[Market-farming] Harlequin Bug Control?
Road's End Farm
organic87 at frontiernet.net
Tue May 12 09:33:21 EDT 2009
On May 11, 2009, at 11:51 PM, Marcy wrote:
> Alan, Are biodynamic peppers the same as what I've read in Maria
> Thun's book
> about the ash process? I was thinking of trying the egg carton
> process on
> the aphids attacking my hoophouse lettuce crop. Not to mention the
> coyote
> hide we got!
OK, now you have me curious.
1) What is the ash process?
2) What is the egg carton process?
3) And what does the coyote hide have to do with either aphids or
lettuce??
(I think I do understand what biodynamic peppers are; but have no idea
why they would work differently as a repellent than
organic-but-nonbiodynamic or even conventional peppers; though if the
repellent is being applied on a biodynamic farm it might well be
considered necessary, or preferable, to use biodynamic peppers. -- Or
maybe I really don't understand, and there is a specific biodynamic
preparation being referred to, which includes peppers as an
ingredient?)
I can say that on my place: hot peppers attract mice; at least, hot
peppers in storage do. The mice don't seem to much bother the peppers
in the field. And hot pepper/garlic spray does not significantly
discourage flea beetles. Your particular mice, and beetles, may vary in
their tastes.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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