tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post114790792026508307..comments2023-09-06T03:55:07.903-07:00Comments on Real Food & Scandalous Gardening Secrets: Beneficial InsectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-79320308490851385652008-11-28T00:23:00.000-08:002008-11-28T00:23:00.000-08:00Amazing post! That's what I call a really benefici...Amazing post! That's what I call a really <I>beneficial</I> piece of online content.<BR/><BR/>I used to try and remove aphids and 'harmful' worms off from top of the leaves of my plants. I guess now I aught to try a different strategy and try using <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_planting" REL="nofollow">companion planting</A> to encourage beneficial plants.<BR/><BR/>I remember several months ago, I decided to leave the basil plants alone as I observed them getting attacked by some pest. I just wanted to observe how they would struggle out of this. I wanted to keep things natural. Indeed, the basil managed to recover on its own and has now fully recovered and flourished becoming my most praised basil plant by now!Ashraf Al Shafakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813620764143070326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-1148411062728489092006-05-23T12:04:00.000-07:002006-05-23T12:04:00.000-07:00Hi Willy & Rahma!Thanks for visiting my blog and l...Hi Willy & Rahma!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. You are certainly welcome to post a link. If you use the google blogger it is easy to post links, look up near the top of your post box and you will see an icon that looks like a link from a chain. You can copy and paste a link with that tool. If you need more tips let me know.<BR/><BR/>It only took me one season to really up the number of beneficials in my yard. I just had to get my flower progression fine tuned, and I had to learn to ignore the aphids. Now I can't be out in the yard without seeing lots of beneficials. I have a number of different kinds of preditory beetles, lady bugs, swarms of the little flying things, and lots of solidier beetles. It is great fun!!!<BR/><BR/>HarvestHarvesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317944232551873144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-1148398453490426692006-05-23T08:34:00.000-07:002006-05-23T08:34:00.000-07:00Dear Harvest: I was so excited to see your posting...Dear Harvest: I was so excited to see your posting on Beneficial Insects. I began researching this when I first started gardening on our property about 10 years ago and my plants were being devoured by 'Bad Bugs'. Being committed to an organic way of life, I started researching and gradually adding these plants you mention in my garden areas. <BR/>It is not a Quick Fix, changing the out-of-balance that created the problem in the first place. And we seem to be addicted to the Quick Fix. I know I still have to fight that sense of panic when I see lovely flowers/leaves all chewed up. But over the years I have seen the balance right itself so many times, that I know it works!<BR/>I am planning on a Blog on this myself and would like to link your site to mine, or put it in a Favorites list, but I haven't figure out how to do that yet.<BR/><BR/>New to blogging and loving it.<BR/>Visit me at: <BR/>http://fatfreeorganicgardening.blogspot.com/Lacey Spadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505953733525367083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20713191.post-1148004988345250442006-05-18T19:16:00.000-07:002006-05-18T19:16:00.000-07:00Dearest Harvest: Chi Miigwetch (Big Thank you) f...Dearest Harvest:<BR/> Chi Miigwetch (Big Thank you) for an entertaining and informative article on Insects. I didn't know how to invite them to my table. I am looking forward to trying some of your insight to keep them in a well balanced diet. Now I hope that my fruit trees will not get munched by aphids. WillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com