http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/20/beetle-juice/ Container Gardening photos, tips, highlights, recipes, tools review. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/20/beetle-juice/comment-page-1/#comment-7135 BuddyGarden Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:57:33 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=105#comment-7135 Hi Anna, thank you for visiting my site and for your comment. I really do not like trapping beetles. They were particularly invasive that year and they ate up all my vegetables. I had tried picked them off the vegetables but they were coming in groups and I had a hard time keeping up. Last year was much better though. I understand insects have their place in the world and they are beneficial to the garden, so I try to leave them alone as much as possible. Hi Anna, thank you for visiting my site and for your comment. I really do not like trapping beetles. They were particularly invasive that year and they ate up all my vegetables. I had tried picked them off the vegetables but they were coming in groups and I had a hard time keeping up. Last year was much better though. I understand insects have their place in the world and they are beneficial to the garden, so I try to leave them alone as much as possible.

]]> http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/20/beetle-juice/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 Anna Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:19:12 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=105#comment-7134 Why are you trapping beetles anyway? I can see doing that to the red ones that eat up the lilies, but beetles usually scurry under the leaves and are good organic matter devourers, like worms. They perform an important function in the cycle of regeneration. I recommend a good insect book so you can learn to like insects for their place in our world. I wouldn't use any insect sprays around my plants but suggest hand picking if they're on your veg. Why are you trapping beetles anyway? I can see doing that to the red ones that eat up the lilies, but beetles usually scurry under the leaves and are good organic matter devourers, like worms. They perform an important function in the cycle of regeneration. I recommend a good insect book so you can learn to like insects for their place in our world. I wouldn’t use any insect sprays around my plants but suggest hand picking if they’re on your veg.

]]> http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/20/beetle-juice/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Are we out of the woods yet? | Buddy Garden Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:06:48 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=105#comment-3603 [...] rain I started thinking about how I can avoid this and still have a good harvest, and avoid the dreaded insects and animals.  Normally greenhouses are quite expensive.  For apartment dwellers like us, [...] [...] rain I started thinking about how I can avoid this and still have a good harvest, and avoid the dreaded insects and animals.  Normally greenhouses are quite expensive.  For apartment dwellers like us, [...]

]]> http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/20/beetle-juice/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Fern Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:28:30 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=105#comment-23 Louise--Bummer that the beetle trap won't work in your situation. I use the Espoma spray to control aphids and it works pretty well killing them. What I like is that Espoma is totally safe for edibles. You can spray it on the same day you harvest and your fruits/herbs/vegetables are safe to eat. I'm not sure where you are, but in my neck of the woods, you can get the Espoma spray at Longs Drugs and Armstrong Nurseries, among others. Louise–Bummer that the beetle trap won’t work in your situation. I use the Espoma spray to control aphids and it works pretty well killing them. What I like is that Espoma is totally safe for edibles. You can spray it on the same day you harvest and your fruits/herbs/vegetables are safe to eat. I’m not sure where you are, but in my neck of the woods, you can get the Espoma spray at Longs Drugs and Armstrong Nurseries, among others.

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