tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post5782882152145918862..comments2024-03-09T12:55:58.499+08:00Comments on My Nice Garden: My Zinnia - Here today, gone tomorrow, ZZZ.....Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-85021278251069389542012-04-23T17:09:19.852+08:002012-04-23T17:09:19.852+08:00That's very sad! To avoid slugs and snails, I ...That's very sad! To avoid slugs and snails, I put coffee/tea grounds on the soil (in the containers). Seen some positive effect; slugs missing from the strawberry containers.Asha Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497991305532837318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-37659172103959265522012-04-22T20:58:55.878+08:002012-04-22T20:58:55.878+08:00SimpleGardenThought,
Yeah, the best part about co...SimpleGardenThought,<br /><br />Yeah, the best part about comments is that we can learn a lot from one another.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-51751808508745640682012-04-22T20:49:35.363+08:002012-04-22T20:49:35.363+08:00Anonymous, thanks for the tip!Anonymous, thanks for the tip!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-35618160831094577732012-04-22T20:48:33.028+08:002012-04-22T20:48:33.028+08:00Mom on Blog, thanks for letting me know about your...Mom on Blog, thanks for letting me know about your real life experience. About the bullfrog, wow! I have never seen a live one in Malaysia, not even in pet shops. There are many stalls selling bullfrog porridge or cooked in claypot here.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-68118493704582393262012-04-22T15:31:29.594+08:002012-04-22T15:31:29.594+08:00How pretty flowers, so great captured...thank you ...How pretty flowers, so great captured...thank you for sharing...<br />Best regards, KarinKarin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13840381685278769749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-75272318537869228242012-04-21T23:52:54.781+08:002012-04-21T23:52:54.781+08:00I would not Autumn Belle. I have the decollate sna...I would not Autumn Belle. I have the decollate snails mentioned in that article in my garden. They were accidentally brought into the garden, in the soil of plants I bought. Maybe, they were eggs and then hatch. In any case, they do eat seedlings :(. They are hard to eradicate. Unfortunately, nothing beats hand picking off the garden snail or beer traps or upturn saucer. Let them congregate and then get rid of a bunch of them. Ha, ha... my favourite control had been my bull frog Lucky, who ate the garden snails. All I found iwere empty shellsMom on Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407405898569556771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-23460586395925825222012-04-21T13:20:58.320+08:002012-04-21T13:20:58.320+08:00Same problem here...but I don't have zinnias. ...Same problem here...but I don't have zinnias. The good thing is I'm learning a lot from helpful and interesting posts and comments. :-)SimpleGardenThoughtshttp://simplegardenthoughts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-43653604639253339232012-04-21T08:54:06.478+08:002012-04-21T08:54:06.478+08:00You could try this way to take the snail away:To p...You could try this way to take the snail away:To pound garlic to a pulp + some drop of dishwater, you dilute them with water and spray it into the pot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-78398247799995034912012-04-21T06:34:43.914+08:002012-04-21T06:34:43.914+08:00Ash, the zinnias are from Tropical Garden at Lot 2...Ash, the zinnias are from Tropical Garden at Lot 22 at RM 10 for 3. This is much cheaper than growing them from seeds. I'll buy them on impulse and they certainly give an instant lift to the garden. Organic zinnia at Delima Tani will cost about RM 10 per pot.<br /><br />I should have placed them away from the roses which have snails in the flower pots. The snails hatched from eggs in the organic fertiliser I am using on my roses. When the snails attacked my zinnias, I let it be because part of me wanted to test out how long the zinnias can take the abuse, or how fast the snails can devour the whole plant. They wallop the pink and gold zinnias but didn't touch the red one. The red one died from heat stroke I guess.<br /><br />Like Nell Jean said in my Facebook post, zinnias grown from seeds are more hardy.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-25407603868906441292012-04-21T06:17:35.828+08:002012-04-21T06:17:35.828+08:00Wow, Cathy, I really like your Australian bottle b...Wow, Cathy, I really like your Australian bottle brush tree!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-22551970147563632512012-04-20T22:15:52.862+08:002012-04-20T22:15:52.862+08:00Feel sorry for you Ms Belle. Did you buy the zinni...Feel sorry for you Ms Belle. Did you buy the zinnias from Delima Tani? Can't help thinking because of the organic soil used.ashhttp://www.hourisinthegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-24208422469557804362012-04-20T13:59:01.472+08:002012-04-20T13:59:01.472+08:00How sad, I love Zinnias.How sad, I love Zinnias.cathy@homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280998274935488909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-84769996115141118052012-04-20T05:41:27.320+08:002012-04-20T05:41:27.320+08:00Oh Carla, thanks for your great tip. Before this, ...Oh Carla, thanks for your great tip. Before this, I didn't know that there are predatory snails that feed on garden snails. So I google and found this link:<br />http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/decollate_snail.html<br /><br />I wonder where I can find such snails in Malaysia.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-3364109671287702612012-04-20T00:12:46.204+08:002012-04-20T00:12:46.204+08:00Oh my, they really had a feast didn't they. Lo...Oh my, they really had a feast didn't they. Looks like you need to add some predatory snails to the garden to take care of these guys.Carla https://www.blogger.com/profile/11916690492134807112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-458393453235893952012-04-19T19:35:29.897+08:002012-04-19T19:35:29.897+08:00James, yes, mean is the word to use. But to the sn...James, yes, mean is the word to use. But to the snails, it is their bread and butter, haha. I think they have superpowers at night, that's why they can crawl very high! <br /><br />I'm using egg shells on some containers. Thanks for the tips. Maybe I should get some used coffee beans from Starbucks. The sand idea is terrific, because I have a big bag of sand in my garden.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-47628236533495013532012-04-19T19:31:02.128+08:002012-04-19T19:31:02.128+08:00Indie, how nice if those snails I caught can be co...Indie, how nice if those snails I caught can be cooked and eaten like escargots!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-90060325300914188292012-04-19T11:50:52.268+08:002012-04-19T11:50:52.268+08:00Wooo..
