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The sand type stuff in some swimming pool filters, Diatomaceous earth, is very sharp to snails and slugs and rips them apart.Don -
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I just went and looked, and didn't see any eggs, or beetles, on the cucs. I did see some small bugs that almost looked like little flies on the pepper plants. Didn't see any bugs on the basil, but that's what getting eaten the most. Sheesh, they're having a field day.Originally posted by tonyg
I've decided to take one leave from each plant down to my local nursery, and see if they have any ideas.
BTW, I do have marigolds planted, but they're only at the front of the garden. Obviously not enough to deter the bugs.Angela
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Oy yi yi.....Picking off caterpillars doesn't sound like fun.Originally posted by jericap View PostWhen I had a vegetable garden...I used to go out at night and pick the offenders off my plants. Some of them were pretty large catepillars.
Slugs are pretty easy to control by placing beer down or crushed eggshells around the base of the plants.
They give me creeps, and don't think that I could do it. Dealing with slugs doesn't sound much better 
Could this be why I've never had a vegetable garden.
Angela
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Off to the nursery to see if they can give me something that I can spray. Or, the stuff that Tony had mentioned.Originally posted by ArtsieAng View PostOy yi yi.....Picking off caterpillars doesn't sound like fun. They give me creeps, and don't think that I could do it. Dealing with slugs doesn't sound much better
Could this be why I've never had a vegetable garden.Angela
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Back from the nursery. Of course, they wanted to know what bug/bugs were eating the plants. Like I knew.
They couldn't tell from looking at the leaves, so they gave me a few different things......Insecticidal soap, Organocide, and sticky stakes. Told me not to spray the basil, cause it might change the flavor. I'm gonna try the sticky stakes first. I can spray everything else.
Hope it works!Angela
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Wish I knew what to tell you.
In NY you should be subject to the same bugs as I was here in MA. You may have a number of things. The cucumber problem could be squash vine borer, I've had that, and if so you can likely give up on that crop, things will get worse. Better to rip it up and replant with something in the space.
Basil was a cast iron plant for us, no pest damage whatsoever.
Peppers generally get some small leave damage but bear productively.
Organically you can use a water/detergent mix to spray on the leaves (undersides especially) and that may help some.
If you have a local Master Gardener or Horticultural telephone help line try them.Mark B.Comment
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The cucumber problem could be squash vine borer, I've had that, and if so you can likely give up on that crop, things will get worse. That's not sounding too good.
If you have a local Master Gardener or Horticultural telephone help line try them.
I went to my local nursery yesterday, and spoke with their expert. I didn't really know what bugs were eating my plants, so he gave me a box of "sticky stakes," to put around the garden. Hopefully, the culprits will be attracted to them. I will then bring the stickies back to him, and he can be more specific with a treatment.
For now, he gave me two different organic treatments. Haven't been out there this morning to see if any more damage has been done. Don't even want to look.
Angela
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The powder I mentioned was rotenone. It's about the only thing I use in my garden and I haven't used it in a few years. We usually put in some marigolds around the garden to keep the bugs away, but this year we haven't. After trying better gerdening through chemistry, I've found gardening to be much better without chemistry. My major problems lately have been with cucumber beetles and mexican bean beetles. The latter have been held at bay by catching and destroying them early- so they are less of a problem. Another sporadic problem is leaf hoppers- next time they are getting a soap spray.Comment
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I heard the same advice about planting marigolds, but my problem is, something is eating the marigold leaves!
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Aaah....bugs in the garden, just gotta love them. I have used an Ivory liquid water solution in the past to deter soft bodied creatures and that work just ok. Currently I have these flat bugs with a crunchy shell (yes, I know it is crunchy cuz that is what I hear when I squish'em with a rock). I have taken to just keeping an eye on the garden and once a day going through it by hand....takes about 10 minutes. Now....if someone could give me the answer to those big horny green tomotoe worms. Don't have it in me to squish them....what a mess. I end up tearing the entire stem off the plant and walking it in the woods!Comment
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cucumber beetles and Mexican bean beetles......flat bugs with a crunchy shell......big horny green tomato worms......squash vine borer......snails and slugs, aphids, caterpillars, black striped or spotted beetles, etc, etc.
I'm really not sure what ever made me think that growing a vegetable garden was a good idea.
Angela
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Oh...just wait until you harvest. There is nothing like a homegrown tomato on a BLT. That is sooooo good.Originally posted by ArtsieAng......I'm really not sure what ever made me think that growing a vegetable garden was a good idea.
Plus, you get salsa, brushetta, fresh cukes for salads, squash, etc. Just think of how many great meals will come partially from your garden, and you grew them.
August Harvest is one of the two great months of the year. The other being May when the plants go in the ground.
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try the beer trap, discussed above.Originally posted by Dori“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
“This is a blouse and skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“You shouldn't wear that body.”Comment
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The tomato/tobacco hornworm- now that's a challenge. My wife will locate them then call me to eliminate them. If you see one with a bunch of white appendages on it- leave it alone- the white things are eggs of a wasp that will slow down and kill the critter and eventually make them less of a problem. Last year they was none here after about 10 years of various amounts. Some of them can get up to about 3 inches long, but they are rarely a problem in a new garden- unless others garden nearby. These critters will strip the leaves from the plant and even eat some tomatoes. When I notice damage- I locate them by two methods- look for fresh droppings or sit quietly and zero in on the crunching sounds.Originally posted by mduretteComment
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