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budagardener

Buda, Texas
Posts: 183
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:29 pm   Post subject: Something Eating my Lilies


I have not found the culperate yet, but the tips of my asiatic lilies that have broken ground are eaten off, and some leaves have holes in them.
I am not an advocate of pesticides, is there something anyone uses that is more organic or natural pest deterent??




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StarLiteFarms

Oklahoma, Piedmont
Posts: 134
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:46 pm   Post subject:


My sister is habing really bad issues with rabbits eating all her lillies. But shes one to use spray repellant. I sure hope you figure out whos buggin your lillies!!! and i hope you find organic ways. What about marigolds? arent they pest repellants for some species of insects? planting them around your lillies? Im not much a gardener, but just a thought (:


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budagardener

Buda, Texas
Posts: 183
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:25 am   Post subject:


I thought that marigolds would help and they are planted in the same beds. I can't figure it out.
I don't see any bugs. So far nothing has touched the hollyhocks or clematis in that front bed.

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trudy
South Georgia, left at nowhere
Posts: 264
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:04 am   Post subject:


I use a spray called "Liquid Fence", its garlic based. I spray it on my broccoli an sugar snap peas. It works really good to keep rabbits/deer, or what ever it was that kept eating them down. I smells horrible btw.

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StarLiteFarms

Oklahoma, Piedmont
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:39 am   Post subject:


Trudy> does it in any way affect (effect? lol) the way they taste in the end?


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