tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post2224703441202910602..comments2023-10-23T09:03:47.596-05:00Comments on Lilacs and Roses: Bugs, sweat and tearsRoses and Lilacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-7941329772158947082009-07-30T07:24:10.920-05:002009-07-30T07:24:10.920-05:00Thanks for the warning about the beetles. I just s...Thanks for the warning about the beetles. I just saw one while turning the compost, and ran in to get my camera, but when I got back out it was gone. You'd think after gardening for so many years, I'd be able to identify the insects I see, and know what they eat.<br /><br />The flowers not being eaten look happy and healthy. I like what you said about sticking petunias where you can see dirt. Hey, I like that daylily! <br /><br />My bush tomatoes are starting to turn red now, but the others are still green. Hopefully, we will soon be picking lots of tomatoes.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-48378897519628679592009-07-29T09:45:53.671-05:002009-07-29T09:45:53.671-05:00Yikes! those photos of the japanese beetles are in...Yikes! those photos of the japanese beetles are intense!!<br />Love all your wildlife/bird pictures... Lovely salvia... all the flower photos are great! Great to hear you are into conservation and organic gardening!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-65899481478280908432009-07-29T09:45:47.773-05:002009-07-29T09:45:47.773-05:00Yikes! those photos of the japanese beetles are in...Yikes! those photos of the japanese beetles are intense!!<br />Love all your wildlife/bird pictures... Lovely salvia... all the flower photos are great! Great to hear you are into conservation and organic gardening!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-14296815980423580042009-07-27T00:26:53.459-05:002009-07-27T00:26:53.459-05:00Love your daylilies. I had problems with those nas...Love your daylilies. I had problems with those nasty beetles for several years. Then last year i put down grub killer in the lawn. By golly it worked. No beetles this year. They really can devestate a plant.cconzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246952905314075231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-38661355375667337012009-07-27T00:25:10.473-05:002009-07-27T00:25:10.473-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-71045695281984258392009-07-26T14:20:14.365-05:002009-07-26T14:20:14.365-05:00Ok Marnie...I'd have to find someway to kill t...Ok Marnie...I'd have to find someway to kill those bugs !!!<br />That's too devastating !!<br /><br />People here who bought plants are having problems also with tomatos not ripening.<br /><br />I have tons of seeds for tall white tobacco plants but somehow I don't think it's the kind you have in mind.<br /><br />If it's any consultation your not the only one having an off season.<br />But those bugs....got to go !!!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-75428609652206934902009-07-26T13:58:11.657-05:002009-07-26T13:58:11.657-05:00It must be a universal gardening trait - we envy w...It must be a universal gardening trait - we envy what others grow and take pride in the pests we don't have. Like I can take credit for not having Japanese Beetles in So. Cal. I remember as a kid near the mid-Atlantic coast, we'd tie string to the beetles and fly them like kites. <br />Thanks for sharing your lovely pics, not counting the pics with pests.Weeping Sorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617503185773155102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-72691341650192697652009-07-26T12:57:51.974-05:002009-07-26T12:57:51.974-05:00okay, i know i left a comment on here but where it...okay, i know i left a comment on here but where it went i don't know. <br />the j/beetles are awful here too. <br />one thing though that is interesting.<br />i planted a cover crop under my corn, velvet beans, the j/b are eating it more than my corn so i really don't mind. i will plant it again next year for that reason alone. <br />your blooms that havent' gotten eaten look great. <br />i planted a lot of cosmos seeds but they have been slow going so far. not like last year. i think it might be due to the cooler spring temps and the amount of rain being more frequent than last year. <br />i am sure that has something to do with the tomatoes too.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-83473395877204293582009-07-25T19:51:24.146-05:002009-07-25T19:51:24.146-05:00Oh what a bad, bad beetle! Your poor flowers. You ...Oh what a bad, bad beetle! Your poor flowers. You do still have some lovely blooms though, I love Cosmos too, mine seem late flowering this time but we have had some very strange and changeable weather.