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We have Japanese Beetles, lots of them. They are general pests that eat the grape vines and get onto the clothes drying on the line. Last year, I discussed Milky Spore bacterium (Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) popilliae), which kills the grubs in the ground. Unfortunately, it takes several years for Milky Spore to have a [...] I haven’t posted any updates on this. Basically, the vegetable garden work is done. We have had a very very cool spring around here, so things are not growing as fast as they normally do. This is the new look: Basically the fence is 20 x 20 feet, so the enclosed area is 400 [...] This has been a bigger project than expected. We have an area in our yard that is exposed to sun almost all day long. It is a great location for a garden, however, it is a little wet. Last year, the vegetable garden did not do too well because it went in late and it [...] So it begins again… I got the rototiller out and began going over the garden. The nice thing is, I now own the Rototiller, as Jay was nice enough to sell it to me for a bargain. This year, I am going to put in raised beds with gravel walk ways. I am also going [...] I was reading about this last year and I looks very easy. This time of year, when everything is just turning green and the plants are starting to grow, spraying ordinary household vinegar (5-10% concentration) on weeds will kill them. If the plants are mature, regular household vinegar will not be strong enough to kill [...] |
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