RE: Jb magnets

Hooray!!!  Give him an extra hug from your crazy gardening friend who is
grateful for his service.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Kitty
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:51 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jb magnets

Sounds good.  Of course, I get behind on everything and mine would probably
bloom.  I would consider the yellow flowers to be the yellow ribbons for our
service people far away from home.  (Sam will be home tomorrow!)

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:29 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Jb magnets


>I clip it as it blooms because the yellow doesn't go well with the theme.
> Besides, early cutting of the blossoms keeps the reseeding problem at bay.
> However, the blue green foliage looks fine there.
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:15 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jb magnets
>
>> Yes, Ruta Graveolens is the herb...
>> Patriotic garden since it was planted there.
>
> How does yellow fit into that color scheme?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 7:25 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Jb magnets
>
>
>>I believe my June Bugs are your Japanese Beetles, Kitty.  I had
>>accidentally
>> harkened back to my childhood years when dad battled them occasionally.
>> Sorry.
>>
>> Yes, Ruta Graveolens is the herb (yes, it CAN and Will seed its way 
>> around
>> if you don't deadhead religiously) but I've seen much fewer JB's in the
>> Patriotic garden since it was planted there.  A neighbor put up traps for
>> them, so we put some on the edge of our property to keep them from being
>> drawn across our property.  Maybe that was a mistake?
>>
>> Blessings,
>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Kitty
>> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:41 PM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jb magnets
>>
>> Bonnie, I wasn't sure what you meant by June Bugs (especially since my
>> Japanese Beetles never show up until July) so I looked it up and June Bug
>> covers "any of numerous rather large leaf-eating scarab beetles 
>> (subfamily
>> Melolonthinae) that fly chiefly in late spring and have larvae that are
>> white grubs which live in soil and feed chiefly on the roots of grasses
>> and
>> other plants", so I guess my Japanese Beetles might fit into that 
>> category
>> except that they are summer visitors, but I don't know if YOUR June Bugs
>> are
>> Japanese Beetles.
>>
>> I don't use bait or bags, they just attract more and to be effective 
>> would
>> have to be moved everytime the wind changes course.  Not happenin' here.
>> Rue could be a plant in any of 15 genera, but I'm thinking you might mean
>> Ruta graveolens.  I didn't know it was a deterrent; always thought of it
>> as
>> an herb and a bit weedy, but I guess I could give it a try.  Thanks.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:55 AM
>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Jb magnets
>>
>>
>>> Kitty, I have had some damage from June Bugs on my Rose of Sharon, but
>>> not
>>> much.  Do you use bait and bags or have you tried rue or some other
>>> natural
>>> deterrents?
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Kitty
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 2:01 PM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: [CHAT] Jb magnets
>>>
>>> Years ago I kept a yellow rose as my indicator plant that let me know
>>> when
>>> Japanese beetles began arriving.  Eventually I started noticing their
>>> other
>>> preferences and have removed them.  I got rid of Purple Loosestrife for
>>> many
>>> reasons, but evicting many JBs with them was the real pleasure.  Pussy
>>> Willows were the next to go.  This year it will be the Blue Satin Rose 
>>> of
>>> Sharon; again for more than one reason.
>>>
>>> The blue flowers were the attraction for me.  I knew I might be taking a
>>> chance because JBs loved my double ROS when I had it on the other side 
>>> of
>>> the yard and they devoured the white ROS that was 10 feet from the blue
>>> one's placement.  I hoped though I could keep an eye on it.  However, 
>>> the
>>> other two ROS never, ever gave me a single volunteer plant, but Blue
>>> Satin
>>> seeds like a maniac everywhere.  The other two ROS have been ripped out
>>> and
>>> now, with the arrival of swarms of JBs on this one, it's gonna be a
>>> goner,
>>> too.  Can't do much at the moment though as a Clematis is using it for
>>> support (it's about 7 feet now), but it is coming out this year.  ROS,
>>> never
>>> again.
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>
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