Comments on: Gardening and Saving Money http://www.bearmountainbooks.com/home/gardening-and-saving-money/ An Ever Growing Bookshelf Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria http://www.bearmountainbooks.com/home/gardening-and-saving-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Maria Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:41:55 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbooks.com/?p=262#comment-1473 I actually hate pesticides, but I've found that if I spray early (and pay attention to when the seasons are for certain bugs--which took me two or three years to figure out) I only have to spray a little. We used to have an orchard back when I was growing up. We HAD to spray for those maggot/worm/things or every apple had worms. Dad pretty much sprayed once. I think now and then he had to spray a second time for something else. Generally, the earlier you spray the better off you will be. Try to find something specific to the pest--it will work better and often helps with other things. I don't know what is current for apple trees, but any kind of pest will cause the tree to stress and curl the leaves. To be safe, check a few of the leaves to see if there are spider mites or some other beetle bug on them. Some things can make it with little care--blueberries are like that. I've never had to spray them with anything. I may, if the bushes get prolific enough, have to protect them from the birds. Onions are like that too. Most of the time there aren't any problems if you're using fresh, good soil. I probably should have included more of that info in the article... I actually hate pesticides, but I’ve found that if I spray early (and pay attention to when the seasons are for certain bugs–which took me two or three years to figure out) I only have to spray a little. We used to have an orchard back when I was growing up. We HAD to spray for those maggot/worm/things or every apple had worms. Dad pretty much sprayed once. I think now and then he had to spray a second time for something else. Generally, the earlier you spray the better off you will be. Try to find something specific to the pest–it will work better and often helps with other things. I don’t know what is current for apple trees, but any kind of pest will cause the tree to stress and curl the leaves. To be safe, check a few of the leaves to see if there are spider mites or some other beetle bug on them.

Some things can make it with little care–blueberries are like that. I’ve never had to spray them with anything. I may, if the bushes get prolific enough, have to protect them from the birds.

Onions are like that too. Most of the time there aren’t any problems if you’re using fresh, good soil. I probably should have included more of that info in the article…

]]> By: Trina http://www.bearmountainbooks.com/home/gardening-and-saving-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Trina Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:29:02 +0000 http://www.bearmountainbooks.com/?p=262#comment-1471 I'm a total cheapskate when it comes to gardening. I plant things according to their likes and then forget about it. It either grows or dies. Same thing with my fruit trees, except now that carefree attitude may cost me. I think my apple trees are infested with "apple maggots" and something is causing the leaves to curl and the berries to turn all funky on my Hawthorne trees (the berries are for the birds-seriously, I didn't buy the Hawthornes to eat their fruit.) I'll see what I can do to get rid of the apple maggots because my apple trees are finally producing some nice fruit (and lots of 'em) I’m a total cheapskate when it comes to gardening. I plant things according to their likes and then forget about it. It either grows or dies.

Same thing with my fruit trees, except now that carefree attitude may cost me. I think my apple trees are infested with “apple maggots” and something is causing the leaves to curl and the berries to turn all funky on my Hawthorne trees (the berries are for the birds-seriously, I didn’t buy the Hawthornes to eat their fruit.)

I’ll see what I can do to get rid of the apple maggots because my apple trees are finally producing some nice fruit (and lots of ‘em)

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