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-715977570883626922009-07-24T22:30:28.739-05:002009-07-24T22:30:28.739-05:00Well, I'll know where to come and have a look ...Well, I'll know where to come and have a look next time I get a snack attack. Those JBs are just natural appetite suppressants. I think Cameron might be onto something with that impressive list of herbs. Where I have lavender and thyme planted, the mosquitoes seem to stay away. I don't like that stinky Off spray either. I used to use Skin so Soft from Avon with fairly good results, though I'm not sure that it's much safer. Now I rub a drop or two of lavender essential oil on before going outside in the evening, and it keeps the mosquitoes away. Smells great too. We don't seem to have a problem with flies in the house here. We do have a healthy population of frogs and toads living under and near the porch and patio, and I guess they do a good job of standing guard at the doors. Maybe you should take some extra iron supplements this time of year if the blood loss gets too severe. Stay healthy!walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-55516610332791720742009-07-24T21:53:58.621-05:002009-07-24T21:53:58.621-05:00Marnie, tomatoes need warn sultry nights to ripen-...Marnie, tomatoes need warn sultry nights to ripen-something we have had very few of. Even the days have been too cool for them. <br /><br />Victoria Blue has done so very well for me this year(my first time having it)that I wish I had planted more. My cosmos has also done well from seed Tina sent. Your poppies are lovely and I wish I could get them to grow here-I'd even take a bloom now and then. :)<br /><br />And of course I love your petunias. That color has always been a favorite of mine. <br /><br />Maybe next year will be more normal and things will grow better for you. :)beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-39558944162452768702009-07-24T20:15:45.100-05:002009-07-24T20:15:45.100-05:00We aren't bothered by mosquitos here, our city...We aren't bothered by mosquitos here, our city sprays for them. But I've just about had it with the Japanese beetles! I've filled cup after cup of soapy water with these nasty creatures, but they still keep coming. I see other people with huge patches of coneflowers un-bothered by them. Me, the garden lover, they devour everything in sight! Is there no hope?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-51359235639794042462009-07-24T13:07:43.672-05:002009-07-24T13:07:43.672-05:00Hi BT, it is fun to allow yourself little luxuries...Hi BT, it is fun to allow yourself little luxuries now and then. The fragrance of some of the handmade soaps is better than a candle.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-57312110329647434322009-07-24T10:55:09.467-05:002009-07-24T10:55:09.467-05:00Me again! Just wanted to say that I'm sorry I...Me again! Just wanted to say that I'm sorry I got you started but am glad you enjoy handmade soaps! I resisted for a long time but gave in and am so glad I did! So many great choices out there aren't there?BeadedTailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662802836032167316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-35898007941115796402009-07-24T08:09:21.442-05:002009-07-24T08:09:21.442-05:00Hi Lisa, I had read several studies on Milky Spore...Hi Lisa, I had read several studies on Milky Spore and the news wasn't good for gardeners in cold climates. I may check into it again for updates and new info.<br /><br />Hi Basil Becky, if you can teach a kitty to catch JB's it will be worth a fortune. You could start a business;) Even if they don't help much in the garden, cats are wonderful company.<br /><br />Hi SweetBay, the fear of diseases like West Nile really bothers me too. We are getting rains about twice a week so there is always standing water for them to breed in. <br /><br />Hi Connie, I know how frustrating it is. Sometime I think you just have to say that's it for this year and plan to try again next spring.<br /><br />Kathleen, I hope the beetles never make it into your area but they seem to be moving west. I have never even seen the green blooming nicotiana. I'll look for seeds when I buy sylvertris. There is another large, fragrant one (name escapes me) I hope to find seed for also.<br /><br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-28480602311947047822009-07-24T07:58:43.029-05:002009-07-24T07:58:43.029-05:00Aargh! I just wrote a long comment and my browser...Aargh! I just wrote a long comment and my browser crashed:( So I'll keep this brief...I've noticed the Japanese beetles on so many different plants this year, too; your poor clematis seems to have really suffered.<br /><br />This is my first year for planting cosmos, too; I love their airy foliage. Thanks for the tip on deadheading!<br /><br />As to the mosquitoes, I have to walk Sophie each night, but walks are cut short because I don't want red welts all over me. On the other hand, she is enjoying chasing lightning bugs:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-16005219421793928632009-07-24T07:58:16.632-05:002009-07-24T07:58:16.632-05:00Hi Phillip, I can't believe how many people li...Hi Phillip, I can't believe how many people like Moses Fire;)<br /><br />Hi BeadedTail, my German Johnson tomatoes are just starting to turn now. <br /><br />Hi Cheryl, I hope you never have to experience Japanese beetles or any other alien insects brought over courtesy of our trade.<br /><br />Hi Andrea, mosquitoes are a plague all day long here. Awful.