Re: plant combo suggestions, please- Columbine solutions

**H*@aol.com**

I've always wondered if one of the neem oil products would work since one  of 
the neem properties is that it acts as a repellent.  Another thought is  to 
remove the foliage just before the miners arrive.  This deprives them of  a 
food source and as a result they won't be able to reproduce on site and  reinfect 
the plants.  But of course when you remove the foliage you've got  nada.

I've always had the miners on my columbines in my zone 6 gardens but for  
whatever the reason they don't seem to bother my zone 5 plants.  Yet.

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener

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In a message dated 10/20/2008 10:05:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
loisdan@juno.com writes:

My  columbines (wild and hybrid) are planted near perennials that start
growing  later and are much taller. They effectively hide the columbines
once the  leaf miners start. One batch is at the top of a berm, so I see
the flowers,  but have to climb up there to see the damage.

If somebody has a good,  sustainable solution to these little buggers, I'd
sure like to know what it  is. I'm not a perfectionist in the garden, so I
view their damage as  "natural variegation."

Regards,
Lois
Visit:  http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:46:39 GMT  "carlobal@netzero.net"
<carlobal@netzero.net> writes:
>  
> Yes...but they're ugly as Hades...
> 
> Carlo A.  Balistrieri  
> The Gardens at Turtle Point
> Tuxedo Park, NY  10987
> Zone 6  (845.351.2849)
> Visit:    www.botanicalgardening.com and its BGBlog
> 
> --  frielster@aol.com wrote:
> 
> 
>  C.L.,
> one  possible dodge is to grow the variegated-leaf varieties, like 
>  Granny's Gold, Leprechaun Gold, Woodside Gold, or Lime Frost. They 
>  get leaf miner too, but it's harder to see the damage. 
> JF
>  
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