However, on a related note - I did some more cooking! Yummy!
Another awesome gift received was a waffle iron! I've never had one of my own, though I remember one from my youth that wasn't used much. It was a big hassle, as I recall, and kinda messy. Thanks to technology it isn't so bad, and so I broke out that bad boy this morning for breakfast. With some sausage to go with it, I can tell you it was mighty tasty!
Tomorrow is Get-rid-of-garden-pests day. I have just the stuff to do it with, too! Things are still growing despite the best efforts of bugs and worms to eat them, so off they are gonna go! My sister's hot pepper/dish soap recipe is first up in the morning, and whether you want them or not, you will get all the details - tomorrow, lol.
For now, off to bed. Gotta stay warm, don't ya' know! Ha ha!
:)
Hi Pam, my Rosemary bushes were decimated by little black web spinning bugs this past year. I tried substantial pruning and a powder insecticide and they just ignored it / me and attacked the rest of the bushes. Do you have any helpful hints?
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ReplyDeleteAs for the rosemarys, I got two small ones on my own, and got two big ones for Christmas, though no bugs here seem to want them. It might be the climate where I am or something, so that might also have something to do with why they aren't going away on your plants.
My sister (the farmer/garden center owner) recommends this concoction though, so you might try it:
Get some of the hottest peppers you can find. Cut them in half and boil them in a pot of water for a while. When that cools, put that in a spray bottle and add some dish soap to it. Then spray all the plants with it (stand downwind of it!). You'll have to do this probably every day for a while. It worked on my stuff. She also recommends diatomaceous earth, but if you've already used that and it didn't work, I don't guess you should spend the money on it again, lol. But diatomaceious earth only works on soft-bodied insects, which it doesn't sound like yours are.
You could also consult her blog: http://www.caleyskitchengarden.com/
Like I said, she's the "Garden Queen" and I get lots of advice from her. Let me know if any of this helped!