tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post8222190515700668986..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Garden VisitorsAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-20571051889241866912012-08-16T10:21:03.493-04:002012-08-16T10:21:03.493-04:00Carol, I've researched this hornworm problem a...Carol, I've researched this hornworm problem and haven't found any solution except to hand pick them. And yes, if you see leaves eaten with stems remaining, it's the hornworm and not deer. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-73668231734513035842012-08-15T21:38:01.384-04:002012-08-15T21:38:01.384-04:00I found a tobacco hornworm this afternoon when I w...I found a tobacco hornworm this afternoon when I went out to water. I wouldn't have even noticed him except he reacted to the deer repellent spray. I removed him and put him down about 100 yards from the garden. I'd rather not kill them, but I also don't want to share the tomatoes with them... and now I wonder if the eaten leaves and tomatoes are the work of the hornworm instead of deer. Do you know if deer repellent spray will keep them away? Or is there another solution?Carol Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947822130892866997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-50988930223673358162012-08-09T11:44:32.645-04:002012-08-09T11:44:32.645-04:00They are gorgeous, aren't they, Susan? but so ...They are gorgeous, aren't they, Susan? but so darned destructive and so upsetting to have to kill such large creatures. I even found two on my potato plants this morning; the droppings are the giveaway.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-15642463741381395112012-08-09T09:40:34.055-04:002012-08-09T09:40:34.055-04:00We got tobacco hornworms this year, finally! What ...We got tobacco hornworms this year, finally! What a cool, huge caterpillar that is. I found the half-eaten green tomatoes first. The celadon green is stunning.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-25159182823862244282012-08-09T08:28:09.069-04:002012-08-09T08:28:09.069-04:00Oh dear, I hope the snake doesn't take card of...Oh dear, I hope the snake doesn't take card of too many of those little toads; I really like them.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-54893150275163387522012-08-09T08:27:30.214-04:002012-08-09T08:27:30.214-04:00Deb, I didn't swim in my pond when the thousan...Deb, I didn't swim in my pond when the thousands of tadpoles were growing there. I'm sure you have some of your own interesting wildlife down there.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-13105023771827917602012-08-09T07:32:24.514-04:002012-08-09T07:32:24.514-04:00What fun finding all of these garden visitors. I b...What fun finding all of these garden visitors. I bet that snake will take care of many of those toads. :/Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-34927248667445018632012-08-08T18:56:08.047-04:002012-08-08T18:56:08.047-04:00Your pictures of the local wildlife always make me...Your pictures of the local wildlife always make me homesick for NY..I refused to cut the lawn at home when I knew the tiny toads were swarming.Deb Lacativahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.com