Re: Smashed Cukes and Bugs!

I have never used anything here, but it has taken it's
toll. 

We decided today to put our peach tree out of it's
misery.  Hasn't had fruit in a couple of years, gets
that darn curl now and is ooshing. Now the apple tree
next to it isn't look so hot. DH will cut it down some
time next week. <sigh>

So I guess sometimes sprays and things are meant to be
used...

Donna

--- Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:

> Daryl is absolutely right.  I have never sprayed
> anything in the nine years 
> I've lived in this house, and my plants are pest
> free.  The only problem in 
> my garden is the very rare poison ivy.
> 
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 5:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Smashed Cukes and Bugs!
> 
> 
> > Sorry to hear about your hail. We had 4 such
> episodes last year.
> >
> > The bugs are quite likely ladybugs. There are many
> different types and 
> > color patterns. They're probably eating aphids or
> some other critter 
> > that's making your bush look miserable. Please
> DON'T spray them!
> >
> > The "children" don't look a thing like their
> parents, either. There's a 
> > picture here:
> >
>
http://entomology.unl.edu/ornamentals/beneficials/beetles/c7lady_btl2.jpg
> > and here: 
> >
>
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Other/goodpest/harml2.jpg
> > and a pupa here: 
> >
>
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/02PestNews/02News6/harm6.jpg
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "SueNY" <sue.nyc@att.net>
> > To: "Gardens & Gardening" <GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU>
> > Cc: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 5:44 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Smashed Cukes and Bugs!
> >
> >
> >> We finally have a yard this year so we planted 3
> kinds of peppers (Bell,
> >> Jalapeno, and Habaneo)2 kinds of tomatoes (Big
> Boy and Roma)and 2 kinds 
> >> of
> >> cukes (Straight 8 and National Pickling), and
> some herbs (Oregano,Dill,
> >> Lavender) Everything was doing great until
> yesterday when we got the
> >> thunderstorm from hell. Hail, 2 inches of rain in
> less than an hour, high
> >> winds. Today, more torrential rain, same forecast
> tomorrow. The peppers,
> >> herbs and tomatoes are fine, but my cukes are all
> flattened.,roots 
> >> showing.
> >> *sigh* I guess I'll have to head back to the
> nursery and start over! I'd
> >> better get some bug stuff while I'm there. There
> is a huge bush nearby
> >> infested with two kinds of bugs I've never seen
> before. One looks like a
> >> ladybug but is  orangy with spots and the other
> looks like a small
> >> catarpillar, orangy with black spots and a bluish
> looking head. The bush
> >> isn't ours, otherwise I'd just cut the whole
> thing down as it looks awful
> >> and appears to be dying slowly.
> >>
> >> Sue
> >
> >
>
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