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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Aphids, tearing out plants and Replanting
  • Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 09:28:32 -0500 (CDT)

I agree. You should be able to find a few ladybug colonies next year before
they disperse. Move a few into the tunnel after planting.

Bill

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 23:26:29 -0500
>From: Shawnee Flowerfarmer <farmingflowers AT hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Aphids, tearing out plants and Replanting
>To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>
> Might as well plant as you have planned...the aphids
> will be there, but they are everywhere all the time
> anyway spending the winter under shelter, lurking in
> any cozy place. I have used all the usual controls
> and they all work, but I count on good soil and
> fertility to help the plants win the race until the
> day when I can open the houses-in zone 5-and welcome
> back all the the aphid predators. I do control ants
> a bit more aggressively when I find them in a
> tunnel/house because they will move the aphids
> around.
> Carefully time the introduction of lady bugs-mid
> February here
> Shawnee, zone 5
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 19:06:20 -0700
> From: jaysleichter AT yahoo.com
> To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [Market-farming] Aphids, tearing out plants
> and Replanting
>
> I have a question about Aphids. The remaining
> peppers froze last night in on of my tunnels. I
> didn't know they had Aphids on them until I was
> picking the few remaining peppers tonight. I was
> planning on tearing them out and replanting spinach
> for a early spring crop. However the aphids have me
> concerned that if i tear out the peppers, the aphids
> will just take to the new crop when it comes up.
> Any ideas about this? I also have spinach growing
> under row cover 3 feet away. I didn't find any
> aphids on the spinach.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay
>
> Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
> Clay Center, Kansas
> www.jaysjellies.com
> http://highfarming.blogspot.com/
>
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