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    British Columbia: Worms In My Raspberries

    I'm in Victoria. It's been a weird year. All the leaves on the deciduous trees were decimated by the winter-moth larva. There was barely a leaf...
    Post by: akimbo, Jul 19, 2019 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    British Columbia: Worms In My Raspberries

    I hear you Cameron. Got some fruit without larva in the early raspberry season, but now my raspberry patch is infested with the Asian fruit fly....
    Post by: akimbo, Jul 19, 2019 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Small white fly-moth in my composter

    Thanks for the tip Margot. They are actually very easy to catch by hand, so I kill about 20 of them at a time, but it doesn't stop new flies from...
    Post by: akimbo, Jan 8, 2019 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Small white fly-moth in my composter

    Thank you Margot! Linda informs me that they are sewer gnats (also called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, moth flies). She suggested...
    Post by: akimbo, Jan 7, 2019 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Small white fly-moth in my composter

    This annoying white fly/moth seems to have infested my three indoor worm bins and a large outdoor bin. They appeared after bringing a load of my...
    Thread by: akimbo, Jan 6, 2019, 4 replies, in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Kvetching about cats in our garlic patch

    Thanks Georgia Straight! That sounds like a very positive direction for cat owners, and the 'catio tour' is a great way to publicize it. There...
    Post by: akimbo, Dec 12, 2018 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Kvetching about cats in our garlic patch

    Thanks for your thoughts JT. I couldn't agree more. If everyone contacted their municipality and complained we could perhaps join the other...
    Post by: akimbo, Nov 27, 2018 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Kvetching about cats in our garlic patch

    Thanks for your thoughts Eric. I was just out in my garden and found more cat poo where I was going to plant. :( Remember the days when dogs...
    Post by: akimbo, Nov 9, 2018 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Kvetching about cats in our garlic patch

    We just went to plant our garlic, but as we had harvested there a month or so ago, the soil was nicely broken up and, guess, what?......the whole...
    Thread by: akimbo, Nov 9, 2018, 9 replies, in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    No fruit this year on greengage plum trees

    Thanks for your thoughts Eric. We had lots of blooms too. I suspect lack of pollinators.
    Post by: akimbo, Jun 18, 2018 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    No fruit this year on greengage plum trees

    Since moving to this Victoria property 8 years ago I have had good crops every year on my greengage plums. We make jam and chutney every year. I...
    Thread by: akimbo, Jun 16, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Getting rid of invasive bulbs

    Good to know, but I would still be afraid of squirrels burying them. :) Besides, in Victoria, the squirrels aren't going hungry. There are...
    Post by: akimbo, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Getting rid of invasive bulbs

    Thanks Margot, No doubt the seed bank in that soil will provide me with 'job security' for years to come. I'm pretty good at using a steak...
    Post by: akimbo, Mar 6, 2018 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Getting rid of invasive bulbs

    I'm restoring a Garry oak meadow in Victoria. Have removed thousands of invasive spanish bluebell, crocus, and snowdrops. Have combed carefully...
    Thread by: akimbo, Mar 5, 2018, 5 replies, in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Storing vs Planting Camas bulbs

    I was fortunate to be able to salvage several hundred Camas bulbs from a development site in Saanich in July. I planted and potted many but have...
    Thread by: akimbo, Nov 7, 2017, 1 replies, in forum: Pacific Northwest Native Plants
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    Asian Fruit Fly, SWD

    I've tried getting information from farmers selling raspberries at farmer's markets, but they don't seem to want to talk about it. I think they...
    Post by: akimbo, Jul 12, 2016 in forum: HortForum
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    Asian Fruit Fly, SWD

    I was lucky to enjoy a few weeks of delicious raspberries. It was only about a week ago when the SWDs turned up--or that I noticed them. No...
    Post by: akimbo, Jun 27, 2016 in forum: HortForum
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    Asian Fruit Fly, SWD

    Last year I was helped here to identify the Asian Fruit Fly (Spotted Winged Drosophila) Spotted Winged Drosophila) as the culprit in my...
    Thread by: akimbo, Jun 27, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: HortForum
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    How much growth to expect from a Garry oak

    Thanks vitog, Very helpful indeed.
    Post by: akimbo, Mar 30, 2016 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    How much growth to expect from a Garry oak

    Thanks Daniel, Am sorting out the lingo and the numbers you provided. So if there are 6-8 rings per centimeter, that's roughly 3 mm diameter...
    Post by: akimbo, Mar 29, 2016 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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