Re: watermelon
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- Subject: Re: watermelon
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- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 05:21:56 -0700
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***You might want to put out a mousetrap too or a rattrap if the bites are
big enough....
Elliott
At 09:41 PM 9/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello there,
>You may want to put down some wood ashes or some oystershell chicken feed
>stuff.
>Anything that the slugs wont crawl over.
>Smitty
>
>
>On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 20:42:47 EDT Jmitch1000@aol.com writes:
> > hi there,
> > i have a watermelon plant that's doing very well except that i just
> > noticed someone's been eating one of the smaller fruits (maybe
> > slugs?). i don't want to use any chemicals in the garden, so i'm
> > wondering if anyone has a suggestion to prevent further damage that
> > is organic.
> > also, how long does it usually take for a melon to mature? the
> > largest one is about the size of a small grapefruit right now.
> > thanks,
> > jason
> >
>
>Smitty in Connecticut zone 6
>
>At Thyme On My Hands Gardens
