I discovered by flashlight this evening that the nocturnal devourers of my basil are junebugs. 2 squished only 80 million to go.
In all seriousness, any ideas of how I can keep the junebugs from eating all of my basil? There are solar path lights, but not near the basil at all, so I can't see how they could be attracting the junebugs.
Heather: Can you cover them with netting at night? Not something I would want to do either! Try Garden Neem. I should tell you that I do sell this product but it is OMRI registered as safe on edible crops even on the day of harvest. It has a bitter taste which the bugs don't like. It is available at most Garden Centers and also at the Garden Guys link on my website. Good luck!
Posted by: layanee | July 15, 2007 at 06:36 AM
Layanee - Would it taste bitter on basil to a human's palate? I mentioned the idea of covering the basil every night to VPH and he actually laughed at me. So not going to happen.
Posted by: Heather's Garden | July 15, 2007 at 05:27 PM
Heather: Yeah, I am with him on that kind of management! I know the Neem oil won't hurt you and it can be washed off. I haven't actually tasted it! Guess I'll have to give it a try!
Posted by: layanee | July 15, 2007 at 09:19 PM