jerusalem artichokes they are sunflowers with edible tuber like roots. Eric ... From: Timothy <croixian@...> Subject: [seedsofchange] Unusual Plants ...
Japanese Beetles: The Plain Truth About Traps And A Tiny New Winged Hope: <http://sydney-copeland.blogspot.com/2008/09/japanese-beetles-plain-truth-about.html>...
And they spread.... you start with a few and have a lot fast. :) but they are pretty and you can eat them. Suzanne in PA. In a message dated 9/2/2008 7:26:41...
It would be nice if pitcher plants or bog plants would draw these special bugs to them and gobble them up. ... From: Richard Menec <menecraj@...> To:...
Hear, hear on all counts. I suscribe to this list to discuss issues related to organic gardening, not to hear sociopolitical commentary. Cheers, Tom M NJ ... ...
Hi all My kids and I are on a quest to figure out what is all over our sunflowers(we live in Missouri) We've been searching the internet and although we found...
soldier beetle? Chauliognathus sp. _http://bugguide.net/node/view/246/bgpage_ (http://bugguide.net/node/view/246/bgpage) Suzanne in PA In a message dated...
Suzanne: I need your expertise. I know my guys, spiders, are not insects, but they are making wierd webs. All the lines are straight, intersecting, but all...
I don't understand your question..... Suzanne In a message dated 9/2/2008 8:39:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, maryannewnk@... writes: Suzanne: I need...
Sorry, let's try it again: the spiderwebs are a series of parallel staight lines, many of them. Then, another series of parallel straight lines, intersecting ...
Just looked it up, thats our bug! I think we have the penslvanacus variety....I really appreciate your time responding...you just made a 4 and 6 year old very...
Take a picture of the web!! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Here in the high desert mountains the jerusalem artichoke is VERY invasive - taking moisture needed elsewhere. I like yacon (what Scott suggested) - you decide...
Hello. I am new to this group and after reading through today's emails some of you may enjoy a book I recently read re: the organic and conventional food...
watch bugguide because there are wrong id's on the site. Suzanne in PA. In a message dated 9/2/2008 11:54:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lhirsch@......
Lue is right! Watch out! When I had a small garden in California with nice soil I made the mistake of tossing some Jerusalem artichokes into the kitchen...
Sounds like good reading~ On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Leigh-Ann Webster ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Well I am very happy that you figured out what kind of bug that was the nuisance. Things like that drive me crazy also. I am upset over my recent attempt to...
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I will try to take a picture tomorrow of what I discoverd, i have seen black spots or black seeds before, but this was thick dark green almost black and it was...
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I used to enjoy coming to this site to post questions about perturbing gardening issues and to assist others in answering theirs. This site is about gardening...
I think all of that political mumbo jumbo has come to and end several day's ago!!! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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I'm in Berkeley, CA and have 1 musk melon vine with 3 melons on it. About 3 weeks ago they stopped growing. They look healthy, but all growth seems to have...
lack of rain. On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:22 PM, native2sfbay < ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Hi All, Thank you to everyone who gave suggestions to my request for ideas for unusual garden plants to try. There were some really good ideas given. Again,...
By the way, I am very interested in the concept of forest gardening, as first described by Robert Hart, and have begun writing a series about it on my blog....
I water frequently and the soil is moist. However, I was under the impression that you didn't want to over water though because as the melons grow too much...
