Have you tried Bacillus thuringiensis? It will kill most, if not all, caterpillars.Tim (@trc65 ) - do you get those little green caterpillars in your petunias? We usually get two nice hanging baskets on the rear deck and no matter what we do for insecticides they get infested with those little green caterpillars. But only petunias - none of the other flowers get them.
Have you tried Bacillus thuringiensis? It will kill most, if not all, caterpillars.
Alan
My figs didn't even have any dieback this year even though we got down to 11 or 12. Even have a pretty decent breba crop. Is supposed to get down to 36 in a couple of nights - have my fingers crossed. If you need some more figs, I have about 25 in pots.My fig trees leafed out but fruit production remains to be seen.
Alan
Blueberry dying from cold. What variety? Oh, I bet you haveSpeaking of trees...All 15 of my blueberry trees, my avocado tree and my Myer lemon tree are dead dead from our ice apocalypses back in February. Gonna be digging soon
I choose to ignore this post!I've got cucumber, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes and big tomatoes all looking pretty good in container growing. Need to get a barrel and get my hydroponic cukes going!
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Blueberry trees dying of cold. I have some in pots so I can put them on my deck which is one of the few places I have enough sun to grow em and they've survived down to -3 deg. Wait, duh....you probably have rabbiteyes - they are not as hardy. Anyway, that sucks and sorry to hear about the freeze kills. You might hold off digging to see if the roots are still alive. I have things that will die back but then sprout again from the roots.Speaking of trees...All 15 of my blueberry trees, my avocado tree and my Myer lemon tree are dead dead from our ice apocalypses back in February. Gonna be digging soon
Well if he got it in 1956 has to be very good okra - 1956 was a very good year! Burpee put out a variety last year that was short, and I planted a couple packs of seed. They started bearing about 1' tall, but then a giant rabbit came into the yard and chewed them all down. This year Baker Creek has a variety that is said to be very high yielding and taller. Maybe I can foil the rabbit's plan and keep the tops out of his reach!I'm also waiting to plant my okra. Some call it Cow Horn. The pods will grow to 8-10 inches long and are still tender. The particular seed I've got was first obtained by my FIL in around 1956 in Houma, LA. He gave some seed to his FIL in Epps, LA, and he grew it for the rest of his life. I got my first batch of seed from him in 1980 and have been growing it ever since. I've given seed to my sons and they are growing it.
In addition to its tender qualities, it tastes really good.
Alan