A " DUNk" for Japanese Beetles!!!
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Organic Tips for your Garden | Posted:
Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:13 am
There are many uses for vinegar these days, from gargling your throat ( UGH!!)
to drinking for stomach problems.
As I love roses, these beetles can be a real menace to them as well as corn and raspberries etc. For short-term control, hand picking is the safest and most effective measure. ( I hate doing that!)
To make this rotten job easier, place cans of vinegar solution ( equal parts apple cider vinegar and water ) next to vulnerable plants.
Early and late in the day, when beetles are not at their best, hold the can under them, and knock the beetles into the solution. Vinegar kills them quickly and is not harmful to pets or children.
You can leave the can in place until it's full, and then empty dead bugs into the compost pile, and refill the cans.
Over time this method does reduce their population, significantly.
Trouble with cut worms??
Clear plastic 12 ounce water or soda bottles make great cutworm barriers.
Slice the bottles into 3 inch high rings, then press them into the soil,( about 1 inch deep) and put them over newly planted seedlings.
Tool Caddy??
I strap on a carpenter's tool belt, with my garden trowel, pruners etc and I am all set for the day!!
"Mrs G"
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