tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post8939698378009863040..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): How to protect buds against a freeze?Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-53108856415390464852012-04-02T07:32:15.796-04:002012-04-02T07:32:15.796-04:00Don't underestimate the slugs' capacity to...Don't underestimate the slugs' capacity to procreate. I remember that incredibly rainy and wet spring we had a few years ago (was it 3?), my garden was getting chewed up and I went out nightly for over a week to hand-pick the suckers. Because I have a ghoulish sense of humor, I counted as I picked, and on several nights, I got up to over 100. FernAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-68482475373508175052012-03-27T01:37:13.280-04:002012-03-27T01:37:13.280-04:00Hi Marie, how do slugs get up to your roof terrace...Hi Marie, how do slugs get up to your roof terrace! In cold weather etc!!<br />I live in Honolulu - and battle them regularly - but that is in a balmy 75 degrees and warm tradewinds! The beer works well - or I feed them to the feral chicken who hang around.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408285862018126906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-7714693335324862592012-03-26T01:23:44.284-04:002012-03-26T01:23:44.284-04:00I swear slugs come with built-in parachutes, I mea...I swear slugs come with built-in parachutes, I mean, really, 46 slugs on the roof. Really? I once found a slug on a a 10 foot high clematis and realized they can get any where. Sigh.....Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433116418603812108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-50740446749242431842012-03-25T23:29:14.735-04:002012-03-25T23:29:14.735-04:00My cousin with the outdoor limes and lemons in Bri...My cousin with the outdoor limes and lemons in British Columbia hangs strings of old-fashioned Christmas lights through the branches. When temps are expected to go below freezing overnight, he turns on the lights and drapes Remay over his fruit. Festive and freeze-protected.beautifulbotanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136162287090730046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-63046819944299601792012-03-25T23:01:09.028-04:002012-03-25T23:01:09.028-04:00Oh, I hate slugs--46? I'm impressed!Oh, I hate slugs--46? I'm impressed!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847481653550841384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-9503439673186482402012-03-25T20:28:40.859-04:002012-03-25T20:28:40.859-04:00Fortunately no freezes down here in North Carolina...Fortunately no freezes down here in North Carolina tonight although the hail yesterday had me concerned about all the things budding in my garden.<br /><br />And like you my roses have buds on them. How do I go about pruning them like I usually do in the spring? Or should I just let them go this year since we've had no spring - it's leapt right into summer.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268304194276808749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-25020882097873532612012-03-25T20:15:58.666-04:002012-03-25T20:15:58.666-04:00Could you find some polymer "Cloud Cover"...Could you find some polymer "Cloud Cover" spray locally before your temperature drop tomorrow night?<br /><br />We use it here in San Francisco to protect our subtropicals on the rare occasions when temperatures drop below freezing.<br /> <br />Agree with you about the breba fig crop - it's really just a dress rehearsal for the autumn show.rosekrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674163144912914991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-56985942102355619162012-03-25T18:18:17.944-04:002012-03-25T18:18:17.944-04:00I feel Vince's pain. Send him out for some Bud...I feel Vince's pain. Send him out for some Bud for the slugs, they deserve no better.<br /><br />The only animals I dislike more than slugs are voles and mosquitos.<br /><br />Good luck with the cold weather.Johnnoreply@blogger.com