<br /><br />Hi Rosey, I wish I knew the answer to that question. They like me too. Even with the bug spray on they find a place to bite.<br /><br />Hi Gail, like chocolate eupatorium? I never thought of that. My CE is located close to Jupiter's beard which is red and Phantom which is pink so I'd have to move something. <br /><br />Hi Jann, I hope they don't migrate into your area. They have only been a serious pest here for the last 4 years or so.<br /><br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-82206342050176066342009-07-24T01:03:27.737-05:002009-07-24T01:03:27.737-05:00What a bummer that 'Lady in Red' Salvia di...What a bummer that 'Lady in Red' Salvia didn't work out for you Marnie. I'm wondering if its performance (or lack thereof) is due to our strange weather?? I know mine is not doing as well as usual but it will continue to be a staple in my garden because I know how showy it can be. (and the hummingbirds really do LOVE it) Seeing the Japanese beetles destroying your beautiful flowers really is disgusting. I remember my Mom making traps for them out of milk jugs (when I was a kid growing up in Virginia). They haven't come this far west yet and I hope they don't. Even tho we don't have them, I'm feeling a bit trapped in the house myself because of mosquitoes. I keep hoping for hot dry weather to maybe cut them back a bit but we keep getting rain. Isn't it terrible we wait all year to be out in the garden then can't be afterall?!<br />ps I love the nicotianas too. Have you ever grown any of the green ones? Those & sylvestris are my favorites.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-28127454191890480072009-07-23T20:53:42.555-05:002009-07-23T20:53:42.555-05:00I'm so thankful we don't have a problem wi...I'm so thankful we don't have a problem with Japanese beetles here. Your flowers look lovely. Many of mine never made it into the ground because I was ill, including a couple of flats of Cosmos. I am debating whether they will have time to really catch up and bloom well now and the weather is so hot, it doesn't make me want to do much!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-55658103955577090602009-07-23T20:33:32.137-05:002009-07-23T20:33:32.137-05:00Sister, I feel your pain. The Japanese Beetles are...Sister, I feel your pain. The Japanese Beetles are voracious feeders here as well. <br /><br />Mosquitos get really bad here in August -- really puts a damper on early evening gardening.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-80298044348340672862009-07-23T20:19:34.540-05:002009-07-23T20:19:34.540-05:00I love your photos...they are wonderful, I really ...I love your photos...they are wonderful, I really loved seeing all your cats. I have four and they follow me all around the garden..can we teach them to catch Japanese Beetles?Basil Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545708379096198803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-49784407448407208702009-07-23T19:58:27.100-05:002009-07-23T19:58:27.100-05:00Those cursed Japanese Beetles. They can wreck suc...Those cursed Japanese Beetles. They can wreck such beauty. I must say that we used to have such terrible trouble with them and we treated our garden with Milky Spore. I do believe it helped a great deal. It is organic and will last many years. We have a big empty lot beside our house and I think they still come here from there but they have been persuaded that this isn't the best place to reproduce which is what the Milky Spore does. It prevents the larva from developing.<br /><br />Your flowers are so beautiful. You have so many. It makes me want to plow up the side lot and start planting.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-61837128764257705932009-07-23T19:33:08.711-05:002009-07-23T19:33:08.711-05:00ARG! Those beetles are nasty. I've never lived...ARG! Those beetles are nasty. I've never lived where beetles were a garden problem, thankfully. Just aphids mainly. A garden is always a parody of plight and pleasure, eh? Lovely flower photos!Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172034972414945913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-45588741694955066732009-07-23T19:20:46.900-05:002009-07-23T19:20:46.900-05:00The mosquitoes are horrid here, too. Just dashing ...The mosquitoes are horrid here, too. Just dashing out to capture a few photos means lathering up with poison or itching for days! Friends who have very sunny gardens don't seem to have the problems that shade gardeners have with mosquitoes and chiggers. <br /><br />Have you thought about one of the plants that has deep purple leaves...to go with the orange flower. The flowers are white but they won't bloom until after the daylily is past blooming.<br /><br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-4025301953416603172009-07-23T17:24:44.943-05:002009-07-23T17:24:44.943-05:00Hi Marnie,
I have been surprised at how many mos...Hi Marnie,<br /> I have been surprised at how many mosquitoes we have had this spring and summer. Usually not so bad. Why do they seem to like me more than my husband? He says its because I am so sweet.<br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.com