--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2400002 Date: 02/03/97 From: JIM VENEDAM Time: 07:54am \/To: MICHELE MAURO (Read 3 times) Subj: Tent catapillers On (29 Jan 97) Michele Mauro wrote to All... MM> Are tent catapillers just a nuisance, or can they damage a tree? If they damage a tree, does anyone know of a good (preferably safe) method of getting rid of them? They're cocooning a couple of trees in our backyard. So far as I know, they only eat the leaves. We had an infestation up north some time ago, where they ate everything in sight. They'd strip a whole tree almost overnight. The leaves did come back. There is a natural enemy that you can spray. I think it's called Bacillus Thurengesis. Dunno if it's sold around here. I saw a couple bottles at Big Lots last year. Must have gotten them from a business that went belly up. Good luck Jimvee ... A Chrysanthemum by any other name would be easier to spell. ___Messenger V1.2 [Reg] --- PPoint 2.02 * Origin: Jimvee's Point. Palm Bay, Florida (1:374/46.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2500000 Date: 02/03/97 From: HELEN PEAGRAM Time: 11:05am \/To: SANDRA PEAKE (Read 3 times) Subj: Hello I know there has been a feed problem, but did you get my last post? - HMP INET: af961@freenet.hamilton.on.ca FIDONET: 1:244/121.0 --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: The Blue Beam,Stoney Creek,Ontario,Canada 905-662-5784 (1:244/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2500001 Date: 02/03/97 From: MICHELE MAURO Time: 07:43am \/To: ROB GREEN (Read 3 times) Subj: Tent catapillers RG> MM> Are tent catapillers just a nuisance, or can they damage a tree? RG> MM> If they damage a tree, does anyone know of a good RG> MM> (preferably safe) method of getting rid of them? They're RG> MM> cocooning a couple of trees in our backyard. RG> RG> They;ll strip the tree of leaves. However, at least up here, it happens early RG> in the season and the tree simple regrows. Well, it's "early in the season" here too. I haven't seen any yet, but hubby says they're up in a few trees. Maybe if it's not too bad, I'll just leave them alone. RG> The tents are waterproof, so you have to poke the sprayer right inside to reach RG> them. Sounds like fun. The trees are on a slope and hard to reach... RG> I think bT works as would most pesticides. Or, pull the nest down with a stick RG> and burn it in a metal trashcan. Considering where they are (the trees) and the forest-like growth that surrounds them, I'm beginning to think they'll have to fend for themselves. As long as the catipillars don't infest any trees in the front/side yard, they're probably going to stay. If it gets extremely bad, I may just call in a landscape/tree person to treat them. Thanks for the info, Michele Internet: chaos@ao.net FIDO: 1:363/340 * Can I shout "Religion!" in a crowded science conference? RoseReader 2.52T P001948 Entered at [COMPLICATIONS] --- * Origin: Complications, Altamonte Spgs, FL 407-297-8298 (1:363/340) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2500002 Date: 02/03/97 From: BIRDMAN Time: 08:27pm \/To: RALPH STOKES (Read 3 times) Subj: Australorps. (...) >> Found it though..it's Murray McMurray's catalogue, but went ahead and >> bouught some black australocks (sp) for $3 each. > So why would you buy these for anyway? Are > these chicks - like chicken chicks or birds or what? > Just curious! RS> They are a special breed of chickens that originated in Australia. RS> Supposed to be super layers..I'll be finding out pretty soon, they RS> should be laying by spring. (...) I've got 15 chickens. Started out with 18, but lost 3 to cats. We live on 18 acres in the country, complete with barn and pasture and hay field and I didn't wait long after we moved here to get chickens. (We also got guinnea hens, but that's another story.) I got three varieties, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps and Rhode Island reds. They're all what are considered heavy breeds for meat production, but are also reasonably good layers. In fact, of the brown egg layers, Rhode Islands are considered the champs. Black Australorps are indeed a variety developed in Australia and are a strikingly handsome bird. I got them because I'd never had an all black chicken before and thought they were attractive. I also like the heavier bodied birds and think they fair a little better in our colder climate (MN). We ordered all pullets and we either have one rooster or lucked out and got all hens. They began laying *much sooner than expected and are wonderful producers. I only have 4 Black Australorps left and had heard rumors that they were poor winter producers, but they seem to be laying right along with the rest of them. Murray McMurray has a wonderful reputation and is one of the biggest chicken marketers in the world. I have one of their catalogs and use it as a resource. We got our present batch of birds from a local hatchery, but I'll adding some more this spring and I'm planning on ordering from McMurray because they have a greater variety to choose from. I again plan on ordering mostly heavy breeds, but we plan on keeping them primarily for egg production. I'm planning on getting more Black Australorps, but I'm also thinking of Buff Orpingtons, More Reds, Partridge Rocks and Buff Rocks. While egg production is important, I'm more hobbiest than farmer and so I'm looking for birds that will create a good *looking flock as well as one that produces well. I don't plan on keeping any white birds at all, and no white egg layers as well. Byrd Mann ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0GY * Origin: The Playhouse TC's Gaming BBS - Powered by WC5 (1:282/4059) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2B00000 Date: 02/04/97 From: ERNST BERG Time: 11:05pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Ground Hog : Is he right? So the Ground Hog didn't see his shadow do you think it's true? What with the wackey weather we have had here in Modesto California I'm just asking for no more rain. Lets hope the ground hog is right!! Ernst --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: The Castle BBS - Modesto, Ca. (1:208/802) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2B00001 Date: 02/03/97 From: SANDRA PEAKE Time: 11:58am \/To: BILL PIEHLER (Read 3 times) Subj: tea tree BP>SP> regress a little, but I guess