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I don't know whether it is safe for plants or if it will work but at least it won't blind the squirrels like the chili powder recipes can.
Lots of these "homemade recipes" are more dangerous and damaging to both plants and animals than any possible benefit they claim to provide.
Dave
OK - here is what you'll need:
1 chainsaw
1 trampoline
1 pogo stick
6 rolls of duct tape
1 parachute
1 propeller beanie hat (You can use a children's hat if you can not find an adult one. If you CAN find one buy 2 and wear one and mail the other to me.
Here's what you do...first, put the beanie on and give the propeller a mighty spin! Then start the chainsaw, get a running start and do 3 handsprings. on the first handspring fling the chainsaw up in the air towards the branch in question, on the second, grab the pogo stick, in proper useage position. On the third, land on the trampoline and vault up toward the branch. In mid-air, eject the pogo stick, catch the chainsaw and with an windmill arcing ninja-like motion cut the branch off, Then throw the chainsaw clear and karate kick the falling branch clear, and pull the rip-chord on the chute. VIOLA! Just that easy, your done!!! (you may wonder where the duct tape comes in...well it doesn't, but it's handy to have around and does a good job in closing gaping wounds (don't ask how I know that!).
HHHMMMM, the more I think about it, the rope saw would be more effective. Not nearly as death defyingly cool, mind you, but probably more effective.
There are motion activated devices you attach to a hose that will blast the deer with water. I've never used those but have heard they're effective.
You may want to spray the fence itself with deer repellent. I've used both Liquid Fence and Deer Stopper. Both work, but i prefer Deer Stopper because it's water resistant. You only spray once a month - and it smells better than Liquid Fence.
If you can string some electric up that would probably be your best bet.
At least for a period of time, deer don't seem to like jumping into small enclosures. I think your fence may do the trick, at least for awhile. One easy addition would be to add four more outer poles with a thin fishing line wrapped around them at deer chest height. They may not see it while they are focused on your regular fence and bumping into this 'ghost' may give them the creeps.
Blossoms can drop off for many reasons, most of them beyond your control.
Blossom Drop
birds
poor pollination
hard rain
wind
pests
contact with cage or support
etc.
A single blossom falling off would be almost impossible to determine why but assuming the rest of the plant and the remaining blooms appear fine it usually isn't a cause for any concern.
Dave
I'm in North Carolina and usually loose the battle with SVB but I also have plenty of the more obvious squash bugs. I haven't noticed that they do much damage even when there are lots of them around. Re SVB: this year I am trying a row cover. I started with some manual pollination but right now I have been hoping the svb are not around in the middle of the day and have left the cover partly off then. We will see what happens.
They are a pain in North Carolina, but you can pull them or hoe them when small. However, re roundup: I often use roundup almost like a hoe on a calm morning. I make sure that the spray is a fine spray but not a mist that will hover and I spray almost at ground level certainly up to only a foot away from beans or whatever. A couple times I have used a cardboard shield in one hand and nozzle in the other and been right up against plants vs. weeds in my iris garden etc.
Daisy, it might have been better to start a new thread because rr was answering another portion of the thread. I usually keep okra in a plastic bag for perhaps up to a week. In your case, you could try storing it that way to see how long it lasts, but if it were me, I would throw it away while waiting for more to develop. I don't recall having a single plant having more than two pods ready at one time, but I am attempting to pick them at ~ four inch length. If you fail to pick for a day, many may be too big on the next.
You're in the same zone as I am. I'm in central Saskatchewan and we normally have warmer summers than you, but this year it has been very cold and rainy with no change in sight, June has been 3 degrees C below normal.
The watermelon and butternut squash will do better in the greenhouse. That's a given.
The herbs will likely do better outside, especially if you have cool-season herbs (which most herbs are, except basil). Things like dill, cilantro, chives, chervil, rosemary, sage, etc. should be outside and they can tolerate some frost. Only basil needs to be started indoors.
The tomatoes, corn and zucchini could go either way. They like it warm but not hot. I would keep some inside and some outside, so that no matter how the summer turns out this year, you have something. Corn takes up a lot of space so I would put it all outside.
This post was edited by Slimy_Okra on Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 11:58
Kinda spinach-y, in my experience. (I've only eaten the leaves, haven't tried the young stems.)
Each berry has 8-10 seeds and they will all sprout....
Agree. Not quite as "slick" as spinach. More like beet/chard greens without the sugary taste.