[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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