Re: Chemicals and worms
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- Subject: Re: Chemicals and worms
- From: M* B*
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 03:10:59 -0400
Toads do help, Bob. Two years in a row we had a really big fat toad
who would jump up the wheelchair ramp EVERY night and sit there and
eat ants and any other kind of bug that came his way. I really do
believe they help to keep pests down, including slugs. This year was
my first year to purchase lady bugs. I let them go in two sections a
week apart. That was weeks ago and I am still finding an occasional
lady bug on the flowering plants we have. I have enjoyed finding
them. My aphids (esp. on the roses) are gone! I MUCH prefer the
organic way of gardening.
Mary B in Ohio
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob <bobaxe@sbtek.net>
To: hosta-open@mallorn.com <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: Chemicals and worms
>BBROWNJ@aol.com wrote:
> If I use anything , it is the squeeze bottle of deadline. I
>> have very little slug damage now.
>Hi Barbara and all
> I have been catching toads and bringing them home and trying to keep
>them around to eat slugs. It might be my imagination but I haven't
had
>many slugs at all the last two years with no slug bait until we had
this
>mild winter and all this rain. I prefer this to throwing the bait all
>around all the time. I would like to hear what others think about
this,
>is it my imagination or do toads actually help.
>Thanks
>--
>Bye
>Bob
>
> Bob Axmear 208 2nd St Ne Waukon,Ia 52172-1308
> http://www.hostasonline.com/ Hostasonline.com
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