourd varieties. I'm trying out a luffa ('Rama') this summer myself. I'm trellising it in space that might otherwise have gone to another hill of zucchini. Bush squash are a tougher problem, being hard to inspect. I've toyed with the idea of growing them up a short, heavy stake but haven't ever actually done that. Usually by the time they fall to borers, I've had my fill of zuchinnis (the only bush-types I grow). Lucky you! By the time we harvest only a few, the borers get them. Slitting the stalk never helps. No, it wouldn't with bush squash. You could try using a fine wire with a hook on the end to fish them out. Or you could use a syringe to inject BT or beneficial nematodes into the vine. I used to do that (and it did help) before I learned to identify the eggs and and pick those off. You need a big bore needle, which you should be able to get at an equine supply place. Thanks. I have one of those huge needles. Like I said. I'll try the suggestion of a tinfoil collar, egg hunting, Sevin dust etc on the stem. If the problem still occurs I'll give up on squash. I hunt the seed racks here and they just have the common varieties. We spend so much money on the gardens already I fear my husband will object to buying seeds from catalogs or online. The prices are always so much higher. Retired, we're on a limited income now. -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) After enlightenment, the laundry. |
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Katey Didd wrote:
Thanks. I have one of those huge needles. Like I said. I'll try the suggestion of a tinfoil collar, egg hunting, Sevin dust etc on the stem. If the problem still occurs I'll give up on squash. I hunt the seed racks here and they just have the common varieties. We spend so much money on the gardens already I fear my husband will object to buying seeds from catalogs or online. The prices are always so much higher. Retired, we're on a limited income now. You might try Spaghetti Squash then. They run like pumpkins, so they should send down roots at each node (if they do get a borer, they still have enough roots that it doesn't matter) Bob |
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In article , Charlie wrote:
On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm and with respect to Sevin one Canadian environmental organization in a letter addressed to local citizens cites some of the 'documented' effects of carbaryl. 1. It causes birth defects in mammals, especially dogs. 2. It worsens the condition of people with hypertension and people on anti-depressant drugs. 3. It impairs the function of the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, and the reproductive system. 4. It causes hyperactivity and learning disabilities in mammals. 5. It could increase the chance of heart attack in people with weak hearts. 6. The main break-down product, nitrosocarbaryl, which is easily created in the human gut, is a potent cancer-causing agent. 7. It causes irreversible chromosomal damage to human DNA (the genes in our cells). http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-sl...bre-sevin.html At the veeeery least, Sevin is "extremely toxic" to bees. Spray or dust with Sevin and you'll be doing the pollination of your squash yourself or you won't have squash. Most of us in the gardening groups that ingest the plants we grow, are organic gardeners because, in part, we don't want to poison ourselves, or the environment. These two products seem imminently capable of doing both. Rest assured that you are not the first to propose them products and most assuredly, you won't be the last. Keep reading the posts here in rec.gardens and rec.gardens.edible, and check out some books from the library, you'll get the hang of it. Some titles that I would recommend: Any book by Rodale http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...ipbooks&field- keywords=Rodale&x=0&y=0 How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits by John Jeavons http://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-More-...80087965/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543192&sr=1-1 The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...Gardening/dp/1 580172121/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543343&sr=1-1 The above are how-to books. The book below explains healthy (organic) soil. Teaming with Microbes by by Jeff Lowenfels &, Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210542894&sr= 1-1 The book below tells us why we are organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dile...ls/dp/01430385 83/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543426&sr=1-1 This is by no means a definitive list, and you will see other recommendations in the news groups, but these books are a good place to begin understanding your new hobby. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related |
