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Post by MawkHawk on Dec 3, 2007 9:23:38 GMT -5
Yeah, Rotenone is "organic" in as far as it is plant-based and non-chemical. But it is still very strong stuff. So I only spray it around the stem at the base of the plant. You sure don't want any humans or cats to eat it.
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Post by callie on Feb 23, 2008 0:21:40 GMT -5
Didn't want to bring up an old post, but I did have success with NOT having squash vine borers last year. I am not new to gardening but new to doing a better job of it. I sprayed my plants a couple of times with diluted Dr Broner's peppermint soap. I am not sure if it is organic or not, so this year, I am growing my own mint and trying it in a blender with soap. See if I get the same results. I had absolutely no borers - no squash bugs. I am usually over run with them by mid-season. AFter I used it on the bugs - I finished up the bottle in the shower.
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Post by canadamike on Feb 25, 2008 21:30:33 GMT -5
Hi Callie! Thanks for the tip and welcome to the bunch!! I checked, it is organic, so I ordered some. Great way to start here, by sharing...You already are in the spririt of this forum, congrats!!!  Michel |
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Post by Alan on Feb 26, 2008 21:51:50 GMT -5
Yes, thank you very much for sharing with us friend, very useful information and I will be picking some of it up at the local co-op a little later this spring to put it to good use!
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Post by johno on Feb 27, 2008 2:22:24 GMT -5
That sounds like aninteresting idea - thanks for bringing it up!
It reminds me, though, of an experiment I did a couple of years ago: I planted Black Futsu squash in a thick patch if mint. I was so discouraged that I still had squash bugs that I never realized there was an absence of SVB's! Come to think of it, I don't remember there being a problem with cucumber beetles in that patch, either. So I guess mint does help quite a bit.
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Post by flowerpower on Feb 27, 2008 22:20:16 GMT -5
I got seeds in a trade for "Bitter Gourd" (Lagenaria). It says it is a trap for striped cucumber beetles. How does that work? Are you sacrificing one plant for another?
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Post by Alan on Feb 27, 2008 23:48:41 GMT -5
Yeah, usually thats how a "trap" crop works. You sacrifice one thing so that you can have another, could be worth a grow for an experiment for you though!
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Post by flowerpower on Feb 28, 2008 6:53:16 GMT -5
Thanks, alan. That's what I figured. I never had a problem with striped cuke beetles until last yr. Everyone in the area had problems. I don't know if it had to do with the mild winter I'll plant some seed for the bitter gourd. Can't hurt.
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