tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post4941907145485082015..comments2023-05-17T16:54:49.738+01:00Comments on Grow Our Own ~ an ecotherapy blog: The dreaded sawfly....Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-61325559784908647382010-06-13T07:33:49.362+01:002010-06-13T07:33:49.362+01:00Hi, great to discover your blog, but not so nice t...Hi, great to discover your blog, but not so nice to see the sawfly. I hope you manage to salvage your soft fruit crop. You've reminded me that I need to get along to the plot and check. Husband was there last weekend doing an epic strimming session, but he doesn't do too well with recognising bugs. Like you, other life has been busy (elderly father in hospital 170 miles away, teenage children taking up time -how dare they ;)- and work totally exhausting just now). But you've spurred me on to getting back to the plot today, even tho it is raining.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-38408012737855379432010-06-12T06:46:03.253+01:002010-06-12T06:46:03.253+01:00Grrr! pesky critters! I took more care last year a...Grrr! pesky critters! I took more care last year and managed to escape them. My apathy and laziness this year has cost me.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-25466868469037540292010-06-10T18:43:14.356+01:002010-06-10T18:43:14.356+01:00Ugh! Those look scary! I hate caterpillars (unless...Ugh! Those look scary! I hate caterpillars (unless they turn into a butterfly of course!) since mostly they just invade the garden then turn into ugly moths. We have lots of trouble with leaf loopers (which are the caterpillars of a white moth here in most of the US). I'm constantly picking them off of the leafs too... it certainly keeps me busy!Ellie Mae's Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889959606127833480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-25390425601344160382010-06-10T16:55:53.147+01:002010-06-10T16:55:53.147+01:00You can't empathise with anything that eats al...You can't empathise with anything that eats all the stuff you have been busily growing all season but I'm with you and are too squeamish to squish!<br /><br />All our brassicas are netted or the dreaded cabbage whites get in -that's if the wood pigeons don't get to the first. You just can't let your defences down can you?<br /><br />All caterpillars should eat nettles and other weeds like the nicely mannered ones do!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-18704741797746594942010-06-09T22:50:57.490+01:002010-06-09T22:50:57.490+01:00Yikes! That looks like a serious infestation, Car...Yikes! That looks like a serious infestation, Carrie. I'm glad y'all are nipping it in the bud quickly and relatively humanely and without putting pesticide on your food. I have to stop commenting now because my kitty has pushed his wajn onto the kyrboard!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-61690894921755523802010-06-09T22:25:40.861+01:002010-06-09T22:25:40.861+01:00I like your powers of observation about these horr...I like your powers of observation about these horrid things. Gardening is more observation and experience than taught I believe, whatever the so called experts pontificate about.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-25449752703215108502010-06-09T21:56:56.532+01:002010-06-09T21:56:56.532+01:00Lauran - The very hungry catepillar was my favouri...Lauran - The very hungry catepillar was my favourite book as a kid. I even got a copy about 4 years ago (with a cuddly catepillar) for my birthday! Imagine how torn I am over this!!!<br /><br />Damo - BE AFRAID, be very afriad and vigilant!! :DCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-65281387865280839532010-06-09T21:45:05.098+01:002010-06-09T21:45:05.098+01:00Crikey they look nasty!Crikey they look nasty!Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376693003192814341.post-43837311155716483402010-06-09T21:22:48.207+01:002010-06-09T21:22:48.207+01:00awww poor caterpillars! reminds me of Miriam'...awww poor caterpillars! reminds me of Miriam's favourite book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' - you need to read it to gain insight and empathy into caterpillar world :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com