Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hi Melanie,

You are so right! They will come! At the moment, each tiny rose bud is completely covered with these bugs. You'd think by seeing them, that my roses are irredesent - there so many of them already.

As for traps, I have a collection of them - from metal traps for groundhogs to little apple looking traps for fruit flies and everything in between and NON of them work. The groundhogs would just sit in my beautiful garden with fists full of oregano and I could hear them say -- Really, you think I'm crazy to go for a wilting bait in a metal trap when I can have this? Ok, so I'm not Dr. Doolittle but they are really smart and so the traps became a new ornament in the shed of failures.

Nematodes are going on my list right next to the T flies. Thanks for your advice.

C.T.
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On Jul 16, 2013, at 3:18 PM, Melanie Snyder Lindblom <msnyderlindblom@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I am Melanie and live in zone 6b. I do not recommend using the yellow bags with baits for Japanese Beetles. They will attract Japanese beetles from many miles, many, many miles. In the spring I purchase nematodes (from Garden's Alive) and spray especially along the border where the grass meets up with the flower bed. If you pull your grass back (yes it will rip up like carpet) you will often see the eggs of the beetles which are grubs. Nematodes do keep the population down but do not eliminate it. I do agree with the individual who suggested gathering them into a container of soapy water and just let them drown. Japanese beetles can defoliate a plant and cause it to die if there is an infestation.
> On Jul 16, 2013, at 12:03 PM, Linda Kershaw wrote:
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> > I recommend using Safer spray. I had several buds that did not open and it
> > was thrips. The Safer spray took care of them.
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> > As for the Japanese beetles, I let them be. They are beautiful, flying
> > around bumping into things and they don't eat much. They seem to be more
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> > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Evelyn Pace <momingarden@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > I've been reading about Roses because our oldest son had just asked me if
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> > > what was wrong with his Roses they bud but do not open, any ideas ???
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> > > What I read about the Japenese beetle is use a trap- a bag with a rose in
> > > it,it does say keep in mind this will attract them but if they are all
> > > ready there why not.
> > > Another was planting Rue by your roses. I love the rue plant and have
> > > several,some people have a reaction when touching Rue though.
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> > > Last was Milky spore diasese and that is a liquid that is put in the
> > > ground.
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> > > Evelyn Zone 9 Fl.
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> > > On Mon, 7/15/13, C.T. Ibanez <c.t.i.artwork@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Subject: Re: [Organic_Gardening] New member
> > > To: "Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com" <Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
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> > > Date: Monday, July 15, 2013, 4:21 PM
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> > > Hi Sally and everyone - I'm in zone 7a and this
> > > has been a great year for yellow squash, zucchini, and
> > > cucumbers. In fact, I picked a zucchini last night that
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> > > Last year, I planted rose bushes and they bloomed all
> > > summer. This year, I haven't gotten one single bloom
> > > because the Japanese Beetles are eating the delicate buds.
> > > I've tried vinegar, soapy water, picking them off by
> > > hand, and drowning them but I can't seem to control the
> > > devastation. I also have mulch around the base to stop the
> > > larvae in the ground but even this is not working. Does
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> > > I've been a member of this group for several years now
> > > and I know that last year we were very active. I hope we can
> > > kick start this group again because I learned so much from
> > > the seasoned gardeners that it would be a shame if we
> > > allowed it to disintegrate.
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> > > On Jul 15, 2013, at 6:13 AM, sally glendinning <wirlybirdone@yahoo.co.uk>
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> > > > Hi All!
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> > > > I'm Sally and I have been lurking -- I suspect
> > > everyone is off doing their gardening. I can't do much
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> > > > First I might be moving home and secondly I have mainly
> > > concrete around my home and need to build the beds -- I have
> > > a limited income, so I have to pause and save up for the
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> > > > I have three raised beds -- two of them actually made
> > > from an up-ended bed-base filled with horse manure and
> > > multipurpose compost -- the compost is cheaper than
> > > buying-in a ton of soil. I have been gardening, on and off,
> > > for just over 50 years and still learning.
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> > > > My crops are doing well this year, after last
> > > year's washout. I have parsley, mangetout and peas,
> > > broad beans, shallots, onions and leeks. Parsnips, dwarf
> > > runners and french beans.
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> > > > Most of the beans are growing atop my woodchip bed
> > > 3' 6" above the ground.
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> > > > I have two baths full of potatoes.
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> > > > For once it isn't raining -- in fact it's been
> > > sunny for a few weeks this year -- so it's a very good
> > > growing year and so far, keeping my fingers crossed that the
> > > potato blight has passed us by.
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> > > > What crops/techniques are you all trying ?
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> > > > Enjoy your gardening -- Best Wishes from Sally in
> > > Wales.
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> > > > From: ja_ad_co <ja_ad_co@yahoo.co.uk>
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> > > > To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
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> > > > I'm new to this group and I suppose I am a little
> > > disappointed that all of the messages are so old. I wonder
> > > if its the time of year and everyone is busy gardening.
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> > > > I thought I would join the group to see if anyone has
> > > any tips that they can share about gardening organically.
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