I have also used diatomaceous earth with great sucess against slugs and other insects, it might work on the flea beetle.
How do you use diatomaceous earth to control infestations?
Honestly, I don’t see any pests, but I have these little holes in some of the leaves — about the frequency as tubebender claims is garden soil splashed on his lettuce. After all, who can prove anything with a picture?
There are some gnats flying around the area, but not particularly on the lettuce or broccoli. They just want to bother me. I have one of those fisherman hats with the veil that hangs down, but these little devils go right up underneath and bite me anyway, ‘cause I’m so sweet! ;~)
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It’s raining outside, which spoils my plans for today. I got left home from work this morning, but it’s too nasty to work outdoors. However, it eliminates the immediate question of why my automatic sprinkler is not sprinkling. I might actually have to do some indoor work today. Arggghhh!
I managed to find the rest of my red rubber mulch mats last night and have all but one little spot of my garden aisles covered. Then, my husband took off for work with the last roll in the trunk of his car, so I can’t finish that today.
The red, rubbber mulch was expensive, but it really looks good and it eliminates weeds and mud, etc. on your feet. It also feels really nice under foot. It probably cost me more than our family room carpeting, however. It was my extravagence. We can pretend that I was ‘going green’. Each mat is supposed to contain 3 tires (I don’t know how that is possible, but that is what the package says.) So, if they are telling the truth, I’ve kept about 75 tires out of the landfill. That would be noble, but that wasn’t my real intention. It just looked pretty — nice contrast with the green leaves and practical because it eliminates grass growing in the aisles.