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Re: 'best' (or worst?) gardening tip



Bill DeWitt wrote:

> John Orwick wrote:
> > Just on a hunch, I went into the garden at night when
> > it was quite dark, with an ultraviolet light of the type used by mineral
> > prospectors.
>
>         Well, I went right out and tried it just now. I don't have any horn worms, but
> I figured I must have something! I was a little surprised at what I did find. I
> have a Pepper Plant that wasn't doing as well as the rest of them, and it showed
> spots all over it that weren't there under my flashlight and weren't on the
> other ones... I wonder...
>         I also saw that the mildew on my Squash leaves fluoresce, that might come in
> handy... except that I usually just assume that I have mildew and treat with
> Epson's regularly...
>         The little cut leaf worms that are on my beans didn't shine, but they were
> probably hidden. I turned some compost today and the pile showed a lot of spots
> that weren't worms so I assume it was mold or bacteria or something.
>
>         Interesting...

This sounds like fun! Where do you get these lights?
        BTW, if my hornworms have been parasitized, I don't pick them as they won't eat
much anymore and are breeding the next army of predators.
                                Ed  Flynn

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