Bois d'Arc 'apples'???

16 years ago

Some of you may recall that Katie and I had a difficult time with the cockroaches eating her (very first ever) strawberries last year. We used diatomaceous earth with limited success (it either blew away or was washed away).

Last week, when I'd gone to Horn Seed to look for tomato plants, I asked the older gentleman behind the seed counter what we could possibly do. He thought for a bit...suggested the d.e....said "no poison, for sure"...said the only thing he could think of was Osage oranges, Bois d'Arc apples, oranges...whatever. They apparently are a deterrent to cockroaches...who ever knew? At any rate, if any of you wonderful people out there have any on your land, your fence rows, etc., would you please bring them to the plant swap? The strawberries cover only about a 4 sq.ft. area, but we would really appreciate it, providing there are still some of those out there from last fall.

Anyone out there have firsthand experience with those working for you?

Thanks!

Sharon

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Macmex
16 years ago
Sharon,

We'll see, but I suspect that will be very difficult. By this time of year they are generally all rotted.

George
Tahlequah, OK
shankins123
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, George; I wondered.
By the way...I haven't mailed for your Tarahumara bean seeds...shame, shame upon me :*(
Will you be at the plant swap, by chance, or shall I go ahead and mail for them (for REAL!)??
Let me know, please...and how is your job by now?

Sharon
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Macmex
16 years ago
Sharon, I had forgotten! But that's alright. Still have seed here. You better e-mail "for real." I don't believe we'll be making it to the swap this year. Wish we could, but life is crazy right now.

The new job is going remarkably well. I enjoy it and have the greatest supervisors. Jerreth recently started working at Walmart. She is enjoying her job as well. Additionally, we're in the midst of getting our bees up to the point of making money with them. It's fun. I've kept bees since I was a kid. Jerreth and our daughter at home both want me to teach them. So, though crazy... life if good!

George
shankins123
Original Author
16 years ago
Bees...good thing to do! My older daughter had a boyfriend once that raised bees with his dad. They sold the honey and also made beeswax candles to sell. They, too, really enjoyed it...not sure how much they made off of it, but I know they felt it was worth it. They got permission from local farmers to put their hives in the middle of their fields (alfalfa, clover, etc.), so it was a win/win for everyone concerned. The only real problem they had was retrieving lost hives after major flooding sent them here, there, and everywhere (Kansas floods a few years back).

Thanks (again!) for the seeds...I'll get a letter out to you by this weekend.

I'm very glad the jobs are working out for you guys...God does provide; sometimes it seems to be in very surprising ways, though!

Sharon
annieokie
16 years ago
My Grandmother always had a couple of those cut in half in her pantry and cabinets. Called them 'horse apples'. Never saw a bug in her house, so I guess it works well. Had forgotten about that natural bug repellant. thanks for the reminder.
Ann