Re: tomato disease

My sister who lives in Chesnee, SC has trouble with chips.  I haven't seen
any here.  I am having trouble with morning glory and bind weed.  I think
I'm going to have to resort to Roundup in my none food areas.  It is in my
veggie gardens.  I have tried two things.  I have five raised beds.  In the
empty bed, I covered the bed with large pieces of cardboard (we did a
bathroom rennovation so many of the items came in large cardboard
containers) and kept pulling out whatever vine peaked out.  Now, I am
seeing little.  In my other beds where I had/have tomatoes, cantaloupes,
garlic and onions I just keep pulling out the vine.  Does anyone else know
a better way?


> [Original Message]
> From: Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/4/2009 10:41:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato disease
>
> My parents have the same problem w/ bird feeders Auralie, but in their
case
> it's the bears that tear them up.  I remind them of course that they do
live
> in Bear Creek and it had to get its name from something that lived in the
> area.  LOL
>
> On 7/3/09, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > Kitty, I was not offended.  I just realized that we have different
> > perspectives
> > on the matter.  I, too enjoy wildlife, and am constantly amazed at the
> > wealth
> > of wildlife we have here in the midst of suburban sprawl less than 40
miles
> > from Manhattan and in a densly populated area of the country.  But it
seems
> > that the deer get more agressive each year - they have eaten things in
the
> > past year that they never touched before, and this year even my weekly
> > spraying of DeerOff and DeerSolution has not sufficed.  This week they
> > ate the container-grown plants on my doorstep even though they had been
> > sprayed. Squirrels are becoming a major problem with our bird-feeders.
> > I know all the arguments against feeding birds, but we do enjoy watching
> > them so much that we indulge ourselves.  We spend an inordinate amount
> > of money on suet cakes for the woodpeckers and sunflower hearts for the
> > goldfinches and others, but the squirrels have become so aggressive that
> > they eat more than the birds.  Chet has purchased a shield to cover the
> > tube-feeder, but some of the squirrels have managed to climb up through
> > my hanging baskets of tomatoes and stretch across to the feeder - doing
> > damage to the tomatoes at the same time.  We have to bring in the
bird-food
> > at dark each night because of the raccoons.  A couple of nights ago Chet
> > forgot to go for the bird-food until about 10:00 and found that by that
> > time
> > not only had the suet cake been pulled up onto the roof and devoured,
but
> > the humming-bird feeder had been pulled down and broken.  It's just
> > depressing that I can't seem to keep ahead of the damage.
> > I am really a nature-lover, but there has to be a place for me in the
> > environment, too, and it seems harder and harder to maintain it.
> > Auralie
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/3/2009 6:12:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> >
> > Auralie, I am sorry for "scolding" you, but that was not my intention. 
I
> > try to show different points of view when I write.  I try to suggest
> > alternative ideas and include reasons why they might be employed. 
Although
> > I do notice that I sometimes take a negative approach to many things in
> > life, I usually try to take the half FULL glass approach when it comes
to
> > gardening.  It is my refuge, so when adverse conditions arise, I look
for a
> > silver lining.  I enjoy any bit of wildlife that enters my sanctum, even
> > when they cause me trouble, because I know they have few other places to
> > turn.  I do know you have a much more difficult wildlife situation than
I
> > do, but it sounds similar to what Marge endured, and she found ways to
live
> > with it and lift her spirits.  Rather than scolding you, I wanted to
help
> > you look at things the way she did.
> >
> > Regardless of my intentions, it is clear that I've offended you and I do
> > apologize for that.
> >
> > I have a lot of chippies myself this year but Seamus seems to be helping
> > with that; I find a chipmunk tail here and there every once in awhile. 
The
> > tail must have less flavor than the rest of it.  But still I have
certain
> > areas that they destroy. The main spot is in a raised bed that is built
up
> > with rocks.  I kept plugging the holes with soil, mulch, rocks, but
they'd
> > always find a way through it or around it.  A few weeks ago I found the
> > cure.  Scoopable litter patties. I scooped the round moistened pattie of
> > litter from the pan, dropped it into a baggie and went out to that spot.
> > Turned the bag inside out, plopping the pattie over the hole.  I nudged
> > another into the rock entryway.  The chippies haven't gone near that bed
> > ever since.  I froze a pattie to take to a friend to try as she has a
> > terrible time with them.  If it works for her, I may have to start up a
> > little side  business.  Although I'm not sure if I can get my guys to
> > increase production by much.
> >
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