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- Q.Is Seasol Harmful To Blue-tongue Lizards? - I'd like to use it regularly on lawn and gardenia hedge but have a resident blue tongue lizard and wonder ...
- Q.Are Different Beneficial Nematodes Required For Killing Different Pests? - My biggest problem is earwigs, a huge infestation, way too much for putting out dishes of liquid to trap them. ...
- Q.What Are These Worms And Where Did They Come From - These little worms are everywhere in my garden 'area'. Not on my veggies, but maybe I spotted them before they ...
- Q.Floating Container Plant For Bees - Hello, I keep bees in rural San Diego and Im looking for a container plant that can handle our hot ...
- Q.How Many Praying Mantids Are Too Many?” - We have what seems to be an unusual number of praying mantids this year. Can you have too many of ...
- Q.What The Heck Is This? - found this attached to my garden stone, a long, soft, foamy looking thing but gooey inside. scrapped off easily with ...
- Q.Can I Move A Preying Mantis Egg Sac By Cutting The Stem Of The Astilbe It Is On To A Nearby Holly Shrub? - I’ll be cutting the astilbe down for the winter and thought I could position the stem holding the sac within ...
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Anonymous on
January 7, 2021Q.Is Seasol Harmful To Blue-tongue Lizards?
I'd like to use it regularly on lawn and gardenia hedge but have a resident blue tongue lizard and wonder if it would be safe? Barbara (Brisbane)
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 7, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Their safety sheet says it's not classified as hazardous, but it then says ingestion can cause nausea and vomiting. I would contact them directly to be certain of its wildlife effects.
https://www.seasol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SDS-Seasol-for-Lush-Green-Lawns-1.pdf
Here's an article you may enjoy: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/attracting-lizards-to-the-garden.htm
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
April 7, 2021Q.Are Different Beneficial Nematodes Required For Killing Different Pests?
My biggest problem is earwigs, a huge infestation, way too much for putting out dishes of liquid to trap them. But we also have at times problems with cutworms and aphids. Which nematodes are best for earwigs? Is it best to use more than one kind for earwigs major infestation? Are there some that are very effective for earwigs as well as for cutworms and aphids, or maybe we should first address the worst problem -- the earwigs -- and then do more localized, limited applications for the other two where they seem to cause problems.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 8, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Beneficial nematodes attack a wide range of host insects that are soil borne such as grubs, cutworms, beetles, and fungus gnats. They do not work on pests in the leaf canopy such as aphids. To work on earwigs, you have to catch them in the larval stage.
Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/nematodes-as-pest-control.htm
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Anonymous on
June 16, 2021Q.What Are These Worms And Where Did They Come From
These little worms are everywhere in my garden 'area'. Not on my veggies, but maybe I spotted them before they got there. They are on the ground, side of the garage and on all my flower pots. I have a compost in the area and two citrus trees.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 28, 2021
Certified ExpertA.This appears to be one of the many stages of yellow ladybug pupa. This creature is beneficial to your garden.
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July 6, 2021Q.Floating Container Plant For Bees
Hello, I keep bees in rural San Diego and Im looking for a container plant that can handle our hot summers and cold winters, it actually lightly snows some years. I keep bees and Id like something they could land on and safely drink without drowning. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 20, 2021
Certified ExpertA.You could try water lily! Here is an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/water-plants/water-lily/growing-water-lilies.htm
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August 8, 2021Q.How Many Praying Mantids Are Too Many?”
We have what seems to be an unusual number of praying mantids this year. Can you have too many of them in your garden/yard? My wife keeps praying mantids as a hobby but she does not breed them. She has so many this year that she would like to sell some of them. Does anyone buy praying mantids? Thank you.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 21, 2021
Certified ExpertA.They are beneficial and will eat a lot of insects and bugs in your yard. Mantids are commercially available but you might find a local market for them, such as a farmers market.
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August 16, 2021Q.What The Heck Is This?
found this attached to my garden stone, a long, soft, foamy looking thing but gooey inside. scrapped off easily with putty knife and washed away remainder with plain water. It appeared over knight.
- Answered by
luis_pr on
August 17, 2021A.Slime mold perhaps?
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/what-is-slime-mold-slime.htm
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September 30, 2021Q.Can I Move A Preying Mantis Egg Sac By Cutting The Stem Of The Astilbe It Is On To A Nearby Holly Shrub?
I’ll be cutting the astilbe down for the winter and thought I could position the stem holding the sac within the holly shrub branches.
- Answered by
ADraiss on
October 4, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Absolutely! I know several gardeners who move mantid egg sacs to other parts of the lawn for organic pest control. For more information on praying mantids, click here: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/praying-mantis-egg-sac-info.htm
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