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, Billy wrote: In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm and with respect to Sevin one Canadian environmental organization in a letter addressed to local citizens cites some of the 'documented' effects of carbaryl. 1. It causes birth defects in mammals, especially dogs. 2. It worsens the condition of people with hypertension and people on anti-depressant drugs. 3. It impairs the function of the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, and the reproductive system. 4. It causes hyperactivity and learning disabilities in mammals. 5. It could increase the chance of heart attack in people with weak hearts. 6. The main break-down product, nitrosocarbaryl, which is easily created in the human gut, is a potent cancer-causing agent. 7. It causes irreversible chromosomal damage to human DNA (the genes in our cells). http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-sl...bre-sevin.html At the veeeery least, Sevin is "extremely toxic" to bees. Spray or dust with Sevin and you'll be doing the pollination of your squash yourself or you won't have squash. Most of us in the gardening groups that ingest the plants we grow, are organic gardeners because, in part, we don't want to poison ourselves, or the environment. These two products seem imminently capable of doing both. Rest assured that you are not the first to propose them products and most assuredly, you won't be the last. Keep reading the posts here in rec.gardens and rec.gardens.edible, and check out some books from the library, you'll get the hang of it. Some titles that I would recommend: Any book by Rodale http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...ipbooks&field- keywords=Rodale&x=0&y=0 How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits by John Jeavons http://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-More-...80087965/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543192&sr=1-1 The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...Gardening/dp/1 580172121/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543343&sr=1-1 The above are how-to books. The book below explains healthy (organic) soil. Teaming with Microbes by by Jeff Lowenfels &, Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210542894&sr= 1-1 The book below tells us why we are organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dile...ls/dp/01430385 83/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543426&sr=1-1 This is by no means a definitive list, and you will see other recommendations in the news groups, but these books are a good place to begin understanding your new hobby. I concur and think wow there is a lot to digest for young folks. If you are not a reader and get your info via main media this almost never shows up. No lobbyist I guess as no profiteering . Historically family garden info was passed on by show and tell and see results. I Think WW1 and WW2 disrupted this transfer of information in a subtle way. We started to accept info from outsiders who had a larger audience and were paid to display but had no contact with the microclimates we live in. Paranoid you bet! Marshall McLuhan come to this mind. Bill whose children never asked a question concerning growing things. Perhaps they think it is a given? I don't know. -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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Billy wrote:
In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm Yep, I bought a bag of Ironite about 10 or 15 years ago, before the word got out about how nasty the stuff is. I poured the whole bag down a well to get rid of it. ;-) Bob |
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zxcvbob wrote: Billy wrote: In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm Yep, I bought a bag of Ironite about 10 or 15 years ago, before the word got out about how nasty the stuff is. I poured the whole bag down a well to get rid of it. ;-) Bob I can tell that the second head you grew came in real handy;-) -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related |
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, Bill wrote: In article , Billy wrote: In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm and with respect to Sevin one Canadian environmental organization in a letter addressed to local citizens cites some of the 'documented' effects of carbaryl. 1. It causes birth defects in mammals, especially dogs. 2. It worsens the condition of people with hypertension and people on anti-depressant drugs. 3. It impairs the function of the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, and the reproductive system. 4. It causes hyperactivity and learning disabilities in mammals. 5. It could increase the chance of heart attack in people with weak hearts. 6. The main break-down product, nitrosocarbaryl, which is easily created in the human gut, is a potent cancer-causing agent. 7. It causes irreversible chromosomal damage to human DNA (the genes in our cells). http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-sl...bre-sevin.html At the veeeery least, Sevin is "extremely toxic" to bees. Spray or dust with Sevin and you'll be doing the pollination of your squash yourself or you won't have squash. Most of us in the gardening groups that ingest the plants we grow, are organic gardeners because, in part, we don't want to poison ourselves, or the environment. These two products seem imminently capable of doing both. Rest assured that you are not the first to propose them products and most assuredly, you won't be the last. Keep reading the posts here in rec.gardens and rec.gardens.edible, and check out some books from the library, you'll get the hang of it. Some titles that I would recommend: Any book by Rodale http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...ipbooks&field- keywords=Rodale&x=0&y=0 How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits by John Jeavons http://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-More-...80087965/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543192&sr=1-1 The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...Gardening/dp/1 580172121/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543343&sr=1-1 