I did a brief search on how to repell these crustasians, but wasn't
satisfied as there are mostly methods to kill them. I don't want to
kill them, I want to repell them till my plants are large enough to
sustaine any damage they do. Will cayenne pepper help if I sprinkle
it on the plants?

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Jangchub wrote:

I did a brief search on how to repell these crustasians, but wasn't
satisfied as there are mostly methods to kill them. I don't want to
kill them, I want to repell them till my plants are large enough to
sustaine any damage they do. Will cayenne pepper help if I sprinkle
it on the plants?

I've never had pill bugs damage my plants...

The worst they've ever done is eat some spots out of any veggies
touching the ground.

My yard is full of them. I like them because they eat dog poop. :-)
Excellent little composters.
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:45:31 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

I've never had pill bugs damage my plants...

The worst they've ever done is eat some spots out of any veggies
touching the ground.

My yard is full of them. I like them because they eat dog poop. :-)
Excellent little composters.

Well, they are eating my Lobelia cardinalis, variegated morning glory
seedlings, and some others. I never had trouble with them in the past
that I know of. I also have a billion snails, but I physically saw
the pill bugs eating the foliage today.

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On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:45:31 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

I've never had pill bugs damage my plants...

The worst they've ever done is eat some spots out of any veggies
touching the ground.

My yard is full of them. I like them because they eat dog poop. :-)
Excellent little composters.

Well, they are eating my Lobelia cardinalis, variegated morning glory
seedlings, and some others. I never had trouble with them in the past
that I know of. I also have a billion snails, but I physically saw
the pill bugs eating the foliage today.

If you don't want to kill the snails, you are going to have to hand pick
them. Otherwise, put out some pans of beer.

As for pill bugs, being crustaceans, they breath thru gills and the soil
must be wet.

Try some diatomaceous earth in a dry border around the plants. You may
kill a few, but it will most likely repel the smart ones? ;-)

Good luck!

I start my MG's in pots then transplant them. Being up on potting
shelves, pill bugs can't get to them.
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:02:30 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

If you don't want to kill the snails, you are going to have to hand pick
them. Otherwise, put out some pans of beer.

Beer kills them.

As for pill bugs, being crustaceans, they breath thru gills and the soil
must be wet.

Yes, I know. This is happening near my pond.

Try some diatomaceous earth in a dry border around the plants. You may
kill a few, but it will most likely repel the smart ones? ;-)

I don't want to kill anything. D.E. does not repell. It kills them.

Good luck!

I start my MG's in pots then transplant them. Being up on potting
shelves, pill bugs can't get to them.

I also start my seeds in pots. But I planted the variegated seedlings
because they were ready to be planted and they've been eaten to the
nub. The 'Heavenly Blue' are okay so far.

Eh. What is the worst; I won't have variegated morning glory's.

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Jangchub wrote:

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:02:30 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

If you don't want to kill the snails, you are going to have to hand pick
them. Otherwise, put out some pans of beer.

Beer kills them.

I know...
So what are you going to do?

If you have the patience to hand=pick and relocate them, go for it. ;-)


As for pill bugs, being crustaceans, they breath thru gills and the soil
must be wet.

Yes, I know. This is happening near my pond.

Try some diatomaceous earth in a dry border around the plants. You may
kill a few, but it will most likely repel the smart ones? ;-)

I don't want to kill anything. D.E. does not repell. It kills them.

Some.
Not all.


Good luck!

I start my MG's in pots then transplant them. Being up on potting
shelves, pill bugs can't get to them.

I also start my seeds in pots. But I planted the variegated seedlings
because they were ready to be planted and they've been eaten to the
nub. The 'Heavenly Blue' are okay so far.

Eh. What is the worst; I won't have variegated morning glory's.

Heavenly blues are good enough for LSA... G

http://www.erowid.org/plants/morning...ng_glory.shtml

Seriously, they are a pretty plant.
I'm a bit confused about you losing mg's to pill bugs!
I'm over-run with pill bugs and I've never had an issue with them...

Oh well! shrugs
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:45:31 -0600, Omelet wrote:

My yard is full of them. I like them because they eat dog poop. :-)

Hire some dung beetles. Much quicker and hours of fun.

=sw

lol

Mail me some if you can find them! ;-D

I mostly just pooper scoop but pill bugs eat any I miss.
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"Jangchub" wrote in message
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I did a brief search on how to repell these crustasians, but wasn't
satisfied as there are mostly methods to kill them. I don't want to
kill them, I want to repell them till my plants are large enough to
sustaine any damage they do. Will cayenne pepper help if I sprinkle
it on the plants?

I tried cayenne after my marigolds were getting eaten to the nubs. It
seemed to work until the recent rains washed it away and I didn't re-apply.
And, it's definitely the pill bugs and not snails as I suspected. Kinda goes
against the common wisdom in the rec.gardens thread about marigolds, as
well.
I have two left and I dosed them just now, so I'll see how it goes. The
crowd on a spent blossom split up pretty fast.

On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:48:24 -0500, "cat daddy"
wrote:


"Jangchub" wrote in message
.. .
I did a brief search on how to repell these crustasians, but wasn't
satisfied as there are mostly methods to kill them. I don't want to
kill them, I want to repell them till my plants are large enough to
sustaine any damage they do. Will cayenne pepper help if I sprinkle
it on the plants?

I tried cayenne after my marigolds were getting eaten to the nubs. It
seemed to work until the recent rains washed it away and I didn't re-apply.
And, it's definitely the pill bugs and not snails as I suspected. Kinda goes
against the common wisdom in the rec.gardens thread about marigolds, as
well.
I have two left and I dosed them just now, so I'll see how it goes. The
crowd on a spent blossom split up pretty fast.


Thanks, but my poor Lobelia cardinalis is gone. I replaced it with
Phormium aka New Zealand Flax. I am planning on bringing this plant
into the area next season in about 15 varieties. I found a source
with rooted cuttings and the price is right. I don't understand why
the garden centers don't have this plant. It is very suitable to our
soils, heat, and low summer water.

My new pond is up and running also. I waited for all the catkins to
fall from the huge live oaks which almost killed my pool filtration
system this year!

Maybe I'll buy another L. cardinalis and try tobasco sauce! The new
pond is all planted up for the hummingbirds who come in swarms to our
feeders and they love L. cardinalis.