Comments on: 014 GGW – “Buglady” Wisdom from Suzanne Wainwright-Evans

By: 027 GGW – Keeping Pests Out When Plants Come In for the Winter; Suzanne Wainwright-Evans Returns | Growing A Greener World

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:27:33 +0000

[...] be sure to check out Suzanne’s other two podcasts with me. Her first was so popular, we brought her back four episodes later for another great conversation [...]

By: When it Rains it Pours | Growing A Greener World

When it Rains it Pours | Growing A Greener World — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:47:37 +0000

[...] when talking about her favorite subject: bugs. (Be sure to listen to my conversations with Suzanne here and part 2 [...]

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Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:24:05 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:40:41 +0000

Thanks Suzanne for offering that extra information. This show is getting a lot of downloads and I’ve been hearing people really found what you had to say very interesting. Can’t wait to have you back very soon!
JL

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:49:02 +0000

Marjorie with the compostable bamboo and rice pots you cannot cut slits, they are too hard to do that. They look and feel like plastic.

With the biodegradable pots most should allow the roots should grow through. I guess you could cut slits but then you would still end up with an altered root structure. Also depending on what the pot is made of I don’t know how well then they would hold up with cuts. It’s best just to get pots that roots can grow through to naturally air prune.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:40:42 +0000

Purdue University is who has done work with neem as a feeding deterrent. Neem does not kill JB but just deters them from feeding. I am using Dyna-Gro Neem Oil. That’s not a plug that’s just what I have been using. Also I am targeting key plants that I want to protect, hey I have 7 acres cant spray all that.

Neem is not the solution to the JB problem, it is a tool that you can use as part of a manamgnet program. Neem has minimal impact on beneficials that feed on JB, so they can be preserved to help with the fight. I also select plants that are a bit more JB resistant, so I so not to invite more JB into my yard. Also I never use bag traps.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:59:15 +0000

Hi Marjorie. I’m sure you could do that. I know it would do no harm to the pot and give a little head start to the roots trying to find that tiny crack. In fact, it is a great idea. If Suzanne has anything else to offer, I’ll let you know, or she may chime in here herself.
Thanks for your question!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:56:03 +0000

Hey TC…I’m not sure if Suzanne gets a deal on her neem oil or not but if so, that might explain her ability to be more liberal in the application. I agree, I thought she provided some great insight and good reminders for us old hacks. She is definitely out there and in the know so I look forward to hearing what she has to say in the future. I plan on having her as a regular to update us all on what we need to know. She is a radar for new information 24/7 so I’ll ask her to pass on the most useful information to our GGW audience. Thanks as always for checking in!

By: TC

TC — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:24:06 +0000

Neem oil has not proved effective at all for even making a dent in the Japanese beetle onslaught here in my zone 5 garden. It’s not a cheap enough product to use as regular as Suzanne Wainwright-Evans suggested.

That said, there was plenty of other great information that even this humble Master Gardener needed updated on. Thanks for another great podcast Joe!

And I heard that you can make your own biodegradable pots by forming old newspaper around a drinking glass. I think there’s a video that shows you how out here somewhere.

By: Marjorie Pullman

Marjorie Pullman — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:48:08 +0000

I have question about the new bio pots if the roots are not growing threw the pots, can you make slits verticaly around the pot so the roots can grow threw?

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