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Mark Conrad replied to Mark Conrad's discussion 'Yellow Jackets Eating Tomatoes!!!!!' in the group Vegetable Gardeners
When I find nests, I kill them, but I live outside of town where they have lots of places to hide. Maybe I'll try to hunt them out tonight. Wish me luck :) Thanks for your reply!
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Mark Conrad replied to Mark Conrad's discussion 'Yellow Jackets Eating Tomatoes!!!!!' in the group Vegetable Gardeners
Yes, they do look like yellow and black wasps. I have no idea where they are nesting and probably could never find and kill all of them. I tried to pick the tomatoes a little before they are ripe and the wasps then attack tomatoes before ripe. I...
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d. mark fette replied to Mark Conrad's discussion 'Yellow Jackets Eating Tomatoes!!!!!' in the group Vegetable Gardeners
...peace be with you mark...really... ...i have found that attacking wasp command-central (the nests) is the best strategy...in early morning's light, find/destroy all nests that you can...watch the critters as soon as they appear: from whence t...
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Mountain replied to Mark Conrad's discussion 'Yellow Jackets Eating Tomatoes!!!!!' in the group Vegetable Gardeners
Are these the wasp-like things with bumblebee coloration? If so, and they nest in a hive you might have to seek that out and destroy it with readily available sprayable chemistry. Failing that you might have to pick the tomatoes just before they ...
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Mark Conrad added a discussion to the group Vegetable Gardeners
Yellow Jackets Eating Tomatoes!!!!!
Does anyone else have problems with yellow jackets eating thier tomatoes? I have 5 plants, all different varieties and as soon as a tomato gets ripe, the yellow jackets bite into it. I've sprayed insecticide without success. Any help will be appre...
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Peggy Wennerlind left a comment for Don McNatt
Gosh Don, it sounds like you're doing everything right! Yellow-green leaves make me think they need iron but with the Miracle Grow I think you've covered that base. Why don't you ask Debbie Benge Frost, the local expert at: Email: dbenge@ag.tamu.e...
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Don McNatt commented on Don McNatt's blog post 'Yellow leaves on tomato's'
They start out yellow-green instead of deep green, they dry and yellow, then brown and plant dies. I water daily and miracle grow weekly, and are mulched. Sunlight all day. Thanks for caring.
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Peggy Wennerlind commented on Don McNatt's blog post 'Yellow leaves on tomato's'
Are the leaves yellow-green instead of deep green or are they dry and yellow?
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Debbie Frost

Garden of colorful flowers can attract butterflies

Some garden visitors, like butterflies, are more colorful and entertaining than others. Here are some suggestions on how to invite butterflies to your garden.

Burr Williams

Triassic and Cretaceous fossils needed at the Sibley Nature Center

Midland has hundreds of geologists. The Sibley Nature Center soon will be beginning construction on elements of our million-dollar improvements, including two rock walls embedded with fossils from the Triassic and Cretaceous periods. These two geologic eras have many outcroppings at the surface in the breaks and canyons habitat bordering the Llano Estacado. We hope a number of Midland's geologists would like to donate specimens of Triassic and Cretaceous fossils they have collected over the years to incorporate in these walls.
 

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karen

Help my tree is sick 2 Replies

Two days ago my tree was fine like the other one in my yard, Now it is dying. It is a Bartlett pear tree. Could someone tell me what has happened. I checked for bugs. The leaves are turning black a...

Started by karen in Pests, Diseases and other plant issues. Last reply by Peggy Wennerlind Jun 26.

Kelsey Dean

Odessa/Midland Plant Nurseries Suggestions? 6 Replies

Hi, what are the best plant nurseries in Odessa / Midland for plants that have good quality and reasonable prices? I am from out of town and I am hoping for some suggestions. Thank you!

Started by Kelsey Dean in Uncategorized. Last reply by Kelsey Dean Jun 16.

Dru Keith

Bee Balm 2 Replies

I just read an article about red bee balm and an excited to buy some. None of the nurseries in Midland have any now. Does anyone have any in their year that they need to thin? I am really looking f...

Started by Dru Keith in Uncategorized. Last reply by Dru Keith Jun 14.

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Don McNatt

Yellow leaves on tomato's

Internet lists 40,000 possible causes, but what might be common local cause ???

Posted by Don McNatt on July 4, 2009 at 10:17am — 2 Comments

Sam

berries and grapes as small windbreak

Have any of you found a good grape, blackberry or raspberry that does well in the lubbock area?

Posted by Sam on June 21, 2009 at 4:18pm

Kay Towery

Pole Green Beans

I have pretty pole bean plants about 5 ft high but no beans yet. Is this normal? This is my first attempt at growing these beans. Some of the leaves have turned dark brown almost black on the ends, is this heat, too much water, not enough water. Can someone help? Thank you!

Posted by Kay Towery on June 18, 2009 at 8:27am

Peggy Wennerlind

Celebrity Celebration

The Celebrity tomatoes are ripe! Well at least the first one was ripe this week and there are more delicious tomatoes to come. There is a victorious feeling since these plants have survived (at least for the time being) hail, drought, blazing heat and disease!!! 8-))

Posted by Peggy Wennerlind on June 15, 2009 at 7:23pm

John Boyd

Mmmmm...

Just made a margherita pizza with homemade sauce and way, way, WAY too much basil from my patio garden. It was deliciously awesome (yet somehow, also awesomely delicious).

Posted by John Boyd on June 6, 2009 at 11:56pm

 
 

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