tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678419333005341760.post3578170715018439561..comments2023-09-20T05:24:12.783-05:00Comments on Sustainable Diet: If It Grows, It Grows.Sustainable Diethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07711483571769787946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678419333005341760.post-45050290986202130022012-05-06T20:21:33.176-05:002012-05-06T20:21:33.176-05:00A tip I learned when fighting squash vine borers l...A tip I learned when fighting squash vine borers last year was to lay pieces of foil around each plant. I also learned that the solo cups work for cut worms, not the borers. I wrote a short article about several different squash pests at http://homesteadingstewards.com under the gardening category. Hope yours are doing well!Homesteading Stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290747766961977133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678419333005341760.post-28830890314185743252012-05-06T20:21:08.392-05:002012-05-06T20:21:08.392-05:00A tip I learned when fighting squash vine borers l...A tip I learned when fighting squash vine borers last year was to lay pieces of foil around each plant. I also learned that the solo cups work for cut worms, not the borers. I wrote a short article about several different squash pests at http://homesteadingstewards.com under the gardening category. Hope yours are doing well!Homesteading Stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290747766961977133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678419333005341760.post-87800926058266979342012-04-04T23:05:40.530-05:002012-04-04T23:05:40.530-05:00I stare lovingly at the caterpillars I want in my ...I stare lovingly at the caterpillars I want in my garden, snip the rest in half, and relocate roly polies to the compost bin. I fill the bird bath and have seeds out to attract cool birds and tolerate the white-winged dove and pigeons nesting in the gutters ;-) It's tough out there.Claire Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040271123285093923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678419333005341760.post-30174628505091621022012-04-04T18:08:32.442-05:002012-04-04T18:08:32.442-05:00Keep us updated on whether the cups and the bacill...Keep us updated on whether the cups and the bacillus thuringiensis keep the borers away - I have given up on the squash family because mine die every year!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867684574938303967noreply@blogger.com