Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[preciouskitty]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Knew about the case. Just read RaZ's link.

$700,000K in fines????? THAT is beyond insane...

 

[preciouskitty]

But wait!  There's more.
http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2013/...m-update-hog-wash-hearing.html#comment-144421

I swear. Between the federal & state idiocy, lunacy, stupidity, and at times I feel criminality....

I am ready to buy some land in Montana & go off the grid....

 

[Scifisarah]

That kind of stuff makes me happy I did not use my wildlife biology degree to work for the DNR like I had originally planned. I would NOT want to be part of something like that, which I am sure I would be forced into if I would have worked for them. I think it has to do mostly with people not having an understanding of the issue being the ones that make the policies.

 

[preciouskitty]

That kind of stuff makes me happy I did not  use my wildlife biology degree to work for the DNR like I had originally planned. I would NOT want to be part of something like that, which I am sure I would be forced into if I would have worked for them. I think it has to do mostly with people not having an understanding of the issue being the ones that make the policies.

Sarah..I think you are spot on. And, the fact that there are just way TOO many policies within most governmental agencies, many of which probably start out with at least a modicum of sense, then by the time everyone that gets to review/approve adds their little tidbit, you end up with nonsense.

To degree I speak from experience -- I work for DoD...

 

[preciouskitty]

Help, please!
Anyone have a clue what might be munching on my broccoli leaves (& brussel sprout)? Can see no bugs, have a 4' fence & none of the other veggies/plants in the garden have been bothered....

 

[ladyrsanti]

Probably cabbage moth caterpillars. Look for them under the leaves during the heat of the day. They're pretty well camouflaged.

 

[preciouskitty]

Probably cabbage moth caterpillars.  Look for them under the leaves during the heat of the day.  They're pretty well camouflaged.

Ok. I will go back out & check. Looked about an hour ago while I was weeding, didn't see anything, but I was looking more for beetles/bugs like I have seen before on green beans, squash, etc., which are pretty easy to spot. These must be like tomato hornworms (GROSS!) which are virtually impossible to see !!

Suggestion for non-chemical eradication method (if any)?

Thanks

 

[iamfivewire]

Opa : the deer do a pretty good clean-up on the apples on our 2 apple trees. what ever they miss will become chunky applesauce via the lawnmower . . .

 

[Opa]

Simply chopping the fallen apples may take them out of your sight but it doesn't remove the problem.

Holes in the leaves of garden plants quite often are caused by slugs. Since they are nocturnal most people rarely see them. One method of eradication is to place to tablespoons of cornmeal in a jar. Place the jar on its side to allow the slugs access. They love cornmeal but it kills them.

A second method is to bury a Styrofoam cup in the ground the fill it half full of beer. Evidently slugs like beer they just can't handle it.

Another method is direct eradication by spraying if you can find the slugs. A solution of 1 part ammonia to 6 parts water. Spray it directly on the slugs and they dissolve.

 

[ladyrsanti]

Ok. I will go back out & check. Looked about an hour ago while I was weeding, didn't see anything, but I was looking more for beetles/bugs like I have seen before on green beans, squash, etc., which are pretty easy to spot. These must be like tomato hornworms (GROSS!) which are virtually impossible to see !!

Suggestion for non-chemical irradiation method (if any)?

Thanks

Smush the ones you see now, if you find them. Best to check in the morning (you can also drop them into water to drown them). To prevent them, I use floating row covers which is an interfacing-like fabric that lets in light and water but not the moths. There's also Bacillus thuringiensis, which kills them but I've never used it. Not sure where to buy it even.