***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Kassaundra]

Grasshopper stuff just arrived via fed ex. It exp 4/15, but stays good 2 months past exp date if stored in the freezer. So in the freezer my bag went. Now I just had to find where those grasshoppers hatch then I will be able to take action!
Been seeing lots of yellow butterflies this wk. I am sure the grasshopper army will appear soon.
Wednesday my plastic mulch gets laid for the garden. -- fingers crossed no rain. They said it takes 8 hours to lay the mulch & irrigation! I offered lunch but they said they would bring their lunch. Maybe I will bake them cookies or something...... At least I can send them home with eggs!
Hope everyone has a great weekend! Sunday the weather is suppose to be fabulous!

Do you know what a grasshopper egg looks like? I do not. I read they are more likely to live and breed in the taller grassy weedy areas.

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Been out doing further introductions to the gang and found my Welsummer roo laying in the bottom of his pen no damage and hasn't been ill just stopped living I guess, I'll be looking for his replacement then, he was from eggs I hatched that I got at POOPS last year so he wasn't old no idea what could have caused it,
Anyway here are some pic's I just took while out and about

Princess and the New Guy, he hasn't told me his name yet LOL

 

[nocityboy]

Grasshopper stuff just arrived via fed ex. It exp 4/15, but stays good 2 months past exp date if stored in the freezer. So in the freezer my bag went. Now I just had to find where those grasshoppers hatch then I will be able to take action!
Been seeing lots of yellow butterflies this wk. I am sure the grasshopper army will appear soon.
Wednesday my plastic mulch gets laid for the garden. -- fingers crossed no rain. They said it takes 8 hours to lay the mulch & irrigation! I offered lunch but they said they would bring their lunch. Maybe I will bake them cookies or something...... At least I can send them home with eggs!
Hope everyone has a great weekend! Sunday the weather is suppose to be fabulous!

Good eggs are better than cookies and they might come back wanting to buy eggs.

 

[nocityboy]

Looks like you have too many fish in that pond, I'll be there tomorrow to help depopulate it at no charge/

 

[Cjarvis]

Oh, my Im about to "Chicken Out" on the morning!

NO NO NO you have to make it.. There is a prize for champion Rosecomb clean leg... the birds have to be there to win... It's a great experience you will enjoy it..

 

[mjgigax]

This will be my first year to use it, but I figured this has the makings of a very bad grasshopper year. They were so bad last year w/ the heat and all, and not much of a winter (even so still YAYYYY on that). I didn't get much garden damage from them, but "the stitch in time" addage or "ounce of prevention vs lb of cure"

Those squash bugs destroyed my gourd vines last year. I can't remember what is recomended to deal with them.
Haven't had grasshopper problems yet but it seems that when i read about a garden problen on the thread it soon shows up at my place. I read about the mold spoining sprouting seeds and now some is messing with the cat grass I grow for our cats!!!

 

[Cjarvis]

He might really get grumpy if you make him miss a nap.

Hey watch it... thats my nap he takes everyday.. it helps us both alot... You have never seen me without a nap, I just get more done if everyone else takes them for me.

 

[checoukan]

NO NO NO you have to make it.. There is a prize for champion Rosecomb clean leg... the birds have to be there to win... It's a great experience you will enjoy it..

Im a shaken in my boots, no, my socks! Really, well, part of it is I got soaked by the water hose before I got me chores done. BBBRRRRRRR!

 

[jcatblum]

OSU ext sheet 7196-4 ---- grasshoppers lay there eggs in ditches, pastures & field margins that are not tilled. 30lbs of grasshoppers eat as much as a 600lb steer!!
They lay their eggs under the soil so we usually dont see them until the soil warms & they hatch. And the best part is grasshoppers thrive in areas that get less than 30 inches of rainfall so yrs following drought are the worst infestations!

 

[Cjarvis]

Im a shaken in my boots, no, my socks! Really, well, part of it is I got soaked by the water hose before I got me chores done. BBBRRRRRRR!

I promise it will all be good.. You wiull be fine and if have any questions ask... most everyone there will be happy to help.
Must haves for a show:
Smile on face, intent to talk a lot, because we do...
A clean smooth rag to wipe birds down,
A touch of clean water in case...
Baby wipes for legs and feet
Vaseline, vopo-rub, or vetRX and a q-tip for comb and face.