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Post by lisaann on Jun 20, 2015 13:31:53 GMT -5
Do they sell Baby powder by the keg?
It will look like it snowed here, till I get the job done.
I was just sitting here reading, and felt a tickle. It was an ant.
I cannot live like this. I am out on the patio table.
I don't want to take these cruddy things in the house! If they get in the house...............I will have a heart attack............plain and simple as that.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 20, 2015 13:49:50 GMT -5
I had one under my pant leg yesterday biting me. He paid the ultimate price for that one.
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Post by claude on Jun 20, 2015 17:36:25 GMT -5
Every summer those things start coming in near the front door. I use a tsp boric acid in a cup of simple syrup...place it in a shallow dish and leave it on the floor where they come in. They take it home to the nest and zap! Within 4-5 days they kill off themselves. I have 3 dogs. They don't go into that hallway where I leave the dish.
I dissolve the ants tracks with vinegar water mopping of the floor.
i even use a dish outside if they start up a nest near the garage door. I just use a plastic lid that IDE be recycling anyway.
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Post by ahntjudy on Jun 20, 2015 23:24:08 GMT -5
nc, I really hope your chicks will be ok. And there is nothing inordinate about your feelings...  |
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Post by oliverman on Jun 20, 2015 23:27:06 GMT -5
We all have those days. Just had to put down a calf that got lockjaw. Farming aint all sunshine and roses, that is for sure. Just when you think something isn't going to be a problem, something like this happens. $1000 in lost income to top it all off.
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Post by James on Jun 21, 2015 8:36:01 GMT -5
Piss Ants
"is that really a kind of ant? I thought is was a school yard thing?"
They are "Step Ants, piss on 'em!" (Now that is a school yard thing!)
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Post by OregonRed on Jun 21, 2015 10:57:33 GMT -5
baby powder! hmmn.... who knew!
NCGarden: doesn't blossom end rot usually happen on just the first fruit, and then they're okay after that?
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Post by ncgarden on Jun 21, 2015 17:06:20 GMT -5
oliverman - sorry you had to put down your calf. I try not to take these things badly, but, I have all the backbone of a bowl of jello.
We spent a day trying to dropper feed a vitamin supplement, but gave up last night and euthanized the chick. So far nobody else is showing any signs of anything so I am keeping my fingers crossed it was a random thing.
Red, of my three tomato plants, each one has had BER on the first 4-5 fruits. Now I see my grape tomatoes are splitting their skins from the rain and heat. Good thing I do not actually LIKE tomatoes!!!
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 21, 2015 19:26:32 GMT -5
I have all the backbone of a bowl of jello. Me too. I actually pity the asparagus beetles because I take advantage of their instinct to jump down when threatened and let them land in my palm before I squish them. I guess that I just have respect for all life forms - but I like my asparagus better so I pity them right before I squish them. So sorry about the little chick. I struggle with that too and I would really cry over a lost calf. I could never be a farmer. Spray your potatoes plants with Spinosad NC, it really works on the CPB larvae. |
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Post by restless on Jun 28, 2015 3:53:01 GMT -5
I am sorry to hear about your gardening and chicken woes. I have had a couple of years during which it was one blight or rust or mildew or bug after another.
Tuesday we had some severe storms in Philly with wind gusts in the 70 MPH range. My garden had a lot of damage. My work did not have power on Wednesday or Thursday as a result of the storm. I spent my days off cleaning up the damage, pruning, staking, and hoping the damaged plants and wind flattened plants recover.
It is nice to have a forum of people who understand your frustration and grief.
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 28, 2015 9:18:07 GMT -5
I am sorry for your damage but I am glad that we were spared that wind. I am only about 65 miles west of Philly.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 28, 2015 9:18:16 GMT -5
Oh how disheartening to see your garden with so much damage.
I hope the plants are starting to perk up by now.
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Post by restless on Jun 28, 2015 15:28:36 GMT -5
No worries here. I was mostly concerned about my 4 flattened eggplants. They are OK so far after staking. The rest of the damaged plants were flowers. I am sad about the holes in the garden, and the general bedraggled state of affairs. But I am good as long as my eggplants are fine. If the flowers that had to be severely cut back recover, it's a bonus.
I posted mainly out of commiseration with the OP. I have had years in the garden with one problem after another. This year has been going well for me with the exception of the storm damage this week.
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Post by ncgarden on Jun 29, 2015 17:21:25 GMT -5
Checked on my cabbages today only to discover that cabbage moths had gotten UNDER the row covers and had a field day with the cabbages. Next year I am using the tulle so I can see better.
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 29, 2015 19:51:48 GMT -5
That's one reason I like the tulle. I can see what's going on without removing the cover. I thought that the cabbages would get bigger under the tulle too but they were actually about the same.
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