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Jennifer Q.
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Jennifer
Irmo
SC
USA
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 Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 08:51:01 AM
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| My neighbor is a huge fan of this oil called Neem Oil. It is taken from a tree that uses it to keep bugs from eating it. Also, it works on garden plants! Any bad bug stays away and stops eating your food. I am really excited (lost 3 leaves on my tomatillo plant due to little bugs growing up in the leaves....). |
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Hallie
Video Sister
79 Posts
Hallie
Pullman
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 10:21:02 AM
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Have you tried companion planting? A friend of mine just surrounds her house with pennyroyal to deter bugs and chrysanthemums and marigolds are supposed to be good too. I tried planting some dwarf marigolds next to my infant rose bush and as soon as it started blooming the rose just took off. Of course, that could be because, you know, the weather finally warmed up too!
Hallie
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 3:43:14 PM
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I use neem oil and companion plant. I love the book "Carrots Love Tomatoes". Neem oil really is a good product.
~Ashley
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 5:24:39 PM
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Hallie:
My hubby planted chrysanthemums and marigolds around in the garden and the snails refuse to leave. I'll have to give the neem oil a try. Thanks for the information.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 8:28:49 PM
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Marly, I have never had a problem with snails or slugs, must be too dry here. But I just read that they hate copper, if you surrounded the garden with copper pipe you may have some success, dont know how big your garden is though...
Oh Mr Darcy!
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2010 : 08:57:38 AM
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Would you get it at a Home Depot type place? I need something!
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
Don't out smart your common sense!!
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Bart
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
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Posted - Jul 01 2010 : 2:54:30 PM
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I've been using neem oil (although any oil will work), dr bronner's liquid soap and garlic. It really works! the bugs yech! blag! ptooey! hate it :)and the plants don't mind it.
I buy neem oil from Brambleberry.com (it is a wonderful addition to soaps for people with eczema or other contact dermatitis. |
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