WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 3, JANUARY 17, 2014

Free Republic | Jan 17, 2014 | greeneyes

[Marcella]

“What kind of “soul” music are we talking about?”

New Orleans Soul - Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, so many more singers, great soul love songs, so easy to dance with this music. My husband and I were dancers. Then, there was the time we were dancing to soul music and a man stopped by us on the dance floor and said, “Get a room.”

[rightly_dividing]

—get some BT and inject it in the stem near the ground. That’s how I grow squash—

Inject it? How is that done? It seems to be a powder.

[JRandomFreeper]

I've got a liquid form that I bought at Lowe's.

/johnny

[Marcella]

“get some BT and inject it in the stem near the ground. That’s how I grow squash— Inject it? How is that done? It seems to be a powder.”

I don’t know what it is to start with - what is it - where do you buy it - how do you inject it - give specifics - don’t leave me hanging on a limb with not enough info.

[JRandomFreeper]

Thuricide is the brand name.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

Lowe's. Thuricide. Large bore needle on a syringe. I inject some into the center of the stem about 1/2 inch above ground level.

/johnny

[trisham]

LOL! Not Motown? :)

[rightly_dividing]

Great answer! Thanks, maybe I will think about some pickling cukes and yellow squash this year.

[rightly_dividing]

Do I even want to ask where/how to get a large bore needle on a syringe?— Its hard enough just to get cold meds now.

[JRandomFreeper]

I went to the feed store. I didn't have any problems getting them there.

/johnny

[SisterK]

Feed store. Penicillin is very viscous. Needs a large needle. You should be able to get a syringe for a dollar.

[SisterK]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that knowledge. Is one shot good for the season? How many cc per plant?

[JRandomFreeper]

One shot seems to do it. I've even used it after they have started damaging the stem and it stopped the borer. (duh, should have done it earlier). I use about .5 to 1 cc per stem.

I don't carefully measure it. I load up the syringe and hit all the plants that are vulnerable, one after the other.

/johnny

[Marcella]

Plenty of Syringes/needles on Amazon - just look for a large bore one, I will do that. I have plenty of small ones used for diabetic shots that we had for husband.

[SisterK]

BT is a wonderful thing. Very safe for people.

[SisterK]

The way I understand BT, is that it is a synthesis of protein. Kills some worms by cementing their bowels. Others get such bad cramps that they go somewhere else to eat. Somewhere far far away. Like Texas.

[JRandomFreeper]

It's one of the few things I use, besides DE. I try to be careful not to use anything that will damage the micro-biota in my soil. I find that if I take care of the micro-fauna in the soil, the vegetables do just fine.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a sporulating, Gram-positive facultative-aerobic soil bacterium. Its principal characteristic is the synthesis, during sporulation, of a crystalline inclusion containing proteins known as delta-endotoxins or Cry proteins. These proteins have insecticidal properties.

That was my understanding, anyway. ;)

/johnny

[SisterK]

LOL
Now you are talking way above my thinking.

[SisterK]

Yes. Main goal is to keep your soil alive. :)

happy gardening!