Re: My First Ripe Tomato! Now Bird Wallow...Peepers

OK, do they only get mites and stuff in hot weather?  Because that's the
only time my birds do that.

On 7/18/06, Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> BTW, how is Peepers?
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> Of Jesse Bell
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:44 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] My First Ripe Tomato!
>
> Most birds do the "wallow" thing in dirt...it's mostly to get rid of the
> mites they carry on their bodies....a bird expert told me that one day.
> He said the powder dust suffocates or kills off the mites that make them
> itch. My roosters, ducks and guineas all do it too. I haven't seen Peeper
> do
> it yet.
>
>
> Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:  I'll bet you're right Bonnie!
> When
> it's this warm, my birds get down in the flower beds and wallow out a
> little
> oblong spot in the mulch so they can rest their bodies against the nice
> damp, cooler earth underneath. So every evening I'm raking all the mulch
> back into the beds. Now if I can train them to cover those bare spots when
> they're done....
>
> On 7/18/06, Bonnie Holmes wrote:
> >
> > Very pretty...re the rats and tomatoes...I'll bet it is due to the
> > heat and drought...tomato has a lot of water...I find when we're short
> > of rain, everything goes after the tomatoes and
> > cantaloupes...squirrels, etc.
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Pam Evans
> > > To:
> > > Date: 7/18/2006 6:32:26 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] My First Ripe Tomato!
> > >
> > > Very pretty!
> > >
> > > On 7/17/06, SueNY wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Took a photo before I picked it!
> > > >
> > > > http://home.att.net/~sue.nyc/ripetomato1.jpg
> > > >
> > > > Sue(6B)
> > > >
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> > > Pam Evans
> > > Kemp TX
> > > zone 8A
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> Kemp TX
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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