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Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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Posted by Annie_qld QLDAust (My Page) on Wed, Oct 19, 05 at 2:00
Since I started work back in February, my garden has not been getting the attention that it's used to (or that I'm used to either!! :)) )
One garden in particular has been badly neglected. So I decided to bite the bullet over the weekend and really get into it.
Honestly the daisies had just about taken over and weeds were even taller!
and that awful runner grass.....eek!
BUT the most amazing thing....there were ladybirds everywhere!!!!!!!
Mainly on the daisies I think and there were anything up to 20 of them on some of them but, at least, a couple on every one.
It was truly amazing. I've never seen that many anywhere before.
and you can be sure I carefully shook everything I pulled out before it got chucked into the bag. |
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RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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What a wonderful freebie! Maybe it pays to neglect the garden a little bit. Lol.
Cheers,
Dee. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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- Posted by ashmeri Cent. Qld.Aust. (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 19, 05 at 2:52
Oh, Annie, I can just see all those little Ladybirds sitting and watching you clean out their happy home. boo hoo.
They will be thanking you for not putting them in the bag though.
Marion, who has just found some of the little black and gold ones nibbling away at some Powdery mildew on the roses. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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| Send them down here , I have a lovely 3 course meal of aphids for them. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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| I have heaps on my plants too Annie, yesterday when I pulled a couple of silver beet leaves to feed to the chooks, I found the three plants covered with them so I put a lot on to a leaf and took then over to the roses, funny that would you believe there were no aphids there, someone is doing their job very well as a couple of weeks ago that used to be the first job of a morning after feeding the chooks I used to go around and squash them all, or rub them off the roses. Now isn't nature wonderful with its little workers...Cheers..MM. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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I wonder if it has anything to do with the drought?
I haven't watered that particular garden or anything in months. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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I dont know, as you say you haven't watered for months, where I water the silverbeet every second day.
Got to have something green for my girls to eat, not having any green grass anywhere.
Strange that Annie, but someone will have a answer..MM. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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| Lucky you Annie,bonzer lttle creatures,have them all over my roses,they don,t mind the sprays I use but give them room if I do spray,greencroc. |
RE: Ladybirds, ladybirds and more ladybirds!
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Oh I agree
Send some south please:))
cheers
Michelle |
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