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Re: Fertilizers

Well, this is certainly news to me; i.e., cabbage maggots.  I have yet to
encounter them in my vege garden (knock on wood). I'll now be prepared on
how to deal with them if they ever show up!
thanx, Rene.

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> From: Neason <Rebecca.Neason@foxinternet.net>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Fertilizers
> Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:04 AM
> 
> I'd pay money for a specific for root maggots.  Brocolli, cauli,
> Brussels sprouts etc (the brassicas) are the main vegetables at my
> house, and I fight a battle with the maggot every year.  It is the only
> pest for which I do not have an organic remedy.  (If you insist on using
> daizanon, mix up a batch of liquid and spray only the base of the plant
> stem, not the whole area.  The maggots live their whole life cycle at
> the base of the plant.  Using the diazanon granules is overkill in a big
> way.  I won't insult anyone by saying what I really think of diazanon.)
> 
> Since my spring crop of brassicas is small, I am trying Reemay for the
> first time this year.  And after I placed my order I saw that
> Territorial was selling a floating row cover specifically as an insect
> barrier (Reemay is also a season extender) for a lower price.  I'll try
> that too.
> 
> But my autumn/winter brassicas take up too much room for floating row
> covers.  Fortunately, the cabbage fly is less active in the summer so I
> usually get a fair crop.  But the cauli is so sensitive that I usually
> only get 1 or 2 heads out of 10 or so transplants.  That's not very good
> yield.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> Michael D. Cook wrote:
> > 
> > At 06:21 PM 1/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
> > 
> > >first year I had grown carrots, I had a problem with root maggots;
where
> > >the top portion of the carrot was "eaten" away. To remedy that, I
sprinkled
> > >used coffee grinds over the bed all season, which has pretty much
taken
> > >care of the maggot problem.
> > 
> > Hi; do coffee grounds work on other crops bothered by root worms (such
as
> > broccoli)?  I am guessing there might be a difference based on how the
> > particular plant and the pest react to them.  Also, are we talking used
or
> > fresh grounds?
> > 
> > Thanks to all who continue to answer my many questions; I have acquired
> > much more usable knowledge from this group than any other I belong to! 
I
> > might have a decent harvest this year!
> > 
> > Sheila Smith
> > mikecook@pipeline.com
> > Z 5/6
>
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