that's to be expected. (No! I expect BP>SP> perfection! :-)) BP>That's the spirit mate, never give up, there are others that are much BP>worse off. When spring arrives, the world looks different altogether..:) According to our weather guru, Wiarton Willy (as well as Puxatawny Phil and Buckeye ? in the States), there was no sun on Groundhog Day; they never saw their shadows so winter's end is in sight. And they got a couple good nips on their thickly-gloved handlers, too! :-) BP>Yup, that's the plantation. It's well worth the cost, so my wife reckons, BP>she wouldn't be without it. But one has to be careful using it, it is BP>very powerful stuff. How does your wife use it? I used it on a burn and it didn't come up with usual blisters. I also rub it on aching joints from time to time, but Swedish Bitters does a better job at reducing swelling - that's what I normally use. BP>SP> about passed out! And when the tree is quite floriferous, I have to BP>SP> give it a wide berth for a few days, too. BP>Well, you would have a job on your hands, trying to avoid the many BP>very strong smells some of the trees and flowers give off here. Day as BP>well as nights. I think eucalyptus might finish me off. :-( BP>and strong. Apparently the honey from Horse Chestnut is also very strong We have horse chestnut trees locally, but I don't think they appeal to bees when the clovers are flowering. I have never heard of h.c. honey; so it must be well-diluted with clover. Oh well, honey is one of those tricky items that builds you up as it tears you down. :-) BP>Take it easy and look after yourself That's easy advice to follow. :-) See you later, Bill. ...Sandra... --- QMPro 1.52 You toucha my tagline, I crasha you harddisk! --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Excalibar Police BBS, Brantford, Ont.(519)758-1173 (1:221/1500.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2B00002 Date: 02/03/97 From: SANDRA PEAKE Time: 11:40am \/To: RALPH STOKES (Read 3 times) Subj: Mail Order Chicks RS>Yes, but I found my catalogue..Murray McMurray's. Didn't order though. RS>Found a local supplier who has hens nearly a year old that I bought for $3 RS>each. Fancy hens? Because any regular hens are worn-out layers (for egg factory purposes) and usually go to soup factories. I have had some in the past - you have to force moult them and give them a very good diet to start getting decent numbers of decent eggs. And keep a rooster if you can - fertile eggs have decreased (supposedly) cholesterol levels over unfertilized eggs and are better for you. That reminds me - I have to get a Muscovy drake soon, or the girls may as well lay and try to hatch doorknobs. :-) RS>Thanks, Cathy. Message is saved to file, because after it warms up here, I RS>may order some specialty chicks just for fun. Don't mix the new chicks with the old layers, or you'll run into disease problems. ...Sandra... --- QMPro 1.52 Medicine - the art of amusing the ill while nature heals --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Excalibar Police BBS, Brantford, Ont.(519)758-1173 (1:221/1500.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2B00003 Date: 02/06/97 From: JOE ZIMMERMAN Time: 07:27am \/To: KENT ANDERSON (Read 3 times) Subj: What next! KA> My gosh! What next? After some really cold spells in December KA> to mid-January, here in Austin, Tx, we have had about 17 or 18 days KA> of 50 deg to as high as 84 deg. KA> KA> So what happens? The trees think it's spring and are leafing out KA> already. This happened last year, and in late February we had a hard KA> freeze with heavy frost. Instead of the normal mid-march leaf out and KA> flowering, nothing looked normal until about Mid-April. KA> KA> Maybe the conspiracy freaks are right. Something/somebody IS tampering KA> with the weather. Hi Kent, I have the same feeling from here in Lakeway, Tx. I bought a new bare root peach tree. (Redskin Peach) which produces in July to go with the June Gold which produces in late may. Both now have the small fuzzy buds beginning to activate. I also tend some peach trees for a neighbor, and as you stated, last year was a disaster on the trees! Neither of us had any peaches.. We certainly do need for the weather to stay in the 50's and 60's and not the high 70's through february. We could use a little rain as well..... I received two dump truck loads of the Lakeway mulch from the city. It is already spread around the trees and across the hillside. It is chopped up cedar and oak branches (with a few christmas trees) which is part of the spring cleanup of our city. This mulch coverage should help my trees/shrubs get through the summer better, as well as reduces my mowing and water bill. I prefer this natural mulch coverage to the typical landscape of black plastic covered with white rocks. This system will begin to collect dust and dirt on top of the plastic and weeds grow in that new fine soil on top of the plastic. I find no such problem with the thick mulch covering. Besides it recycles...... Ps. its free...too. Regards Joe ... Bad day: When the bird singing outside your window is a buzzard. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 * Origin: The HUB * Austin TX * Centex PCUG * 512-346-1852 (1:382/1201) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2B00004 Date: 02/03/97 From: LISA PENNER Time: 07:57pm \/To: BRIAN MARTIN (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Fido Mail Woes LP> stop working altogether. Better make that a soothing incense! :) BM> Incense? what in heck! is it some kinda metaforic BM> act? My monitor would BM> laugh at such a thing them promptly die for it..... The soothing incense is for YOU! In case the monitor flakes out completely when you whack it! Lisa --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: Five Guys BBS (1:221/1050) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: E2B00005 Date: 02/03/97 From: LISA PENNER Time: 08:02pm \/To: LINDA TAYLOR (Read 3 times) Subj: Fido Mail Woes LT> buy a new computer system. Whichever comes first. LT> I burn incense in front of the darned thing alot. LT> Doesn't seem to do any good. (Grin.) No, no, no! The incense is for YOU if the monitor blanks out! :) It doesn't help the monitor at all. At least, it doesn't help my monitor at all. :) Lisa --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: Five Guys BBS (1:221/1050)