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Re: This year's garden, rain, & drought, & grasshoppers

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Laura:  Years ago I visited Florida.  It rained every day of my vacation.
Now, back home in Texas it has rained every 3 or 4 days this month.  We
definitely have not had to water.  It is raining (flood warnings out) now
and about 68 degrees outside.  Goodness, I could plant broccoli again,
except for the grasshoppers and fire ants!

I was gone for one week and because of all the good rains, my 9 tomato
plants are now about 6 foot tall and tomatoes everywhere.  I am amazed  ...
and very glad that grasshoppers do NOT like tomatoes, though they really
love everything else.

I am so frustrated that I bought a poison for grasshoppers, supposed to be
safe after 3 days, called "SpectracidePRO" and is 10% permethrin ...
whatever that is.  Anyone have any thoughts?  I HATE poisons!  But losing
most of my garden is heartbreaking.  Still, I do want to keep birds, worms,
and beneficial bugs.  It has rained so much I have not had a dry time to put
out diatomaceous earth yet.  Howard Garrett (The Dirt Doctor) also said to
try that.  ... Nickie

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Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 6:19 PM
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