To be fair to Neem, the lady beetles (and their larvae) that are so good at eating aphids will also eat butterfly eggs from time to time and even...
@Dinu Neem is used here and also in the US as an "organic method" and it is indeed organic. Unfortunately it cannot distinguish between...
Thank you Tooty for sharing all his great information. I have used hydrogen peroxide (a very mild solution in water) when starting seeds and...
Thanks CM, since we last talked, i found the giant slug, a medium-sized slug, and 4 wee baby slugs. They are humanely no more. The plant we...
Thank you purple...i will never ever cave in by resorting to poisoning Mother Nature...she has given us everything...the very idea is...
The results are in. On the first post you can see the pest/disease problem that had attacked all 10' (3m) of the Dalechampia dioscoreifolia vine...
Oh Morne, my plants are delighted with the rains combined with the warm weather, this is when the garden turns into a jungle. They just grow and...
Well, the storm took a left and it seems to be by-passing us, but somebody is getting soaked. Here is a thread i started a month or so ago about...
Hi Netty...i don't know how i could have missed this post...your peonies are spectacular! I love those buds:setf_016:
Go back to the home page, in the upper right corner you will see "your avatar, name, inbox, alerts"...select "inbox" to start a conversation. I...
Hi Morne, i suppose the best way to make friends here is to join some forum threads and participate in the ones that are interesting to you and...
:setc_034:Welcome to Garden Stew Page B...by the looks of your avatar, you are a "new seed" indeed and probably our youngest member to...
:setc_034:Welcome to Garden Stew Morne...it looks like you have already been around for awhile but probably busy getting your garden going. I...
Hank, do you know why (i think) the butterflies "dance" from plant to plant? And, i know what you are describing. They are not just visiting...
Welcome to Garden Stew m. Where is Belper? Are you in the UK? There are conversations on a variety of topics going on so just pop into the ones...
Very pretty planter containers Alexis. They sure look a lot better than the containers my yoghurt comes in. Oh, and your herbs look good...
I am germinating these seeds (hoping to) for a friend who lives a couple of states away. My climate has more humidity at this time and i think i...
Thank you CM! I appreciate your input. Not Mimosa (yes we have them here), whose leaves i believe close up when touched? It is a Fabaceae and...
I am happy to hear 2ofus that mother nature minded her manners. For how long were you camping this trip?
Here in central and southwest Mexico, we have officially started our rainy season with 2 tropical storms so far. The garden loves the rainy...
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