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thesystemisdown@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoOne for the mouse, One for the crow, One to rot, And one to grow. I like the old rhyme, but do they actually let you have one? I like your sacrificial dill. We did that one year, but with fennel instead (just because we have more luck with that). Ultimately, it was Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) which worked the best.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Haha yeah that tends to be the real problem with the dill strategy. Typically if we actually want a dill for ourselves we’ll plant one in a hanging planter away from the rest of the garden, otherwise the greedy little guys will eat it as well.
We’ve also used fennel in the past as well, dill and fennel seem to be their favorite for some reason.
We’ve tried to step away from any kind of active pesticide, just because we get so many monarch butterflies where we’re at. Usually if they get on a plant we want to try and save we’ve had luck using kaolin clay. Which has a dual purpose as a sun protection during real hot summers.
thesystemisdown@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Neat, thanks! I just learned about kaolin clay.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Np, there’s companies who sell it as a wettable powder that you just mix in water and apply it with a sprayer. Works like a charm and doesn’t take much, think I bought a 25b bag like 4-5 seasons ago and it’s still at least half full.