Re: Incetisides

At 06:25 PM 27/06/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>rick, usually for aphids we use a spray bottle full of dish soap and water
>and spray under the leaves . if your plant is still small you can also try
>to just pick them off ,but i like the soapy water because it lasts for a
>while under the leaves. hope this helps       craig /van isle
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <tall@wa.freei.net>
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 3:33 AM
>Subject: Re: Incetisides
>
>
>>>In a message dated 6/27/99 5:11:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>tall@wa.freei.net writes:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>  I lost my first planting,my back-up plants have 1 real leaf and the
>second
>>
>>>> one
>>>>  just opening.
>>>>
>>>>  What kind of bug killers can I put on plants this young?
>>>>
>>>>  Thank You,
>>>>  Rick
>>>>
>>>
>>>Why are people so anxious to use poisons?! Sheesh! Try something like
>>>floating row cover when it is that small. Bury the edges, and you have
>better
>>
>>>protection than any poison from bugs, and anything else. Plus it can even
>>
>>>help boost growth, as long as temps aren't over 95 or so.
>>>Anyone see that new commercial out for Bug-B-Gone? Man alive! It is so
>sad!
>>
>>>Shows a cartoon guy who freaks out because he saw a non-descript "bug"
>>>(GASP!) on his piece of fruit! SO what to do? Get out the all-purpose
>poison
>>
>>>and spray like crazy! All over! On EVERYTHING! SPRAY SPRAY SPRAY! As well
>all
>>
>>>know, ALL BUGS ARE BAD NASTY CREATURES AND WE MUST KILL THEM ALL! What the
>>
>>>h*ll kind of mentality is this promoting?! Anyone else see this
>commercial?!
>>
>>>I get sick just watching it! The stupidity of it is unbelievable.
>>
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>>
>>
>>Steve,
>>
>>Your editorial regarding my question was not requested nor appreciated,if I
>>choose to use chemicals or not is none of your business.
>>I have holes being eaten in the leaves and aphids,I do not intend to loose
>my
>>backups, so if you have a problem with it go out into your patch and jam a
>pumpkin
>>up where the sun don't shine and mind your own business!
>>
>>End of comment to steve
>>
>>If there is someone who has some information that can help me please let me
>>know
>>Thank You
>>Rick
>>
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>Rick....Boil Rhubarb leaves in 3 quarts of water for about 10 min. let the
juice cool then add 1 tsp. liquid dish soap and 2 Tbsp. cooking oil..pour
this into a spray bottle and spray on under side of pumpkin leaves ..will
kill the little suckers...Cheers Keith

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