tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post607714158576453044..comments2023-12-18T13:31:34.570-06:00Comments on Twice Bloomed Wisteria: Bees!Wisteriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01646131135706997373noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-43058933425965588492007-05-04T19:20:00.000-05:002007-05-04T19:20:00.000-05:00Great post!Great post!Garden State Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990374136605207993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-18261915881894221092007-05-04T17:25:00.000-05:002007-05-04T17:25:00.000-05:00Z, You need a chicken. Chickens love grubs. Of c...Z, You need a chicken. Chickens love grubs. Of course your annual border would suffer. There are trade-offs for everything, but I think it is possible to have a wonderfully beautiful lawn without pesticides and herbicides. I have been finding with experimentation that if you find the proper balance and allow nature to work with you that you can protect nature and have that beautiful lawn.Wisteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646131135706997373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-46173550720626547962007-05-04T09:42:00.000-05:002007-05-04T09:42:00.000-05:00These two recent posts have been so interesting to...These two recent posts have been so interesting to read!<BR/><BR/>If nothing else, you've strengthened my resolve to avoid pesticides like the plague this summer. I'm going to have to suck up some yellow jackets with the shop vac because of the kids' bee allergies, but I won't be going after <I>every</I> nest this time. I need certain wasps to curb the grub population, and I need to curb the Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802695378617927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-64274622833511791352007-05-04T08:37:00.000-05:002007-05-04T08:37:00.000-05:00Natalie, We have plenty of bees in our hives, but...Natalie, We have plenty of bees in our hives, but there are fewer bees because fewer people are keeping them, especially in the cities. I know you aren't actually in Jackson, but close enough. There is much to much mosquito control and fear of offending neighbors.<BR/><BR/>Angela, Those killing moments do stick. You have the perfect mentality for farm life.<BR/><BR/>Jove, Ten percent from Wisteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646131135706997373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-38391589115682727342007-05-03T16:01:00.000-05:002007-05-03T16:01:00.000-05:00I was wondering about your bees just the other day...I was wondering about your bees just the other day. I went outside, breathed in the fading ligustrum blossoms, and realized there were no bees--NO BEES--on the whole hedge (which is at least 40 feet long and 8 feet tall). <BR/><BR/>Last year, we lived in a small house with a single ligustrum shrub on either side of the porch. We had bees for days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-67281534413071941162007-05-03T13:26:00.000-05:002007-05-03T13:26:00.000-05:00We have been reading about the bee issues and been...We have been reading about the bee issues and been concerned. I have gardened natually, albeit on a small scale for years. When I was a young girl, I watched my granny spray her roses and a whole colony of bees and ladybugs died as well. It alwasy stuck. I am not limiting cell phone use, as I don't want to contribute to any more problems. <BR/><BR/>When we had problems with ants and such, weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-29585320138419590462007-05-03T11:30:00.000-05:002007-05-03T11:30:00.000-05:00I recognized the Lorax reference and agree.This is...I recognized the Lorax reference and agree.<BR/><BR/>This is a great post. And those issues of sustainability should be discussed more. Some folks are getting concerned about health and some about taste. Sustainability is less about the impact on individuals and thus harder for folks to grasp but it is important. The local food movement is a step in the right direction.<BR/><BR/>And even loweringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com