Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
margaret lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 15 May 2000 10:12:00 -0600
BT is safer than pyrethrins. Margaret L
>Good morning, Barb,
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>You must not grow zonal geraniums, tomatoes or cole crops in your garden.
I am
>having a continual fight against tobacco budworms, which devastate the blooms
>of my zonal and some regals even before they can open, by hollowing them out
>from within. And the loopers! This is our first try at cabbage, brussels
>sprouts and cauliflower, and it is a never-ending battle. We must use some
sort
>of insect control, and this year we are using pyrethrin, but carefully, since
>Penny warned about burning foliage.
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>The bees seem not to be deterred, nor the butterflies (I could care less
about
>cabbage moths!), nor the hummingbirds which breed in our garden.
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>We just feel it is necessary if we are to have any flowers and veggies
that are
>not chewed to ribbons!
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>Ron
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