Re: OT: annual copperhead post
- Subject: Re: OT: annual copperhead post
- From: c*
- Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 06:26:57 -0000
An addition to the (long) last message. I forgot to address the
issue of grasshoppers. They are good fish-bait but let's face it;
one can use only so many of them. Why do we have a 'kajillion" of
them???
Carol
--- In iris-talk@y..., "Donald Eaves" <donald@e...> wrote:
> I know I do this every year, but I was reminded today that those
who live
> where these and similar critters may be attracted to the flotsam
and jetsam
> the garden environment accumulates, to be aware. I will be jumping
every
> time the wind moves a leaf, or step on one of the many dog sticks
they drag
> around and every time a grasshopper jumps. Since there are a
kajillion
> grasshoppers now shredding every iris leaf in sight, I will be
jumping a lot
> for the next week or so. I was moving a railroad tie to make a new
bed for
> the seedlings still left and two were contentedly curled up
underneath it.
> About 1 1/2 foot from an arilbred patch and 4 ft from the entrance
to the
> garage. I guess I'll start using the flashlight instead of
wandering around
> at night without it. I don't know when I dropped the railroad tie,
but I'm
> glad it didn't land on my foot. That would have done more damage
than a
> bite, I suspect. Naturally I found them BEFORE I went into the
pasture to
> get some cinder blocks for the ends of the bed. Instead of just
worrying
> about wasps and black widow spiders......well, it just took longer
than it
> would have :). At first I was glad the dogs hadn't been bitten,
but then I
> was thinking what use these gifts from unknown persons are if they
can't at
> least wart the things away? They are about to clean me out of
lizards and I
> want those!
>
> Donald Eaves
> donald@e...
> Texas Zone 7b, USA
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