The above are how-to books. The book below explains healthy (organic) soil. Teaming with Microbes by by Jeff Lowenfels &, Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210542894&sr= 1-1 The book below tells us why we are organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dile...ls/dp/01430385 83/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543426&sr=1-1 This is by no means a definitive list, and you will see other recommendations in the news groups, but these books are a good place to begin understanding your new hobby. I concur and think wow there is a lot to digest for young folks. If you are not a reader and get your info via main media this almost never shows up. No lobbyist I guess as no profiteering . Historically family garden info was passed on by show and tell and see results. I Think WW1 and WW2 disrupted this transfer of information in a subtle way. We started to accept info from outsiders who had a larger audience and were paid to display but had no contact with the microclimates we live in. Paranoid you bet! Marshall McLuhan come to this mind. Bill whose children never asked a question concerning growing things. Perhaps they think it is a given? I don't know. There was that "modern period" in America when, if it didn't come in plastic, it wasn't real food;-( We've gone from 1930 America, when 25% of Americans worked in agriculture, and there was a dissemination of information about food, to 2006 America with only 1.5% of Americans working in agriculture, and nobody knows nuthin' 'bout food, 'cept gardeners and ag advisors. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related |
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Charlie wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Should it be? Our soil is so alkaline it's recommended Ironite be used. Care Charlie |
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Squash bugs
"Mac'sGrandma" wrote in message ... Squash bugs do more damage to my zucchini than do the vine borers. Here is a link: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_hfrr/ext...s/squashbg.htm They lay reddish eggs on the underside of leaves, in a pyramid shape. We try to keep up with inspecting the leaves for eggs but they often get out of hand quickly so we plant a couple of plants weeks apart and that helps. Jane and Steve They are not a big problem here. The borers are ones that do the bush squash in. |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm and with respect to Sevin one Canadian environmental organization in a letter addressed to local citizens cites some of the 'documented' effects of carbaryl. 1. It causes birth defects in mammals, especially dogs. 2. It worsens the condition of people with hypertension and people on anti-depressant drugs. 3. It impairs the function of the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, and the reproductive system. 4. It causes hyperactivity and learning disabilities in mammals. 5. It could increase the chance of heart attack in people with weak hearts. 6. The main break-down product, nitrosocarbaryl, which is easily created in the human gut, is a potent cancer-causing agent. 7. It causes irreversible chromosomal damage to human DNA (the genes in our cells). http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-sl...bre-sevin.html OMG!!!!!!!!! No one said anything to me about that. I was told it was one of the safest products to use. I'll throw the damn stuff out tomorrow. At the veeeery least, Sevin is "extremely toxic" to bees. Spray or dust with Sevin and you'll be doing the pollination of your squash yourself or you won't have squash. Most of us in the gardening groups that ingest the plants we grow, are organic gardeners because, in part, we don't want to poison ourselves, or the environment. These two products seem imminently capable of doing both. Rest assured that you are not the first to propose them products and most assuredly, you won't be the last. Keep reading the posts here in rec.gardens and rec.gardens.edible, and check out some books from the library, you'll get the hang of it. Some titles that I would recommend: Any book by Rodale http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...ipbooks&field- keywords=Rodale&x=0&y=0 I have their gardening book from years ago. I think it's time I read it again. But as I recall some of the organic methods we tried back in the 1960s did not work. I do recall companion planting for insect control was a waste of time. We also purchased an organic insecticide that was useless. How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits by John Jeavons http://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-More-...80087965/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543192&sr=1-1 The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...Gardening/dp/1 580172121/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543343&sr=1-1 The above are how-to books. The book below explains healthy (organic) soil. Teaming with Microbes by by Jeff Lowenfels &, Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210542894&sr= 1-1 The book below tells us why we are organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dile...ls/dp/01430385 83/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543426&sr=1-1 This is by no means a definitive list, and you will see other recommendations in the news groups, but these books are a good place to begin understanding your new hobby. Thank you Billy. We've done some serious gardening, canning and freezing in the past. We're kind of getting back into it now that we're both retired. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related |
