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Re: jimmy
Goodness I never thought of that Jimmy I must place a couple of radish on the Shrine.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 6, 2014 at 8:04 AM
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Perhaps the "Gardening Gods" will smile upon you one day, and those various birds will eventually feed upon those unruly caterpillars! Then you can forgo that spray, and everybody wins . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on January 6, 2014 at 7:50 AM
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Re: Pat
Yes I can imagine Pat, It is nice that we can go back and watch her bring them into the house, although it is a bit sad, mothers did not have a lot going for them.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:50 PM
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Re: Ciel
Good thinking Ciel.I did do that to my bird table as mice were climbing up at night only little voles, but it stopped their game. Yes one eats the leaves on these so it would be difficult I will make my report later. Yes I was half hoping the sweet peas would not germinate and I could have told my sister her present had been a failure, I like them but , well perhaps these will be heavily scented, we shall see.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:45 PM
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Re: lustorlove
Yes especially when they are in a bucket saying 'help yourself.' LL.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:37 PM
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Re: FS
It is always the case of win some and lose some FS. Of course we don't know what has happened before when we buy those washed veggies in the Supermarket.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:36 PM
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Re: Naut
I am going out to investigate in a minute Naut, I had forgotten, but off I go. Frogs will eat slugs, I think moles like worms, but I am sure they would not turn a nose up at a fat slug. I thought that was why the silicone was used, you know more than me.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:33 PM
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Re: Kabu
Yes the birds all appeared suddenly I wondered if people had not put food out as it was so wet and windy. Big babies.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:28 PM
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Re: Wiley
No I think I shall have to pull them all up Wiley, put it down to experience.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:24 PM
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Thank you Taps it is only ordinary, I hope to get some photos of the birds when they become tamer.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 5, 2014 at 11:22 PM
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I love reading about your gardening.
Love your list of visiting birds.
Wonderful pink flowers.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 5, 2014 at 6:57 PM
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CCT
I'm just content you won't be eating the beets Bro.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 5, 2014 at 1:38 PM
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my goodnes, such a list of birds I thought that you were bound to end with a Partridge in the pear tree
...How wonderful to see real flowers in a picture and I look forward to pictures of your sweetpeas. Love 'em.
posted by
Kabu
on January 5, 2014 at 1:27 PM
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CCT
Maybe you should get yourself a Mole or something else that eats grubs and such (I can't remember what moles eat, actually! The one in The Wind in the Willows drank wine, or was that Toad? I forget...) Anyway, it's so cold here these days, I'm sure there are plenty of blue tits around here as well...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 5, 2014 at 12:00 PM
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Reading this reminds me how difficult gardening can be and all that goes into it.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 5, 2014 at 9:44 AM
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ahhh the flowers are back but sounds like your plants are loved by all
posted by
Lanetay
on January 5, 2014 at 8:44 AM
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This trick might be useful:
spread some petroleum jelly on the lower 3 inches or so of the stems of the nibbled plants. Do beets have stems? If they have enough stem to do this, that will discourage critters that come out of the soil at night.
I also love sweetpeas. Maybe I can get some going this spring.
posted by
Ciel
on January 5, 2014 at 7:46 AM
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My mother used to raise sweet peas. She'd bring bunches of them
in from the garden where they grew up string "ladders" - they attracted a lot of bees. She had a couple pretty vases to hold them, milk glass and one that was Depression glass which reflected the light in metallic rainbows.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 5, 2014 at 7:38 AM
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