I am trying to be completely organic with my garden. This means No pesticides to keep the pests
from enjoying the fruit of my labors.
My garden guru has told me that since he went entirely organic, he has
less of a pest problem than he had previously.
The only thing he uses is liquid seaweed sprayed on the plants.
As it so happens I noticed that my tomato plants were
missing most of the blooms they had sprouted.
Not sure you can see it, top left quadrant.
Cut right off, could have done better with scissors. I had spayed once when I noticed my
cilantro/parsley had some chewing done to them. Not good, not good at all.
Will try spraying more often, maybe everyday. Then maybe a visit with my guru to see what he has to say. Unfortunately my new air rifle I got for
pests won't help one bit for this.
As I have mentioned in previous posts, Spring time in the
Texas Hill Country is just spectacular.
What with the annual display of natures grandeur with the multitude of
wild flowers that populate the State.
The Texas Star part of the Bluebonnet
There is even a program to seed the more traveled roadways i.e.
interstates with native wild flower seeds that entice visitors from other
regions to travel here.
I have only one minor complaint about this time of
year. Our Oak Trees. I love them, but for about a month or more
they are a major PITA. Early Spring is
the time they lose their leaves, not Fall.
They are never completely denuded.
New growth starts immediately.
These leaves are everywhere.
They aren't as easy to pick up as other leaves as they lay very
flat. You can never get everyone of
them up. Then there is the pollen. Oh the pollen. My black truck takes on an iridescent yellow green glow for about
two weeks. Then the tassels start to
fall.
Depending on the type Oak you
have, you can have a couple inches of tassels on the ground. We don't have those kind but we have a quite
a bit. They stick to Buster, especially
the long hair on his paws. Did I tell
you he is an 'inside' dog most of the time.
Yeah, it's a mess, when he forgets to wipe his paws.
Happy Trails.
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We have two long-haired dogs who are like velcro when it comes to picking up oak pollen and bringing it in the house. I don't know how it works, but the stuff sticks to them when they're outside and drops off as soon as they come inside.
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