Re: MARGE!

HI MARGE!  Good to hear from you again.  Congrats on the new place!
   
  Jesse R. Bell
   
  

Richard Apking <redfour@omni-tech.net> wrote:
  Hi Marge, good to have you back. Hope your schedule relents enough so 
you can have just bunches of fun at your new digs. Oh, by the way, my 
baby girl gets married in 12 days. Needless to say, the panic factor 
here and at her mom's is mounting quickly. Take care Marge, and again 
it's good to hear from you again. Rich in Z-5

Marge Talt wrote:

>They'll also go for any sweet sap - like that's why they crawl over
>peony buds - so maybe if lilies are getting ready to bloom, they're
>producing some sweeties the ants are after.
>
>Marge
>who has not died; just been up to eyebrows nailed to workstation
>forever.
>
>We bought land - 6 acres + pond about 50 miles west of here.....step
>one in the masterplan!
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@hort.net
>Shadyside Garden Designs
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>>From: james singer 
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>>Ants farm scale as well as aphids. Otherwise, no ideas.
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>>On Jun 10, 2007, at 6:02 PM, Kitty wrote:
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>>>Hand watering has its good points. Can bring you up close and 
>>>personal with plants. My viburnum had been scorched so it was 
>>>stressed but putting out new growth so I make sure it gets water.
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>>>today I saw ants all over it. Appeared to be herding aphids. 
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>Directly 
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>>>across the wooden walkway from it, about 4 ft, was a lily with
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>ants 
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>>>all over it. No other lilies are sporting ants, just this one
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>and no 
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>>>sign of aphids. Any idea why there are ants on this lily? Looks
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>>>healthy as do the other lilies right beside it.
>>>
>>>Kitty
>>>neIN, Zone 5
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>>Island Jim
>>Southwest Florida
>>27.1 N, 82.4 W
>>Hardiness Zone 10
>>Heat Zone 10
>>Sunset Zone 25
>>Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>>Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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