tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post4399105596835443222..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: The Worst Most Horrible Hated Reviled Chore in the GardenDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5175596403552205532013-06-18T10:26:36.521-04:002013-06-18T10:26:36.521-04:00This may explain my tattered looking fun jen!This may explain my tattered looking fun jen!diary of a tomatohttp://diaryofatomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19335673208590802682013-06-15T20:46:02.444-04:002013-06-15T20:46:02.444-04:00I use Sluggo for snails and it is very effective a...I use Sluggo for snails and it is very effective and safe. They have a new product called Sluggo Plus that adds spinosad and is supposed to treat earwigs and pill bugs. I haven't used it but you might consider it just for your cabbages.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-12308015620567821702013-06-15T14:19:22.075-04:002013-06-15T14:19:22.075-04:00That's a shame! Earwigs don't seem to be v...That's a shame! Earwigs don't seem to be very bad in my garden this year. Seems if we have a normal winter it takes care of the majority of them. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-40621581367855848752013-06-14T20:29:51.958-04:002013-06-14T20:29:51.958-04:00I'm not too fond of earwigs either, and fortun...I'm not too fond of earwigs either, and fortunately like you I only ever find them in Chinese Cabbages but it is still very annoying. Glad you got the task done and had a bit of cabbage at the end of it.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-83953505338824764822013-06-14T08:57:48.101-04:002013-06-14T08:57:48.101-04:00I all can say is I'm sooo happy we don't h...I all can say is I'm sooo happy we don't have earwigs here. We only have nasty grasshoppers but they leave some food for us. They really did a number on your cabbages :/ --Ana--https://www.blogger.com/profile/04065067119159738087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-77505921437723836882013-06-14T06:35:51.145-04:002013-06-14T06:35:51.145-04:00What a bummer. Sometimes these things just sneek p...What a bummer. Sometimes these things just sneek past you. My biggest threats to my cabbages are chooks and aphids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547410700199878385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-76952530149210686082013-06-14T05:59:27.089-04:002013-06-14T05:59:27.089-04:00What pesky earwigs! It's such a pain when you ...What pesky earwigs! It's such a pain when you have flourishing, carefully tended plants that suddenly get attacked isn't it. It's pigeons here that I have to protect all my brassicas from, even the kohl rabi were under attack when I planted out and forgot to cover for a few hours. I like your relaxed approach though - I try to keep calm and think, oh well, as well as there's enough for us to eat. My patience failed when a squirrel once ate every single strawberry when they were still green though!Andrea Mynardhttp://www.shabbychick.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-26705126674792482762013-06-13T22:14:00.021-04:002013-06-13T22:14:00.021-04:00Ick! Earwigs give me the creeps too. I can't g...Ick! Earwigs give me the creeps too. I can't grow broccoli unless I use a row cover to protect it from cabbage worms. But when I do, earwigs seem to find it a nice place to live.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-39075250487862459912013-06-13T22:01:53.035-04:002013-06-13T22:01:53.035-04:00If you soak the affected vegetable in salt water f...If you soak the affected vegetable in salt water for ten minutes or so, all the bugs will curl up and die, and fall off. Which makes cleaning a little easier. Bad luck! A sad day in the garden to meet with such terrible devastation. Although it's extraordinary that the cabbages right next to it seem to be fine.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-8823926981467152402013-06-13T20:59:48.529-04:002013-06-13T20:59:48.529-04:00I've found that a weekly spray of Neem oil wor...I've found that a weekly spray of Neem oil works really well on earwigs. I have the traps, but have never used them. AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-58197841868827888872013-06-13T20:06:33.973-04:002013-06-13T20:06:33.973-04:00I am so sorry for your loss but like you say you w...I am so sorry for your loss but like you say you will still eat. Something is eating my things here and there too. Don't know what it is. The joys of gardening I guess! So far the cover on my cabbage seem to be keeping them well. So far........ NancyCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-34686518152332012422013-06-13T16:44:59.437-04:002013-06-13T16:44:59.437-04:00I bet you were planting the best Chinese cabbage i...I bet you were planting the best Chinese cabbage in Boston, then :)<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858296697541463058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63052868015821794802013-06-13T16:39:23.284-04:002013-06-13T16:39:23.284-04:00Ick is right, big ick! I can't stand earwigs e...Ick is right, big ick! I can't stand earwigs either and they did a number on my napa cabbage as well this year. i find them in my lettuce as well, but they don't do as much damage. Other than that they aren't much of a problem.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33208168260410607282013-06-13T15:54:08.549-04:002013-06-13T15:54:08.549-04:00I am thankful I have never seen earwigs in our gar...I am thankful I have never seen earwigs in our garden. Not yet, at least. I am reminded I had never seen a Harlequin bug until about 5 years ago, and now they are a real pest on our brassicas. They were even on the overwintered kale this year, though they really seem to like broccoli plants.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24647609958755537182013-06-13T15:53:34.935-04:002013-06-13T15:53:34.935-04:00Sadly no. You can make traps for them, but I never...Sadly no. You can make traps for them, but I never found they worked all that well.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-45212145370732060222013-06-13T15:51:14.402-04:002013-06-13T15:51:14.402-04:00Earwigs are eating my pole beans and the lower lea...Earwigs are eating my pole beans and the lower leaves of many of my flowers, and I was shaking them out of the lettuce I picked today. I'm finding aphids on the lettuce too, which is the first time that's happened. I also have one entire bed of bush beans with leaf miner damage, while a nearby bed and the pole beans are untouched so far (knock on wood). Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-7697421169094579682013-06-13T15:26:39.360-04:002013-06-13T15:26:39.360-04:00Ugh, earwigs are so gross! Last week, I went to g...Ugh, earwigs are so gross! Last week, I went to grab some of my red leaf lettuce, and the entire plant was completely infested with earwigs. Do you know of any good methods for getting rid of earwigs? Jenniferhttp://fernknits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-68673526342615492452013-06-13T14:02:39.103-04:002013-06-13T14:02:39.103-04:00I have none. Some years they are bad. Some years t...I have none. Some years they are bad. Some years they are not. Most things they leave alone. They are omnivores too so they can eat things like aphids. So they aren't all bad. But for some reason they really love my Chinese cabbage. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73483750133655690042013-06-13T13:47:42.055-04:002013-06-13T13:47:42.055-04:00Too bad :(
btw, what is your plan to control the ...Too bad :(<br /><br />btw, what is your plan to control the earwigs?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858296697541463058noreply@blogger.com