Those are mean snails..
and those were big ...Wooo..<br />Those are mean snails..<br />and those were big ones...<br />I often crush and kill when I see snails in my garden.<br />And they can even crawl up into my hanging pots!<br />That reminds me of buying a snail-killing bacteria from the nursery.<br /><br />Currently I'm using egg shells and came to know that coffee based fertiliser kills snails.<br />A layer of fine sand on every flower pot also helps as those fine particles gets into the snail and irritates them.<br />I have been laying few of my pots with sand and found that the plant had not been attacked.<br /><br />Im guessing there are more snails to come due to the everyday rain season now we are facing.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-27751283967224997202012-04-19T10:01:20.481+08:002012-04-19T10:01:20.481+08:00Your poor zinnias! I love zinnias as well - they ...Your poor zinnias! I love zinnias as well - they are usually so carefree too, as long as you don't have a snail infestation.. Those are some good sized snails!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-59624088255284001332012-04-19T06:10:40.542+08:002012-04-19T06:10:40.542+08:00Alternative Eden, yeah, zinnias are gorgeous espec...Alternative Eden, yeah, zinnias are gorgeous especially when in full bloom.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-63184027483979655992012-04-19T06:09:39.458+08:002012-04-19T06:09:39.458+08:00Holley, actually I was shocked and my heart sank w...Holley, actually I was shocked and my heart sank when I first discovered this. As for caterpillars in my garden, I'll catch them and raise them in a butterfly house. This way, there is less damage to the host plant and the caterpillars are saved from predators.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-9363900785000489272012-04-19T06:04:45.456+08:002012-04-19T06:04:45.456+08:00Zinnias reminds me of mini sunflowers. I love the ...Zinnias reminds me of mini sunflowers. I love the tiny flowers within the flowers in zinnia.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-88780945572118688162012-04-19T06:03:01.351+08:002012-04-19T06:03:01.351+08:00Andrea, I miss you too. I must admit that sometime...Andrea, I miss you too. I must admit that sometimes I'm too lazy to start zinnia from seeds and the pests attacks are quite a nuisance since I don't use chemical pesticides. Yes, indeed the organic fertilizer was homemade by the rose seller and not sterilized. Missy's comment make me smile too :)Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-46070833175567940032012-04-19T05:58:05.450+08:002012-04-19T05:58:05.450+08:00Beth, yes indeed, I have enjoyed their beauty whil...Beth, yes indeed, I have enjoyed their beauty while the zinnias were in full bloom, eventhough it was only for a few days. Using beer? I have read about this method too but beer is expensive here. I wonder how it'll taste if the slugs are cooked in beer ;-)Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-35567465876056437412012-04-19T04:50:18.776+08:002012-04-19T04:50:18.776+08:00The orange zinnias are stunning, so bright and vib...The orange zinnias are stunning, so bright and vibrant, no wonder you like them so much!Alternative Edenhttp://www.alternativeeden.com/2012/04/april-showers.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-2808447697720399902012-04-18T21:30:43.757+08:002012-04-18T21:30:43.757+08:00What a shock to see your beautiful flowers fading ...What a shock to see your beautiful flowers fading away. Those are some big fat snails! What ugly creatures. I don't have snails, but the caterpillars are eating all the leaves off my plants, too. :( Well, at least I hope to see butterflies one day.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com