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You mentioned that if you're noticing them after the bags have formed, that you're too late. But then you mention the insecticides. So will spraying in early spring when the worms are emerging from the bags help? Surely. (IE. I don't know if the insecticides you're mentioning are for prevention....or for effective early-spring prevention of the bags even forming.)
I appreciated the accurate pictures, and descriptions, as well as stating that they are shy and prefer dark quiet places. I have seen too many people claiming they are seeing Brown Recluse spiders when, in fact, they are only seeing common spiders.
Imagine eating copious amounts of LSD day in day out! People likely wouldn't believe you if you told them cows were on acid, but there you have it. I suspect it has an effect on the bovine brain as well, kind of like how deadheads are pretty much goners from ingesting a mere fraction of what cows ingest via fescue endophyte.
Putting a wire fence around your individual trees works for sure. Instead of the concrete wire you can use welded wire fencing, available at Tractor Supply and Home Depot and other places. Not as strong as the concrete wire but works fine. The wire fencing comes in 50 or 100 ft rolls. I use the wire with 2 inch by 4 inch spacing. I get the 5-ft tall rolls of wire. I use 4 ft rebar to hold it to the ground. I try to prune my trees so they eventually have no leaves on the lower 5 ft so the deer are not interested. The alternative is to fence in your entire yard with 5 ft or 6 ft tall welded or woven wire fencing on t-posts. Works fine and protects your other plants, too.
Very helpful! One thing that isn't mentioned with the three section system is any sort of lid to keep wild critters out. I'd imagine they would disrupt the process if they are stealing scraps from the "ready to be mixed in" pile. How do you address this??
I cut with my ride on mower out about 4 inches, seems best, then I cut the rest with my push mower which cuts at not much over 3 inches. Such a pain in the arse
Im doing the cold, not because im lazy but i have back problems 😅 and im new to gardening so i really don't need it right away. Ty for the confirmation.
Just in case there are any new canners watching there should be a minimum of 4 pints in a canner, I could be totally wrong on this but I have always understood that you do not can 2 pints
