Staying as Healthy as We Can Food and Pesticides

[Marie2020]

Good night to anyone who can see my post . Thanks for your support

 

[igorsMistress]

Good night to anyone who can see my post . Thanks for your support

Good night Marie

 

[Marie2020]

Adding this for myself too work out all that this vet has mentioned

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/staying-as-healthy-as-we-can-food-and-pesticides.1511351/

 

[GregnLety]

I honestly didn't know nuts were chemically sprayed too . However I'm guessing a majority of our vegetables and fruits are

I didn't know that either until I planted pecan trees and started studying on their care. We dont spray ours and they do just fine.

 

[GregnLety]

I read somewhere that if onions repel most insects so I scatter them through my lettuce and tomatoes.

You don't.

Someone once told me if you mix the plants the insects get confused. Maybe that would work with herbs.

 

[Iluveggers]

I had the pleasure of finding cutworms had chopped two of my 18 inch high tomato plants to the ground overnight last year. Had never heard of such a vile insect. I spent 3 nights out w my headlamp digging and squishing all I could find. Ended up having to wrap the stems in plastic straw pieces to fit around the bottom, held together with toothpicks. Was able to save the other 28 plants and luckily I had a few inside I could plant in their spots. My chickens will have full range of my garden. I hope they like cutworms.

 

[Apis mellifera]

I had the pleasure of finding cutworms had chopped two of my 18 inch high tomato plants to the ground overnight last year. Had never heard of such a vile insect. I spent 3 nights out w my headlamp digging and squishing all I could find. Ended up having to wrap the stems in plastic straw pieces to fit around the bottom, held together with toothpicks. Was able to save the other 28 plants and luckily I had a few inside I could plant in their spots. My chickens will have full range of my garden. I hope they like cutworms.

I just wrap a small 2" to 3" strip of newspaper around the stem of plants to stop cutworms when I plant my garden in the spring. It's simple and works great.

 

[Isadora]

I just wrap a small 2" to 3" strip of newspaper around the stem of plants to stop cutworms when I plant my garden in the spring. It's simple and works great.

That doesn't fall off after it gets damp?

 

[Apis mellifera]

That doesn't fall off after it gets damp?

No, but by the time the paper gives out most cutworms have become moths and are no longer a threat to your plants by mid summer. Half the paper is under the soil, so it stays on the plant.

 

[Apis mellifera]

More on Honey

Honey is great in coffee and just as delicious in cocoa. Cocoa is good for the heart so it's been said by many.

Even more on honey:

Some of the best beekeepers in the world are right here in the USA. Check at your local farmers market or beekeeping club for beekeepers that only use organic acids in their hives for mite treatments. Drizzle local fresh honey on apples, oranges, and sharp cheddar cheese with a glass of wine. You'll be glad you did.