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"zxcvbob" wrote in message ... Billy wrote: In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm Yep, I bought a bag of Ironite about 10 or 15 years ago, before the word got out about how nasty the stuff is. I poured the whole bag down a well to get rid of it. ;-) What product did you use instead? Bob |
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"zxcvbob" wrote in message ... Katey Didd wrote: Thanks. I have one of those huge needles. Like I said. I'll try the suggestion of a tinfoil collar, egg hunting, Sevin dust etc on the stem. If the problem still occurs I'll give up on squash. I hunt the seed racks here and they just have the common varieties. We spend so much money on the gardens already I fear my husband will object to buying seeds from catalogs or online. The prices are always so much higher. Retired, we're on a limited income now. You might try Spaghetti Squash then. They run like pumpkins, so they should send down roots at each node (if they do get a borer, they still have enough roots that it doesn't matter) We grew them one year and no one liked them. No one ate them. Bob |
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"Katey Didd" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Charlie wrote: On Sat, 10 May 2008 21:52:26 -0500, "Katey Didd" wrote: Ironite......... Uh oh...ironite. Of course, if you are using Sevin, Ironite is likely of no concern to you. Care Charlie What Charlie is trying to say in his own inimitable way is the presence of heavy metals in Ironite(R) has resulted in its banning in Canada and lawsuits in the United States due to the potential release of heavy metals, most notably arsenic and lead. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lrpcd/wm/projects/135367.htm and with respect to Sevin one Canadian environmental organization in a letter addressed to local citizens cites some of the 'documented' effects of carbaryl. 1. It causes birth defects in mammals, especially dogs. 2. It worsens the condition of people with hypertension and people on anti-depressant drugs. 3. It impairs the function of the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, and the reproductive system. 4. It causes hyperactivity and learning disabilities in mammals. 5. It could increase the chance of heart attack in people with weak hearts. 6. The main break-down product, nitrosocarbaryl, which is easily created in the human gut, is a potent cancer-causing agent. 7. It causes irreversible chromosomal damage to human DNA (the genes in our cells). http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-sl...bre-sevin.html OMG!!!!!!!!! No one said anything to me about that. I was told it was one of the safest products to use. I'll throw the damn stuff out tomorrow. At the veeeery least, Sevin is "extremely toxic" to bees. Spray or dust with Sevin and you'll be doing the pollination of your squash yourself or you won't have squash. Most of us in the gardening groups that ingest the plants we grow, are organic gardeners because, in part, we don't want to poison ourselves, or the environment. These two products seem imminently capable of doing both. Rest assured that you are not the first to propose them products and most assuredly, you won't be the last. Keep reading the posts here in rec.gardens and rec.gardens.edible, and check out some books from the library, you'll get the hang of it. Some titles that I would recommend: Any book by Rodale http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...ipbooks&field- keywords=Rodale&x=0&y=0 I have their gardening book from years ago. I think it's time I read it again. But as I recall some of the organic methods we tried back in the 1960s did not work. I do recall companion planting for insect control was a waste of time. We also purchased an organic insecticide that was useless. Ah, I remember putting out marigolds to control the insects. The snails and slugs thought it was a buffet. People have all kinds of problems. I was lucky, I only had one problem, snails and slugs. It just turned out that I was working with insufficient information. Stay tuned. We go over the same problems, time after time, after time, after . . . . How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits by John Jeavons http://www.amazon.com/How-Grow-More-...80087965/ref=s r_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543192&sr=1-1 The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. Smith http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...Gardening/dp/1 580172121/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543343&sr=1-1 The above are how-to books. The book below explains healthy (organic) soil. Teaming with Microbes by by Jeff Lowenfels &, Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210542894&sr= 1-1 The book below tells us why we are organic. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dile...ls/dp/01430385 83/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210543426&sr=1-1 This is by no means a definitive list, and you will see other recommendations in the news groups, but these books are a good place to begin understanding your new hobby. Thank you Billy. We've done some serious gardening, canning and freezing in the past. We're kind of getting back into it now that we're both retired. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related |
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