Posted on 07/26/2013 12:53:13 PM PDT by greeneyes
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I don’t know if this is the right thread but thought I’d post this for those who don’t know.
When buying produce at the grocerty store, check the numbers by the bar code or on the little sticker. You’ll see a 4-5 digit code. If the digits begin with “8” it was grown from GMO/GE seeds. If it begins with “9” then it was grown organically. If it’s a four digit code then pesticides were used on it.
Countries also have codes:
00 – 09 USA & Canada
30 – 37 France
40 – 44 Germany
471 Taiwan
480 Philippines
489 Hong Kong
49 Japan
50 UK
690 - 692 China
740 - 745 Central America
880 South Korea
885 Thailand
888 Vietnam
890 India
899 Indonesia
930 - 939 Australia
955 Malaysia
http://augureye.blogspot.com/2012/11/know-your-gmo-bar-codes.html
The grain amaranth thief may have wings and feathers.
An eyedropper of vegetable oil of some sort when the corn starts silking (just squirt it down in there) will suffocate the ear worms most of the time.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=28509&highlight=bleach
Lots of interesting information on that thread. If you try it, be sure to stand UPwind of the spray.
Let me know what is going on with your peach trees. I found a problem with our three yr old peach tree and wonder if it’s something to worry over.
/johnny
Bioinsecticide Bullseye is supposed to work on corn borer.
Copper fungicide for powdery mildew.
GardensAlive.com/pestguide for additional ideas.
I think I’m always nice, and I’m still a newbie having just started this hobby in 2009 kinda, and seriously in 2010, but thanks for the warning.LOL
Check out Burpee if you want to see high prices. $6.50 for 15 seeds and $5.95 for 10 seeds. That’s ridiculous. Larger tomato transplants at the grocery store here were $10 back in the Spring.
Well, don’t be too envious, if Hubby doesn’t water that corn it won’t be worth spit.LOL
When I tour the garden tonight at midnight, I may just have to sneak a little rainwater or air conditioner water onto some of the better looking ones. Although it may be too late to save them. I’d rather have corn than squash and zukes, but it’s his garden. I am hoping my corn will take off, but it’s an ancient variety that I have never tried before. He was growing that great heritage type bantam.
I’ve been mute for almost 2 years now, but maybe I could talk someone else into selling them at the farmer’s market :)
Good Lord . . . .
Thank you for reminding me why I don’t buy Burpee’s anymore. Jeepers!!!
If other companies follow suit, plant breeding might become a survival skill.
Good to know.
Still waiting for ripe tomatoes, the better boys are doing particularly well this year, one plant has 12 nice sized tomatoes on it. Cayennes are prolific too, they always do well for me. I like to dry them, which mean just take some of that super long green twist tie stuff that comes in a roll from the dollar store. Take a long piece and fold it and start putting the peppers on and twist a few times after each one. After they have dried I like to take them and put them in a small bottle of canola oil. Will eventually turn the oil pretty red and it makes a nice hot oil for searing or other cooking. Keeps in the fridge forever. Banana peppers, my favorite, are just overflowing.
Still no tomatillos, I tried paintbrush pollinating and no luck. I should just yank that plant, it's huge.
Hubby doing a bit better, he starts outpatient PT next week. I already warned him they are really going to work him, the in home PT guy has been pretty lenient. The weather here has been perfect the last 3 days, mid 70's and we're getting a good rain right now. Talked with our foster daughter in Belarus today, the one who brought me the tomato seeds. They has do much rain over a long period there that everyone's tomatoes turned black and died. Bummer!
I give away a lot of tomato plants too Johnny and I like to use water bottles for planters, cut off the top half and ram a phillips head 3X through the bottom for drain holes. Makes a good sized low cost starter pot.
Same here. Hubby wants part of my garden every year for “his” corn. Thing is, I’m the only one who plants it and takes care of it. I’m hoping with it not making - AGAIN - he’ll forget about it next year. Of course, I should do the same with squash.
Morning and afternoon sun should be plenty I think. Check out your sunflowers at night.
Slugs and climbing cutworms come out at night and feast. I went out at midnight and found 3 slugs. I picked them up and put them in a box with a dose of salt.
Slugs love beer, so beer in tuna cans will be placed liberally around the sunflowers. I think diatemaceous earth will help kill them too.
I always start/plant extra so that I have replacements ready when something goes awry. I also plan on feeding a certain amount of critters.
Not to be redundate, but great healthy soil makes for great healthy plants that are more likely to survive all trials and tribulations. It has taken me several years to get the kind of soil I need, and it’s still a work in progress.
That’s good stuff to know. Thanks for posting it.
Could be I guess. However, there’s no grain yet, just leaves that look like insects have been feasting like it’s 1999.LOL
Garden Life is pretty good in Missouri this year. I grew up in Ozark. Love the whole area.
My initial theory is that the drought last year severely damaged the health of the trees. We did haul water in to water them, but it wasn’t near as much water as is advised for the trees. We hoped that if they survived the winter, the spring would revitalize them.
The spring was too wet and cool. I think it’s probably a fungus/scale issue. We also probably should have picked off most of the flowers to allow the tree to recover instead of letting all that fruit set.
My research so far indicates that prophelactic spraying of a fungicide late fall and February is advised for peach trees. I’ll be posting as I go about the issue for sure.
I’ve tried to convince Hubby to talk to the extension agent, but so far no luck there.
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