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Gardeners of the group, do any of you have a non-chemical way you deal with flea beetles? They are devouring my lettuce and cucumbers... I didn't have any issue with them last year. Hand picking them as I can, and have read that diatomaceous earth works well, so I'll use that after the rain stops.
Thinking I'll try some soapy water? Any other thoughts? Thanks!
 
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Gardeners of the group, do any of you have a non-chemical way you deal with flea beetles? They are devouring my lettuce and cucumbers... I didn't have any issue with them last year. Hand picking them as I can, and have read that diatomaceous earth works well, so I'll use that after the rain stops.
Thinking I'll try some soapy water? Any other thoughts? Thanks!
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  • Try this homemade spray to control flea beetles: 2 parts rubbing alcohol, 5 parts water, and 1 tablespoon liquid soap. Spray the mixture on the foliage of garden plants that are susceptible to these pests.
  • Other things I found in the past
  • Squash Bug Spray

    What I use:
    1 quart cooled coffee (I save leftover brewed coffee in a jar on the counter)
    1 T Ivory dish soap
    2 T cooking oil
  • 20 Plants That Repel Pests
    by Magic Pro on Aug 08, 2007 with 6 Comments
    Help your garden grow while avoiding pests!
    Ants: To repel ants I find it useful to use Mint, Tansies or Pennyroyals.
    Aphids: To repel aphids use Mint, Garlic, Chive, Coriander or Anise.
    Bean Leaf Beetle: To repel bean leaf beetles use Potatoes, Onions or Turnips.
    Codling Moth: To repel codling moths use Common Oleander.
    Colorado Potato Beetle: To repel Colorado potato beetles use Green Beans, Coriander or Nasturtium.
    Cowpea Curculio: To repel Cowpea Curlios use Garlic, Cloves or Radish.
    Cucumber Beetle: To repel cucumber beetles use Radish or Tansies.
    Flea Beetle: To repel flea beetles use Garlic, Onions or Mint.
    Harlequin Bug: To repel harlequin bugs use Radish, Turnips or Onions.
    Imported Cabbage Worm: To repel imported cabbage worms use Mint, Sage, Rosemary or Hyssop.
    Japanese Beetle: To repel Japanese beetles use Garlic, Larkspur, Tansy, Rue or Geranium.
    Leaf Hopper: To repel leaf hoppers use Geranium or Petunia.
    Mexican Bean Beetle: To repel Mexican bean beetles use Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Radish, Petunia or Marigold.
    Mice: To repel mice use Onions.
    Root Knot Nematodes: To repel root knot nematodes use French Marigold, Slugs, Prostrate Rosemary or Wormwood.
    Spider Mites: To repel spider mites use Onions, Garlic, Cloves or Chives.
    Squash Bug: To repel squash bugs use Radish, Marigold, Tansies or Nasturtium.
    Squash Vine Borer: To repel squash vine borers use Cloves, Onions or Garlic.
    Stink Bug: To repel stink bugs use Radish.
    Tomato Heartworm: To repel tomato heartworms use Marigold, Sage or Borage.

    Read more: http://gomestic.com/gardening/20-plants-that-repel-pests/#ixzz2flz5GdZ2
 
Speaking of broodies, I am inundated. I went out the other day and had a hen in all three favored nesting boxes, and two hens in two of them! One has been convinced to move to a different box (she did it on her own, guess she got sick of sharing), one I gave the keets to and moved to a big dog crate, and the others are still fighting over the other boxes. I even have one that's broody on the roost! Gonna have to try to get her in a box or she'll obviously never hatch anything.

Plus my two cemani hens have chicks due sometime in the next four days. Gotta get an area set up to move them into.
 
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Gramma: That would be a good excuse if MyFiveChickens was new to the thread -. Glad she didn't take offense. We all are here to learn and share and support,
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im glad she didnt too ...it is in my nature to try to soothe down everyones hackles ...

What is the chance any of the eggs I bought will hatch ?
I left them out at room Temp for about a week ...waiting for a Broody Hen .
We had the air on most of the time so they were not hot ..
2 Hens went broody so they both got 8 eggs ...
 
I'd say very good - they were all a week or less old - I kept them rotated daily, big end up, and cool room temp .... So at MOST one or two would barely be 2.5 weeks old, most just 2 weeks old .... in good storage conditions ....

Do let me know as they are developing ! :)
 
I hatched some eggs I got from a swap at tractor supply, silkies and crosses because I have one that hatched today with an extra toe. Chickens usually have 3 large toes and then a little fourth toe...this one has a normal sized fourth toe and has feathered legs. Will have to take a picture later, she took awhile to hatch so she has some minor spraddle legs I'm fixing.
 
Some broodies won't accept being moved, so I just use a permanent marker to mark the eggs I set under them & remove the new eggs.
But, it does make it easier on the human, if they can have their separate area to sit on eggs.

Currently in my main chicken/duck area, every single nesting box is filled with broodies, both ducks & chickens.
But I hope to block off the nesting boxes with broodies in them & put temporary ones near them, as some of the nesting boxes get so crowded with hens that
several eggs have broken. Then, just open them up a few times a day to let them poop/eat/drink.
 

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