Comments on: The Case of the Home Stager’s Missing Tomatoes…Thieves Exposed! http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved Real Estate in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills, Royal Oak, Troy and Oakland County Michigan Tue, 15 May 2012 18:53:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maureen Francis http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved/comment-page-1/#comment-69019 Maureen Francis Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:37:54 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/?p=864#comment-69019 I am not sure if we got gypsy moths. I thought what I got was whitefly. Still not sure what it was, but it was bad. I kept spraying the plants with soapy water. I burned some of the leaves as a result of over zealous soaping! Our Japanese beetles were here this year, but way down. I did not have my zinnias in early enough and that is what they have loved in my yard in the past. I do see them on the roses, but not too bad. I am not sure if we got gypsy moths. I thought what I got was whitefly. Still not sure what it was, but it was bad. I kept spraying the plants with soapy water. I burned some of the leaves as a result of over zealous soaping!

Our Japanese beetles were here this year, but way down. I did not have my zinnias in early enough and that is what they have loved in my yard in the past. I do see them on the roses, but not too bad.

]]> By: Marianne Sweet http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved/comment-page-1/#comment-69017 Marianne Sweet Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:56:58 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/?p=864#comment-69017 Hopefully those 'maters will be ripe and red by the time you get back! We also had an infestation of gypsy moths this year. Did you get those? Or is that a Rochester Hills thing too? And the usual Japanese Beetles, who did a number on my impatien and rose leaves. It was a bad year to be a gardener. Hopefully those ‘maters will be ripe and red by the time you get back!

We also had an infestation of gypsy moths this year. Did you get those? Or is that a Rochester Hills thing too? And the usual Japanese Beetles, who did a number on my impatien and rose leaves. It was a bad year to be a gardener.

]]> By: Maureen Francis http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved/comment-page-1/#comment-69001 Maureen Francis Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:12:13 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/?p=864#comment-69001 Marianne, My tomatoes are driving me crazy this year. I built lovely raised beds to baby them. Had beautiful soil/compost delivered. Laid down a drip watering system. Mulched. Fertilized. Staked and tied. Nipped the suckers. But the darn things just won't turn red. I have a ton of them out there and I have not eaten one big red tomato yet. Next week we are heading out of town for a while and I know I am going to miss the first 'maters of the season. My neighbors are happy though... We don't have deer here, but we have other pesky critters that get at my harvest before I do. I feel your pain. Marianne,

My tomatoes are driving me crazy this year. I built lovely raised beds to baby them. Had beautiful soil/compost delivered. Laid down a drip watering system. Mulched. Fertilized. Staked and tied. Nipped the suckers. But the darn things just won’t turn red. I have a ton of them out there and I have not eaten one big red tomato yet. Next week we are heading out of town for a while and I know I am going to miss the first ‘maters of the season. My neighbors are happy though…

We don’t have deer here, but we have other pesky critters that get at my harvest before I do. I feel your pain.

]]> By: Marianne Sweet http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved/comment-page-1/#comment-68997 Marianne Sweet Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:44:23 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/?p=864#comment-68997 That makes sense Jill, since the deer avoid the jalapenos. I'll try it next year. I think this year's harvest is a lost cause. That makes sense Jill, since the deer avoid the jalapenos. I’ll try it next year. I think this year’s harvest is a lost cause.

]]> By: Jill Wente http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-case-of-the-home-stagers-missing-tomatoessolved/comment-page-1/#comment-68994 Jill Wente Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:29:15 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/?p=864#comment-68994 Marianne: My father who is a master gardener has been having a terrible time with deers this summer. Since my father is retired, he spends a lot of time doing what he loves and that is gardening. You can imagine how upset he was when he discovered that deer have eaten the buds off is 20 rose bushes. He tried several things but nothing was working until... He sprinkled chili powder all over the rose bushes. Now the deers won't touch them. Apparently deers do not like their food hot and spicy. Give it a try. Hopefully it will work for you. Marianne: My father who is a master gardener has been having a terrible time with deers this summer. Since my father is retired, he spends a lot of time doing what he loves and that is gardening. You can imagine how upset he was when he discovered that deer have eaten the buds off is 20 rose bushes. He tried several things but nothing was working until… He sprinkled chili powder all over the rose bushes. Now the deers won’t touch them. Apparently deers do not like their food hot and spicy. Give it a try. Hopefully it will work for you.

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