Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

YUP! What you need is a 8 inch in diameter Tera cotta flower pot. You are going
to submerge half of it on it's side into the soil in a shady part of the garden.
Then you are going to acquire a Toad. Not a frog but a real live Toad. Then you
are going to put mister toad in the half buried flower pot. Make sure the soil
in the pot is damp and cool to the touch. Come evening time Mr. Toad goes
hunting. He can eat his weight in bugs and slugs. Toads are territorial and one
Toad will lay claim to a 10 foot radius around his home so if you have a really
big garden and are thinking of more than one toad keep that in mind. Also wear
gloves, when handling the toads. Not because of warts, worse toads secrete a
acidic slime that will cause a mild burn to humans. It also has that affect on
those Predators who might want to EAT!! Mr. Toad. Average life span of a Toad is
about 5 years and they can get to the size of a large soft ball. They are
Nocturnal by nature and do most of their hunting at night. When it gets cold the
Hibernate. I suggest that come winter that you put a nice clump of straw over
the clay pot for a little insulation against the snow and ice.
jeff

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From: twisterphotos <twisterphotos@yahoo.com>
To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 8, 2011 8:50:50 PM
Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Squash bugs

Richard aka twisterphoto here. While pulling some of my italian squash this
morning I noticed some bugs crawling around. Upon closer inspection they appear
to be squash bugs. Any ideas out there on how to get rid of them without
resorting to some high powered insecticide?

Please give advice.

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