tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post8285567955318325489..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Problems and FailuresDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-88134771191377433022015-06-15T14:45:57.507-04:002015-06-15T14:45:57.507-04:00Yes, breathing the dry form is dangerous which is ...Yes, breathing the dry form is dangerous which is why I am going to be trying the wet method :-) 4 tablespoons DE to a gallon of water. I have used a sprinkle of dry around so plants with good success. Just a thought! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518583627342637449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70907917125090641722015-06-15T06:47:46.296-04:002015-06-15T06:47:46.296-04:00I have in the past but I never found it to be very...I have in the past but I never found it to be very effective. And I worry about it since I have asthma and you should NOT breath that stuff. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54321834191797458342015-06-15T06:29:40.134-04:002015-06-15T06:29:40.134-04:00Hi Daphne,
Geographically I am not too far from y...Hi Daphne, <br />Geographically I am not too far from you (Portland area in Maine) :-) I have had some aphids and unknown catapillars in my garden munching on a few kale leaves and such which I haven't had before. I have food grade diatomaceous earth that I am going to make into a spray for the leaves. Have you tried that for your beetles before? It's approved for organic gardening as long as it is food grade. Hope you have better luck soon! Also I found this article in my DE research: https://gardeningafterfive.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/victory-over-flea-beetles-and-weeds/<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518583627342637449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-692579787229245702015-06-15T04:52:03.040-04:002015-06-15T04:52:03.040-04:00Too much rain has done a ton of damage to my garde...Too much rain has done a ton of damage to my garden. Dk's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403488889087101483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-55662362698576965752015-06-15T00:12:16.507-04:002015-06-15T00:12:16.507-04:00Oh, I agree completely, it takes a lot of optimism...Oh, I agree completely, it takes a lot of optimism to be a gardener, and a big dose of pragmatism helps as well. If the bugs or diseases are winning it's time to cut your losses. I just gave in to the aphids on one of my broccoli plants. And the rust is getting the better of my garlic this year... There's always some new challenge, but plenty of rewards too, otherwise we wouldn't continue on.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-38791853546393498592015-06-14T22:24:39.770-04:002015-06-14T22:24:39.770-04:00Sorry you are having some new bug issues this year...Sorry you are having some new bug issues this year. I was just thinking today about how gardening is such a determined act of hope! I feel like every vegetable I pick is it's own little miracle. So many things can go wrong along the way - and often do.<br />For the past two days I've had to remove big ugly grey bugs from my poor little cucumber plants, so I may have to reluctantly try neem oil or something if they keep coming. The good news is: I need to get trellising up right away for my first two rows of pole beans - they are coming up strong!Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-4633398904340927292015-06-14T20:05:51.365-04:002015-06-14T20:05:51.365-04:00Yeck, earwigs. They give me the creeps but it'...Yeck, earwigs. They give me the creeps but it's more of a childhood thing than gardening - I see them around but not so much around the plants. But my chard (which as you said normally is an easy plant to grow) is taking forever to establish this year. Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-31403641838922175232015-06-14T19:21:56.565-04:002015-06-14T19:21:56.565-04:00Ditto the comments above. There are thousands of ...Ditto the comments above. There are thousands of books and websites that tell you how to sow a seed and the majority of them make it sound so easy, neat and orderly. Follow these simple steps and you will have a great garden. Many (many!) times, however, things don't go according to plan - too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, sown too deeply, not deeply enough, too much sun, not enough sun, and on and on - and then of course there are the critters, big and small. It's so reassuring to those of us that are relatively new to gardening to see that those with years of experience behind them have some of the same problems that we do. You are so right - we gardeners are optimists.<br /><br />And no...there is no such thing as too many carrots ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57587558374564991682015-06-14T18:29:51.580-04:002015-06-14T18:29:51.580-04:00I agree with jane above. i'm a firm believer i...I agree with jane above. i'm a firm believer in sharing the lows as well as the highs - it's much more realistic than say the gardening shows on tv where they tell you how easy it is. <br />daphne, you have such a wonderfully extensive garden, and a thorough system for managing it, that if anyone can overcome the earwigs and flea beetles (ew!) you can.<br />thanks for such a detailed, wonderful post.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-30588105494814483762015-06-14T16:15:11.649-04:002015-06-14T16:15:11.649-04:00To me, this is one of the best features of gardeni...To me, this is one of the best features of gardening blogs, that is, to share successes and failures. <br /><br />Today I pulled out Okame Hybrid summer spinach. It has bolted; the leaves never got larger than one inch. The leaves of Florence fennel on the other hand grew three feet tall and started to flower without making a bulb. I cut it back hoping for maybe a bulb to form later. The radishes went to, too bitter. Then I planted Trombetta Climbing Squash and Sweetie Baby Romaine.<br /><br />Thoreau wrote: "I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." <br />Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com