My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Matthew Rupert

I have heard that Milky Spores are the best natural way to get rid of grubs.
I will be trying it this year. It is expensive to start, but it is supposed
to last up to 20 years.

http://www.milkyspore.com/

On 18 Apr 2003 11:31:34 -0700, (Rupert) wrote:

My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Matthew Rupert

Milky spore is a bio-organic control which is harmless to everything but grubs.
It does not kill them immediately, but will last in the soil for decades. What
I do for grubs is to remove that portion of the turf and put native plants in.
I can hardly wait for the day when I have nothing but a tiny piece of turf to
satisfy the other homeowners in this 27 house sub-division.

victoria

Have you tried Milky Spore? It is supposed to last about 20 years in the
soil and kill any larvae (grubs) present. It is a bacteria and not a
chemical based product. I'm not sure is nematodes would do anything or not.
You could probably ask a local garden center about them and see what they
say.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"Rupert" wrote in message
om...
My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Matthew Rupert

"Rupert" wrote in message
om...
My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks


Has anyone used those bag a bug things? I love it when I see someone at the
end of the street put one up because all the beetles go there. LOL

I can hardly wait for the day when I have nothing but a tiny piece of turf to

My dream come true!
After getting a $3,500 bill to re-do our front yard (basically with WAY boring
azlaleas & rhodis), after the japanease specimens were ravaged by contractors,
my husband has given me free rein (SP?) to put in whatever I like.
I just put in a TON of dahlias, YOUR cannas, some lilies, crocosmia, and some
other plantings where we yanked out the failing arborvitae. This is in the
back. Plus now MY back is feeling it already!
Love Caryn (lawn? what lawn?)

"Come into my garden, my flowers want to meet you!"

Just FYI and to set your mind at ease... the first 4 months of pregnancy is the most
crucial time to stay away from "stuff". after that there is a diminishing
possibility of most things affecting the baby.
that being said, milky spores is biological. a good thing in and of itself. Ingrid

On 18 Apr 2003 11:31:34 -0700, (Rupert) wrote:
My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.


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My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions

I have read that if you put out shallow pans of beer the grubs will go to it,
and then drown. I have never tried this myself but can't imagine how you would
do it all over the lawn.

"Mceezee" wrote in message
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My wife is pregnant, so I want to avoid things like BugBGone,
Diazinon, and Grub-X. I have grubs in my lawn last summer and I want
to avoid this if at all possible this year- they ravaged my lawn. Any
thoughts? Any suggestions

I have read that if you put out shallow pans of beer the grubs will go to
it,
and then drown. I have never tried this myself but can't imagine how you
would
do it all over the lawn.

Ive heard that works for slugs, but never heard of it for grubs.
OTOH, slugs sure are grubby.

On 19 Apr 2003 17:43:49 GMT, arden (NAearthMOM) wrote:

I can hardly wait for the day when I have nothing but a tiny piece of turf to

My dream come true!
After getting a $3,500 bill to re-do our front yard (basically with WAY boring
azlaleas & rhodis), after the japanease specimens were ravaged by contractors,
my husband has given me free rein (SP?) to put in whatever I like.
I just put in a TON of dahlias, YOUR cannas, some lilies, crocosmia, and some
other plantings where we yanked out the failing arborvitae. This is in the
back. Plus now MY back is feeling it already!
Love Caryn (lawn? what lawn?)

"Come into my garden, my flowers want to meet you!"

When you go to Waldbaums or Pathmark, see if you can get a few bushel baskets
the fruit come in. When you dig the cannas in fall after they freeze, remove
the whole blob, including the soil and store them in a cool basement or garage
which stays above 40o.

I'm having a guy come in to do core aeration to the turf in the front so I can
lay out compost and when I do dig it up, the clay soil will be softer to work.
He's charging me 35 dollars! I couldn't rent a machine and do it myself for
that.

V

I have read that if you put out shallow pans of beer the grubs will go to it,
and then drown.

Thats TEENAGERS not grubs. And they don't really drown, they just pass out.




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