Caterpillars!!! Aaargh!!!!!
Oh, and does anyone know of an environmentally-friendly way of getting rid of caterpillars and snails? Especially those darn caterpillars-- they've eaten my marigolds almost down to the roots, and have chewed holes in my basil, my cornflowers, my ageratums, and my bleeding heart plant. But now they've really crossed the line-- they've started in on my lettuce and my green beans, and I'm not going to put up with it any longer! Grrr! I'd just been plucking them off the leaves by hand (which really grosses me out, but oh well), but there are so darned many of them, it feels like I'm fighting a losing battle.
My neighbor lady claims to have had great success battling the caterpillars with some nasty spray she picked up at the garden center (which left her dizzy and with a headache... lovely), but I'd like to avoid poisoning myself, particularly since I'm going to hopefully eat the aforementioned lettuce and green beans eventually.
Any suggestions, anyone?
My neighbor lady claims to have had great success battling the caterpillars with some nasty spray she picked up at the garden center (which left her dizzy and with a headache... lovely), but I'd like to avoid poisoning myself, particularly since I'm going to hopefully eat the aforementioned lettuce and green beans eventually.
Any suggestions, anyone?