Gardening Thread 2021

[Grizzlyhackle]

I wiped out my tomato hornworms by putting praying mantis egg cases in the garden. Haven't had any tomato hornworms in years. I do get an occasional grape hornworm.

I tried it a couple times, find one in the fall
hide it good out in the garden and nothing.
Might see an adult late August. I've even caught adults brought them home and next summer zilch.

 

[Alaskan]

Well.... we had maybe 5 days of summer weather and are now back to rainy fall.

I REALLY wanted a few more days of heat to help ripen my tomatoes and peppers.

The cucumber looks like it is still ok...but the basil looks sad.

 

[Finnie]

temp is in the low 70's humidity in the 50's. I have shut off the a/c and opened windows.
Now I hear the cicadas...

Same here. But now I can hear my own roosters!

 

[R2elk]

I tried it a couple times, find one in the fall
hide it good out in the garden and nothing.
Might see an adult late August. I've even caught adults brought them home and next summer zilch.

I buy the egg cases in the spring and put them out when I get them. I usually stuff a few in the greenhouse and manage to see those hatch. I rarely see any outside of the greenhouse but I notice their handiwork by the lack of problem bugs.

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

I buy the egg cases in the spring and put them out when I get them. I usually stuff a few in the greenhouse and manage to see those hatch. I rarely see any outside of the greenhouse but I notice their handiwork by the lack of problem bugs.

Don't remember where I heard this, t.v. or radio some years back that if they were the size of average dogs human beings would be an endangered species.

 

[R2elk]

Don't remember where I heard this, t.v. or radio some years back that if they were the size of average dogs human beings would be an endangered species.

Years ago I saw a video of one capturing a hummingbird.

I had a fight between a week old one and a jumping spider happen in my kitchen. The spider won and dined on the praying mantis.

 

[Baymule]

Don't remember where I heard this, t.v. or radio some years back that if they were the size of average dogs human beings would be an endangered species.

If chickens were 6’ tall, we’d de on the menu!

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

If chickens were 6’ tall, we’d de on the menu!

Jurassic part comes to mind , Velociraptor.

 

[Kusanar]

Jurassic part comes to mind , Velociraptor.

Fun fact, Velociraptors were only about the size of a turkey. The ones in the movies are much too large and are actually probably Utah Raptors.

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

I thought maybe the price was wrong. It ain't.
That's a quart.
I went to feed store to buy some bt. All sold out. So I got something called Eight supposed to be permethrin based. It says to spray around the door to keep stink bugs out. Maybe it'll chase them away from the garden.
Got to be careful says it's toxic to bees.