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    Carrot Rust Fly Larva

    Thanks for the info. I will check the library for Elliot Coleman's book. The sweetest carrots I ever grew were when I lived on the western edge of...
    Post by: Hiker, Feb 4, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    Carrot Rust Fly Larva

    Thanks for relating your experience with this. Did you find it difficult to cultivate and control weeds, when using this mechanical cover? I find...
    Post by: Hiker, Feb 3, 2008 in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    Carrot Rust Fly Larva

    I have grown carrots for many years. For the past three years, my carrots have had small holes in them. I took some sample carrots to a local...
    Thread by: Hiker, Feb 3, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: Garden Pest Management and Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    I checked the links and I totally agree....Yarrow it is.....again, many thanks for your assistance.
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 21, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    Thanks Robert, I will check out the links you have provided.
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 21, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    Thanks Robert. I have checked my book for the yarrow but the photo shown has smaller flowers and the portion immediately below the flower has...
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 20, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    Thanks....I'll try that.
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 19, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    I have double checked the family listings...no mustard family. In the index there is a reference to a "tower mustard" in the notes section of...
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 18, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    My book for Northern BC does not show the mustard family but another book I have, "Plants of the Rocky Mountains", by Kershaw, MacKinnon and Pojar...
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 18, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    Thanks for the link. The portion of the plant immediately below the flower appears to be different than that shown in the flowers of your link....
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 18, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    Thanks Rob. It is listed in my book but the book picture looks somewhat different. I will now have a name for it for the slide show I am putting...
    Post by: Hiker, Jan 17, 2008 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Unknown Flower Names

    I hike and photograph plants and flowers as one of my hobbies in retirement. I have been able to identify all but two to date, using the book,...
    Thread by: Hiker, Jan 17, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: Plants: Identification