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Cap'n......there be caterpillars here !!!

We just found seven Blue Swallowtail caterpillars on the dill. I witnessed the laying of the eggs. It is good to be a p...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Charlie
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by Charlie

tree and shrub problems (2025 Update)

-- Many tree problems are associated with the following: They are Case Sensitive. Troubles in the Rhizosphere http://ww...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by symplastless
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by symplastless

Asian Parasite Killing Bees

Asian Parasite Killing Western Bees - Scientist A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas a...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by J0hn_2007
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by J0hn_2007

nematodes and garden pests

In "Teeming with Microbes" I came across the information that nematodes could control snail and slugs, and more it turn...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rosefam
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosefam

mystery shrub

Anybody know what kind of bush this is? The bush is thorny, like a raspberry bush. It is low growing and has a bunch of...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clp7a
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by clp7a

OT: Spoiled meat

Since most of the people on this NG appear to have some connection to the real world, I venture to post an article from...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Persephone
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Persephone

greenhouses

Can anyone recommend a good provider in the U>K on a budget?
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stig1963
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by stig1963

Earwigs on my vegetables and flowers

Hi, I'm new to this group, just subscribed. I live in the Chicago area. I'm hoping to learn what others are doing to ge...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ducommun94
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by ducommun94

drought conditions

just to show you how dry it is around here........... the local paper did an article on the corn crops this summer: http...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by raeannsimpson
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by raeannsimpson

peas, beans, cukes, peppers, & squash

picked my first mess of dixielee and purple hull peas this morning. had to fight the fire ants to get them. picked yet...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by raeannsimpson
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by raeannsimpson

Advice request: Will my potato vine recover?

I am the proud owner of a once thriving sweet potato vine (Solanu Jasminoides). It was planted close to a south-facing...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by philip64.1150ca2
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by philip64.1150ca2

Water Conservation

Hi, I'm really concerned about water conservation. Does anyone know o any good products to divert/harvest rain water?? -...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by billiebobuk.1150ca2
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by billiebobuk.1150ca2

sunflowers and squirrels

I am...was...so very proud of my dwarf sunflowers this year. I grew them from seed, and they ALL came up! All 40 of the...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Xoobee
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by Xoobee