Sunflower Help

17 years ago

Here is part of the front flower bed. The tallest sunflower is over 7 feet. Do you know those "inch worms" that use to crawl on your body when you were a kid? My mother always told me "They are measuring you for new clothes". Ok fine but I never did see any of those clothes and I let those things crawl all over me. ICKKKKKKK! Well those 'Son of a Snakes' eat Sunflowers!!!!!!!!!! What else do they eat????????? Now that I know they have nothing to do with clothes I dont think I want them in my garden!!!!!!!!

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goldenpond
17 years ago
susie you're concerned over what a little inch worm can do to your sunflowers?
This guy takes the whole sunflower head home!

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leveta
17 years ago
Golden how CUTE!!! I know, we been haulin them off...But they are cute in someone elses yard...lol
Susie ALL your post are cute and neat... I still see those inch worms...Get ya some sevin spray and they'll go away...lol...My DD and GKs are living here right now and my shop is full of her stuff till we get her trailer set up. Time is moving so fast and I can't get anything done...I need your vibrance....
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sunnyca_gw
17 years ago
I'd forgotten about those worms, move along & part of them sticks way up in the air & then they flatten out & do it again. I love that rust colored sunflower & they are so tall!! Go get the bug spray! sent them packing!! Jan
goldenpond
17 years ago
Acually BT kills caterpillers and Larva actually,its what mosquito dunks are made of/
BUT you don't want it near anything like milkweed,fennel dill, parsley that is a larval host plant for BFLY cats
susiewantsroses
Original Author
17 years ago
Golden- We do not have any squirrels yet. They live amoung the mature trees in other areas of our hood though. When I was in Houston the little fuzz-balls would live up in our pine trees, eat pine cones, and THROW the cores at me. Just me!!!! I would go outside and get dive-bombed! They are smart "little fellers" (quoting Grandpa) but saw me as an intruder.
susiewantsroses
Original Author
17 years ago
Here it is, the little #%%%@@@**#. I held the camera way up over my head to take this pic. And I was shaking with righteous fury. He is not measuring ANYTHING!!!! He and his little puffed out cheeks are 'AT THE BUFFET'!!!!!!
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jitterbug4756
17 years ago
Susie, I think it's time HE got measured.. for a cement overcoat..as they used to say in the old mafia movies..LOL...it's war Susie..and in any war there are causualitys...the worm or the sunflower.....hummmmmmmm
which will you pick ....pick, get it..pick the worm off and throw him in bleach water...then put the jar by the sunflower as a reminder to his buddies ..OK , maybe I went to far...but don't let em get your beautiful sunflowers.
goldenpond
17 years ago
Susie ,my ducks said they love em raw