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  • From: Cyndi Norman <cyndi AT tikvah.com>
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  • Subject: [Market-farming] Earwigs
  • Date: 28 Apr 2003 22:31:58 -0000

Any artichoke growers here? A friend of mine is having severe problems
with earwigs. Earwigs are throughout my soil too so I assume I'll starting
having problems as my garden grows. I am in Petaluma, Calif, she is in
Concord, Calif.

She has tried all the usual solutions over and over and they just don't
work. Rolled up newspaper, other sorts of homemade traps, etc. I
suggested she call up some commercial artichoke growers and ask them what
they use but so far they've told her they don't have earwigs.

She is an organic gardener who is not currently selling and is not
certified. I will likely need this information for myself at some point
and I will be selling produce and I will be certified organic. Her biggest
problems are with artichokes but earwigs affect other plants as well. In
her case at least, they are so prevelent that she can't grow artichokes at
all.

Any suggestions should be either allowed under USDA organic rules or
equally low in toxicity (my friend can use things not in the rules, I
can't). Absolutely no pesticides.

Thanks.

Cyndi

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Hi, Folks!

Pepper killed her first rabbit yesterday -- I don't know who's more
thrilled -- her or me! ;-)

Thanks for all the suggestions! Y'all can keep your fire ants, though! ;-D


Right now, after we give her a bath, we've been giving her a 50/50
vinegar/water rinse which is supposed to balance the pH on her skin and
repel parasites. Since we've got mint and thyme in abundance (I don't
think using catnip on a dog will make my cats happy! ;-)), I'm thinking of
just making a herbal vinegar for Pepper's rinse and seeing if that helps.

I want guineas *so bad* and with all the folks worried about ticks around
their kids, maybe I can finally convince the church council it's time to
install poultry! (plants they are okay with, but livestock makes them very,
very nervous)

Thanks again for the help! :-)

Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden

A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460




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