tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post8358415085612125308..comments2023-04-06T04:13:41.661-07:00Comments on Gamine's Garden: Pests and PlansJust Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15008462659487802315noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-43030178266425885012009-05-09T19:43:00.000-07:002009-05-09T19:43:00.000-07:00Randy, it's just a misnomer in the same way that s...Randy, it's just a misnomer in the same way that silk worms are really caterpillars too. (I didn't name 'em!) <br /><br />I have been inspired however by all your photos to check out the bugs and butterflies closer to home. I picked up <I>Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Judy and Peter Haggard</I> today. I want to know what's flitting, crawling and worming its way through my garden when I see it!Just Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008462659487802315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-32929741286260093292009-05-09T18:55:00.000-07:002009-05-09T18:55:00.000-07:00Jenn,
Nice looking radishes! We have a whole batc...Jenn,<br /><br />Nice looking radishes! We have a whole batch going to seed, if we let them. Wonderful you are now harvesting! Sorry about the broccoli and the Cabbage White caterpillars, no they are not really worms, butterflies come from caterpillars not worms.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-85037203081222447142009-05-09T08:38:00.000-07:002009-05-09T08:38:00.000-07:00Oh EG, leave it to you to think smarter! (Watches...Oh EG, leave it to you to think smarter! (Watches out for a 200 lb pumpkin!) Er, watermelon. ;^)<br /><br />Annie, I'd love to help you design something in the front of your house. Liisa and I will be right up! lol<br /><br />Oh thanks! I noticed that the darker radishes did better then the lighter ones. I was planting out of a mixed pack too. (I think it was dubbed Easter Egg from Territorial Seeds) Of course not everyone appreciates a nice radish, DH looked at my split radish and told me he wasn't eating any veggie that had a butt. lolJust Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008462659487802315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-63364808440221008142009-05-09T08:12:00.000-07:002009-05-09T08:12:00.000-07:00Love your new plans! Do you hire out as a landsca...Love your new plans! Do you hire out as a landscaping consultant? I need help with my front yard ;-) And why don't you just make Liisa come and help you with it so you can whip that baby out in a single day?<br /><br />Your radishes look better than mine. Next year I'll stick with Sparkler and Cherry Belle, which were the only two varieties in my mixed packet that were worth pulling. I also noticed a difference in germination rates between carrot varieties, Imperator was my best, Scarlet Nantes by far the worst, and Rainbow Mix and Chantenay about equally in the middle. To be fair, the Nantes may have been leftover seeds.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-37197503924194227102009-05-09T07:44:00.000-07:002009-05-09T07:44:00.000-07:00Build more boxes? no. Grow larger vegetables? Yes!...Build more boxes? no. Grow larger vegetables? Yes!!! Ha! The key to keeping the pests at bay -is to find them early, and eradicate the eggs. Congrats on your harvest! Four years is a long time...Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-25732547210943632302009-05-09T07:26:00.000-07:002009-05-09T07:26:00.000-07:00No doubt you'd get to it in a jiff! ;^)
I on the o...No doubt you'd get to it in a jiff! ;^)<br />I on the other hand would be speedy with it too but having to watch a pre-schooler at the same time (who has no patience for these sorts of activities) makes the work go sporadically slow. When building the wall for the blueberry bed I could get about 9 bricks laid at a time before the jig was up. I'm hoping to be a bit more productive this summer since I bought her a pool to play in while I work. <br /><br />The plan is to scale. One square = one square foot.<br />Bottom is E, left is S, top is W and right side of the page is N. So you can see with that big ol fence there's a lot of shade on the left. Overall it's a very small area, just under 400 sq. ft. for the whole thing! (Sound familiar? ::g::)Just Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008462659487802315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268559567958002671.post-39585234480722710042009-05-08T22:08:00.000-07:002009-05-08T22:08:00.000-07:00Jenn,
I hope you can keep the loopers at bay. I k...Jenn,<br /><br />I hope you can keep the loopers at bay. I keep finding them in my garden. I just hope the ants and wasps will continue to help me keep the numbers down.<br /><br />Oh a new garden project... if it were me... I would have it done in a few weekends... cause I'm crazy! Ha<br /><br />I like the plan... very nice. How deep are you going to make the butterfly/bee garden and how much room will you have for the patio area?<br /><br />LiisaLiisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106496040776722982noreply@blogger.com