Thursday, August 6, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6460 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Death to cats!!!!! Not the feline type, I like four legged cats. I'm talking about the linear cats, as in caterpillars!This summer I have been fighting what appears to be a losing battle with these pests. I've already had three major infestations and with all the moths and butterflies I've seen flying around the past couple of days, I'm sure the 4th is only a week or two away.Last week I resorted to chemical warfare in hopes of knocking them down fast. Spraying is a pain in the butt! It takes close to 50 ... Categories:Uncategorized Tags:angel trumpetsBrugmansiacaterpillarscats Read more
Sunday, January 27, 2008 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8122 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating The silence is killing me... I know I have been fairly quiet on my garden blog the past couple of weeks. The primary reason is that my work and travel has been keeping me real busy. It did not help that our recent freeze brought my hybridizing program to a standstill leaving me very little positive things to report on. While the work and travel part is not going to change much in the immediate future, I plan to be getting back on track with my hybridizing projects by the end ... Categories:BrugmansiaGarden PestsRamblings Tags:Brugmansiabrugscaterpillarshybridizing Read more