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To: Tax-chick

No dragons yet (darn!) but I do have flea beetles turning some of the leaves into lace. I refuse to use any insecticides, esp. this late in the season. My husband says flea beetles have teeny-tiny mouths and don’t eat much, and you never notice them after the grteens are washed and chopped. The occasional black dot...


25 posted on 09/20/2011 11:17:03 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (When I grow up I'm gonna settle down/ Chew honeycomb and drive a tractor, grow things in the ground.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

A little extra protein. I don’t like to use insecticides, either. I was told that spraying a mild soap solution - 1 tsp. per gallon of ordinary dish soap - would help keep bugs off my bell peppers and it seemed to be helping when I remembered to do it!

We just learned that dragons will eat tomato hornworms, so I know what to do next year!


29 posted on 09/20/2011 12:57:47 PM PDT by Tax-chick ( "It is my job to be rational, and I have no doubt at all that I have that power--sometimes.")
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