tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post7301942786445099264..comments2023-11-05T06:09:17.322-05:00Comments on Milkweed Diaries: Win, Lose, or Get CreativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-40520450336431345392009-09-26T20:56:23.131-04:002009-09-26T20:56:23.131-04:00Errr.....nevermind. Seems I was a bit early on the...Errr.....nevermind. Seems I was a bit early on the 'cabbage looper-free' comment. I went out this morning and they were having a big time, at least on a few plants. I do think that the collars and bait helped, particularly the collars. It's just that the leaves hung down over the collars and provided a stairway for the little buggers.jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-5854817705743099712009-09-24T19:14:28.400-04:002009-09-24T19:14:28.400-04:00Hi Jack, El, & Aimee,
Thanks for reading, and...Hi Jack, El, & Aimee, <br />Thanks for reading, and for your detailed comments! <br /><br />Jack, I LOVE the laced grapenut idea! I'm going to try it. <br /><br />And I'm going to try Golden Acre and some savoys in the Spring, El. I love it when you leave a comment and give me JUST the information I need. <br /><br />Aimee, your affirmation warms my heart! It makes it feel worth sitting down to write a post when someone out there in the great big internet finds me somehow and finds this stuff helpful! Of course you can print out my stuff for your library!Milkweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358496166576984299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-1313136818426519172009-09-24T18:09:29.685-04:002009-09-24T18:09:29.685-04:00We're very familiar with the cabbage loopers, ...We're very familiar with the cabbage loopers, etc. However, this fall we're amazingly pest-free (so far). All that I did was encircle the seedling with a ring of plastic cut from a 1-2 liter bottle, buried an inch or so deep. Plus at planting time I put out some 'bait' outside the collar, made by soaking GrapeNuts in a suspension of BT. (I'm blanking on the name of the product.....)jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-17270593072042096352009-09-24T16:59:45.437-04:002009-09-24T16:59:45.437-04:00Sorry I know this is my second comment today but I...Sorry I know this is my second comment today but I just have to tell you.... I am so impressed and excited by this site! I am compiling articles to start a homesteading library, and I want to ask your permission to use some of your blog posts relating to food preservation and gardening. This is for our personal use, not for publication. Thank you for putting out so much good information!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-34230879215615140292009-09-24T16:33:04.907-04:002009-09-24T16:33:04.907-04:00Actually, I was admiring your cabbage yesterday th...Actually, I was admiring your cabbage yesterday thinking it was quite gorgeous!<br /><br />Frankly we have slug/sowbug problems in our cabbages too. It's quite at the point that the only person I will share cabbage with is my mother, only because she doesn't spook easily! However, I do think the problem is a year-to-year issue (in other words, some years suck some are fine) and I also think it's a variety problem. I have had TONS of issues with bugs on late flat dutch/early flat dutch, but none on savoy, and very few on my reds or my latest favorite cabbage Golden Acre. So, I grow more of the latter and none of the Dutch variety now. Live and learn!<br /><br />Soaking the cabbages in salt water, after hosing off the offensive creatures, seems to help with the issue of the bugs that are hiding. These heads, then, I can give to my mom!<br /><br />thanks for the slaw recipe too...elhttp://fastgrowtheweeds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-16396380128270650182009-09-24T16:20:50.244-04:002009-09-24T16:20:50.244-04:00good recipe. Pretty much like mine but I use lemon...good recipe. Pretty much like mine but I use lemon juice instead of vinegar and add 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.com