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Hey, do these bees leave stingers too or just ground nesting honeybees? Got nailed in my little toe today while gardening in my flipflops. The stinger that was left seemed big for a honey bee but I heard they are only type with a barb. Do others also inject venom?
Can one one of you spell correctly or make your sentences actually make sense. Most of these comments seem to bee that fraction of the world's population of straightforward ignorance. My old english teacher from high school days would had ya'll stay on the last day of school just to write five essays on why punctuation and everything, under the sun, is important that way you don't become stupid.
They showed up and have their little mounds with an entry hole all over the front flower area dirt and grass line. They seem to multiply rapidly with their ground nests in the crack in my driveway. I hope it only lasts 2 or 3 weeks because I can't plant anything or spread new mulch and am afraid to walk there!
Bees are as important in food production as the farmer, maybe more! Do not kill them. I have a three feet by two feet colony of them outside of my garage.
Thank you for your presentation! Appreciate the details like you would not believe, especially wearing glasses and a visual of the pruning tools. Thank You!!! John 3:16 for EVERYBODY willing to receive the living TRUTH that sets the Captives FREE INDEED AMEN 🙏
Treat your vines as trees, allow them to grow bigger and don't keep them small like in vineyards. New branches with leaves must provide food for roots and fruit, old branches are defoliated for 80% - 90 % so sun and airflow get to them. Allow cordons in tiers, one above the other and lead new cordons behind and under the fruitbearing branches. Plant fruit trees among the vines and lead new branches into the trees. Prune the new branches to one third in length only late in autumn but don't cut old branches away. Every year the amount of fruitbearing and leaf bearing branches must be expanded. Fruits in sun and airflow, leaves in the shade. High up is more airflow. Some out of reach fruits are for the birds, no netting needed. Have cats walk the garden, birds with sit higher up and eat the fruits there, and also insects. I allow birds to nest in my garden. I also take away old leaves, which are prone to mildew. Don't give too much firtalizer, as this encourages aphids and mildew. Smaller berries give better wine. Cover the ground with branches, except a small pathway. Grass and weeds will die and the leaves keep the ground moist. Check for aphids and mildew regularly, unless small birds do so, like in my garden. Take away old leaves from fruitbearing branches to allow for good pollination first and for ripening and drying later. Instead of summer pruning, put new branches in the shade of fruitbearing branches and on the ground. When having harvested, you can allow for two months of uninterupted growth, at most thinning all the branches for airflow. French vines are prone to mildew, plant resistant vines. Stonefruit trees are harvested before summer, so then it doesn't matter if you cover your fruit trees with new branches. Have pruning equipment on long poles. One persone cuts the ripe grapes, another person catches it in a little net on a pole. Leave some grapes for the birds up in the trees, then they won't eat the grapes lower on. Rainy year? Take away big leaves. Put out bird baths and nest boxes. Robins and tits don't eat grapes, but will eat aphids, seeds and little berries. Take away their thirst and hunger in winter and provide nesting opportunities in spring. They will do most of the work for you. Blackbirds eat snails and ripe berries and grapes. Leave grapes for them in higher places. I haven't tried it out, but you can try rabbits and guinee pigs. Frost is often only low to the ground, budding grapevines survive late frost if they are higher up. In winter you can rearange your vines so that next year's fruit hangs in the sun. Prune the soft green branches, Old spend thin branches cut back to two or three eyes, depending on thickness of the thinner branches. Thick branches on old branches are pruned like thick branches on new branches. Every year the vines will get bigger. In the end, one vine will get five times more fruit than in the previous system. Leaves, birds and cats are welcome in my garden. I don't spray, no netting and in my garden there always are just as many birds as in the rest of my street.
We transplanted more than 50 Hemlocks beginning in the early 1990s on our property. The Woolly Adelgid showed up about four years ago. I noticed the infestation on the very lower branches in the early spring of 2019 of a few trees. I sprayed them with a soapy mix (off the shelf) which seemed to help. But, I did research and learned about the chemical to treat them (derivative from nicotine, imidacloprid, as I understand). I wanted to experiment rather than dig trenches or attempt spraying. So, I sprinkled the approximate amount of chemical around the trees about two to three feet away from the trunk (no digging). Using water from a well on my property, I set-up a sprinkler to wet the ground around the trees (about 15 gallons per tree). There was zero run-off from the watering process. Anyway, today, (September, 2023) my trees are disease free. I plan to re-treat them in the spring of 2024.
How about constructing a house entirely of plywood ? I heard that plywoods already come treated with insecticides. Then paints mixed with insecticides could be used to paint the plywood house. Would this scheme suceed, in your opinion, dear Professor ? I understand that soil treatment (with insecticides) is also important.
I've had miner bees in my backyard for years now. Never been stung once. They're only around for a few weeks don't bother anything. I let them do their thing.
No swarmers in the house. I had a liquid barrier put in 2 years ago and definitely see their damage when I remove sheetrock. Mud tubes and hollowed out wood.
Great video explained and answered a question I've had but couldn't find an answer till now.The only thing I'm having a problem with is some of my vines ,that's been planted 4yrs,have still not made it to the top of the wire.
Hi Clifford. Your mom's house is gorgeous! And this is a great subject! We live in 7B Sugar Hill, GA. I love my perennials. My crocus and daffodils are done,, but we have beautiful spring tulips now. Stella Dora Daylilies line the front. And plenty of other late spring, summer, and fall lilies, among others, planted for year-round blooms! We have 2 bluebird nesting boxes and last year I found a praying mantis! No chemicals in our garden. Healthy soil keeps my heirloom plants healthy, and won't harm the pollinators and good bugs!
It seems like Fayette County is about the same latitude as Columbia County. Columbia County falls just inside the piedmont. This leads me to think that Columbia County would be very similar. The only thing I'm not sure about is the elevation of Fayette County. I'd love to hear someone's opinion @UGA Extension.
Although informative, would be really helpful to have some information on what to do when you get severe powdery mildew on grapes. Hope you decide to put a video together on that.
Just yesterday (Sep 20 2022) I was researching Herbs and Medical (Pharmacuticals?) interactions. I realize it isn't for Herb and Herb, but this PDF may be helpful : The name of the PDF is 'MediHerb Herb Drug Interactin Chart.pdf': drive.google.com/file/d/1vSv_pzq5effpVqxhbpVS3l3AhW5spoUa/view
I know this is an older post; however, can you please let me know how to prune to reduce the height of the bushes? Can I top them? They are getting quite tall.
Hi - these videos are posted by the Communications team here, so we aren't able to give you that type of advice. Please contact your local Extension office and they will be more than happy to help you with that.
