tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post2903631810442689919..comments2023-11-27T02:07:17.163+00:00Comments on Snappy's Gardens Blog: Bee Colour DayDavid (Snappy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-14694424712321780682008-02-05T09:14:00.000+00:002008-02-05T09:14:00.000+00:00Go Oldroses,Keep attracting the birds and you will...Go Oldroses,Keep attracting the birds and you will have few Japanese beetles.A decision not to spray is a philosophical one. Bird attracting plants tend to be native plants that do well in their own environment!David (Snappy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-92005906550346155882008-02-05T07:15:00.000+00:002008-02-05T07:15:00.000+00:00Go organic!!!!!! My neighbors always have problem...Go organic!!!!!! My neighbors always have problems with Japanese beetles. I have many fewer cuz I have more birds eating the grubs. My neighbors spray and spray and complain and complain. I just keep putting out birdseed and planting gardens that attract birds.OldRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307114475443602351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-76098881385772011702008-02-04T18:26:00.000+00:002008-02-04T18:26:00.000+00:00Thats my hope Jodi that a natural ecosystem will b...Thats my hope Jodi that a natural ecosystem will balance out between predators and prey.I will try to tip the balance to the birds and ladybirds who I love to attract.I want all the fruit, vegetables, and flowers to be naturally grown without chemicals.Fingers crossed!<BR/> Nature normally sets up equilibrium between all the parties in an ecosystem.David (Snappy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-9312788514283496352008-02-04T00:28:00.000+00:002008-02-04T00:28:00.000+00:00Primulas already...I could only wish. (ours are bu...Primulas already...I could only wish. (ours are buried in ice and snow, of course.) <BR/>I'm a laissez-faire gardener regarding pests. Two years ago, we had a lot of viburnum leaf beetles, which were snacking voraciously on the highbush cranberry V. trilobum. I was considering breaking out the B.t. organic insecticide when a host of Bohemian waxwings relieved me of the problem by dining on the beetles. Later that same year, we had tussock moth caterpillars in huge numbers...but also monarch caterpillars. I told the trees they'd have to cope as I wasn't gonna spray. They coped just fine. Nature has a way of sorting things out if we're patient and don't jump to chemical warfare immediately, doesn't she?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-81647771017603680912008-02-03T22:16:00.000+00:002008-02-03T22:16:00.000+00:00Thanks Kate,the headache improved after two parace...Thanks Kate,the headache improved after two paracetemol tablets.I love the birds coming into the garden, and their presence will keep the slugs and snails in check.The test will be summer full of vegetables, fruit, and flowers.I have been drawing two thirds of the garden tonight in my Journal.My random seed planted list and plans of the garden.<BR/> I loved the yellow flower, its almost rose like.It will probably be eaten though before long!<BR/> The mouse is cheeky but still like lightning sprinting back to his hiding hole!David (Snappy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06888061575577254705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10768347.post-87904575957807037572008-02-03T20:54:00.000+00:002008-02-03T20:54:00.000+00:00You've got a great system working there, with the ...You've got a great system working there, with the birds enjoying their feast of slugs. <BR/><BR/>I love hearing about the mouse, sneaking about gathering food. <BR/><BR/>And the yellow bloom of the Primula are cheering. <BR/><BR/>I hope your headache's improved. That is such a drag on a weekend!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.com