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27-06-2007, 09:16 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots
and you'll never miss what they eat! -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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27-06-2007, 09:27 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:16:11 -0400, Ann wrote:
These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! I read somewhere that if you keep basil plants around, especially in the kitchen, the flies go elsewhere. Anybody have a basis of fact for that? |
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27-06-2007, 09:43 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
"joevan" wrote in message ... On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:16:11 -0400, Ann wrote: These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! I read somewhere that if you keep basil plants around, especially in the kitchen, the flies go elsewhere. Anybody have a basis of fact for that? Certainly not. You should see the sticky yellow cards in my greenhouse! Mary |
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27-06-2007, 10:05 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:43:48 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: "joevan" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:16:11 -0400, Ann wrote: These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! I read somewhere that if you keep basil plants around, especially in the kitchen, the flies go elsewhere. Anybody have a basis of fact for that? Certainly not. You should see the sticky yellow cards in my greenhouse! Mary I had a lot of yellow cards in my greenhouse too. Also basil. Maybe I should yell at Wholefoods for suggesting such. A ploy to sell their overpriced basil plants perhaps? Or maybe if only basil plants were there? ???? |
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27-06-2007, 10:30 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
"joevan" wrote in message news  On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:43:48 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "joevan" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:16:11 -0400, Ann wrote: These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! I read somewhere that if you keep basil plants around, especially in the kitchen, the flies go elsewhere. Anybody have a basis of fact for that? Certainly not. You should see the sticky yellow cards in my greenhouse! Mary I had a lot of yellow cards in my greenhouse too. Also basil. Maybe I should yell at Wholefoods for suggesting such. A ploy to sell their overpriced basil plants perhaps? Or maybe if only basil plants were there? ???? Yebbut there are lots of flies on my cards :-) The basil hasn't kept them away ... Mary |
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27-06-2007, 11:13 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
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Ann wrote: These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! They can also be transferred over to parsley plants. :-) -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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29-06-2007, 05:07 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
Wow...they are cool looking.
Will they turn into Butterflies? What kind? Patty Peeples "Ann" wrote in message ... These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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29-06-2007, 06:54 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
Swallowtail.
"Patty Peeples" wrote in message ... Wow...they are cool looking. Will they turn into Butterflies? What kind? Patty Peeples "Ann" wrote in message ... These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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30-06-2007, 02:45 AM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
"Patty Peeples" expounded:
Wow...they are cool looking. Will they turn into Butterflies? What kind? Patty Peeples It'll be a black swallowtail. See here http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/johnson/hor...wallowtail.htm -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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01-07-2007, 03:02 PM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
"Patty Peeples" wrote in message ... Wow...they are cool looking. Will they turn into Butterflies? What kind? Patty Peeples "Ann" wrote in message link? |
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02-07-2007, 02:23 AM
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Reasons to grow lots of dill
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:16:11 -0400, Ann wrote:
These gorgeous guys (or gals!) show up if you grow dill. Grow lots and you'll never miss what they eat! Dill, Bronze or Green Fennel all do well for making Swallowtail caterpillars happy! Dave Dave Fouchey Florence, SC N34° 11' 36.40" W79° 47' 6.85" WA4EMR |
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