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Pam said:
I looked up when our late freeze was last year and it was several days surrounding APRIL 16th! No way I'm waiting that long. I know now I can take care of what i planted with tarps, frost blankets and a pot or two of hot water.
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OK, the weirdest thing just happened. i was outside transferring today's newborns into their 9 oz cups when I felt something go down my shirt. Looked but didn't see anything. A while later I feel something crawling up and it was ... A LADYBUG. I shit you not. I got her to crawl onto a toothpick and put her in the garden. Went back a while later and snapped this picture:
...just before she flew away home.
I'm heartbroken.
And then there's this:
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Boy, that's a healthy anole! Great shot of him munching, too.
As to planting out, it isn't just a matter of protecting from those late cold snaps. I'm far enough north of you to be concerned about the effect on soil temperatures. I sure don't want to coddle those peppers inside for months, then stick their toesies in the ground before it warms up!
As to planting out, it isn't just a matter of protecting from those late cold snaps. I'm far enough north of you to be concerned about the effect on soil temperatures. I sure don't want to coddle those peppers inside for months, then stick their toesies in the ground before it warms up!
Do lizards eat other pepper enemies? BTW, I think he is cute.
Sooo I probably wouldn't want to buy and release several into my garden? Better to stick with the Ladybugs??
Pam said:
Yeah. Greenhouse makes the differnece. The ones that went in the ground had been super-hardened off. There's a big difference between 1 cold night and several in a row. After 2 or 3 days the soil doesn't warm up nearly as much and it becomes more difficult for the plants and keeping them happy. I try to cover them before the sun goes down to get a little extra warmth in there.
caroltlw said:
carol, your ladybugs or your plants?
Dale
I love lizards, trade ya some seeds for some lizards
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Dale
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AlabamaJack
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I like lizards...wish they would find my greenhouse and plants...they may once I quit futzin' with it...
thepodpiper said:
I was worried what would happen to the ladybugs or their eggs and larva if we got another cold snap. I can keep them above freezing but not by very much. I'll drop by a local nursery or two and see if they stock them. But for now the aphids have backed down from the dish soap.
Only problem is I think I sunscalded some leaves from having the solution on them. Or maybe they're just turning a bit purple on me. Time will tell.
AlabamaJack
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caroltlw said:
yes ma'am, for real...
if you haven't already here is a good site with thousands of pics of ladybut larvae...
http://images.google.com/images?hl=...&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title
AlabamaJack
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oops...yup....shiners got me...roflmao 
Got home from my little "vacation" last night and all was well with the garden. One week away from the babies and you really notice a difference! Did some minimal reorganization and some watering this morning - it hasn't rained but 1/4" since I put the second batch of plants in the ground. The ones I planted first are doing best... they greened up right away but it took them a while before they hit a growth spurt - cold weather and establishing roots, etc.
So here's a before and after. Elapsed time approx 5 weeks. Sorry for the slightly different angle but I don't feel like retaking the picture right now.
And here's 10 days growth on the baby wax peppers. This is probably 2 different plants but they all flowered and set fruit within about a day of each other. These things are TOO easy.
Next up: lemon drops and super chilis....!
So here's a before and after. Elapsed time approx 5 weeks. Sorry for the slightly different angle but I don't feel like retaking the picture right now.
And here's 10 days growth on the baby wax peppers. This is probably 2 different plants but they all flowered and set fruit within about a day of each other. These things are TOO easy.
Next up: lemon drops and super chilis....!
