tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204378405679327332.post8884066166972617678..comments2024-03-28T20:09:32.129-01:00Comments on Temperate Climate Permaculture: Hold the chemicals... see what happens!John K (Temperate Climate Permaculture)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01349177939122793240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204378405679327332.post-82487421556004932522018-01-11T16:15:35.844-01:002018-01-11T16:15:35.844-01:00Great post. If I were to hazard a guess I would sa...Great post. If I were to hazard a guess I would say that the two resistant plants had access to a little trove of minerals in the soil, which increased the Brix of the leaves, thereby protecting them from the caterpillars. Remember that insects cannot digest complex plant sap, so an increase in Brix, which is the measurement of dissolved minerals/sugar in the sap would effectively "protect" the kale from the insects. It's not likely that you have a caterpillar resistant plant variety but stumbled onto a method of protecting ALL of your plants in the future. The Dirt Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181437737179176596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204378405679327332.post-31688307273219547662017-05-25T00:28:04.315+00:002017-05-25T00:28:04.315+00:00Order a professional Sparkling White Smiles Custom...Order a professional <a href="http://teeth-whitening.syntaxlinks.com/r/SparklingWhiteSmiles" rel="nofollow"><b>Sparkling White Smiles</b></a> <b><i>Custom Teeth Whitening System</i></b> online and get <b>BIG DISCOUNTS</b>!<br />* Up to 10 shades whiter in days!<br />* Professional Results Are Guaranteed.<br />* As good as your dentist, for a fraction of the cost.<br />* Same strength as dentists use.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204378405679327332.post-61881493514195754732013-09-14T12:07:31.184+00:002013-09-14T12:07:31.184+00:00Awesome post! Thank you for sharing these useful f...Awesome post! Thank you for sharing these useful facts with your readers! garden ideashttp://www.home2garden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204378405679327332.post-88941691371767511632012-05-20T23:43:06.811+00:002012-05-20T23:43:06.811+00:00An interesting post from beginning to end.
Fun t...An interesting post from beginning to end. <br /><br />Fun to me that you bothered to heel in the plants--I hate to kill things, too, and some plants have a surprizing appreciation for new habitats. Many plants don't seem to resent transplating at all. They like a new neighborhood. <br />Silly, in my gardens of old, I would make a plant decision and after that the plant was sort of rooted in stone. Silly. I guess it was such hard work to dig out stuff and improve the soil over there, and that was why I planned so hard about light, etc when I put things in. <br /><br />Some plants and seedlings will not thrive if the roots are disturbed,so? Nu?Don't disturb the roots. Usually fresh friable soil is a boost, for pot bound stuff especially, it loves to reach out. <br /><br />And so much fun to see how the two plants didn't get the bugs. That is fascinating. You will sure have lots of moths or butterflies from all that larval food, and of course that is a self limiting feast...I'm wondering how much of a plant one needs to plant to feed the critters and still have enough for a harvest. How does that actually work ? Planting a bigger crop trying to allow for losses, does it mean just more pests at the same rate, or fewer pests doing less damage on each plant, or if you spaced the plants far apart, lots of plants untouched. I guess a lot depends on when the pests hit in the plant's cycle--how they harm production at what stage. <br /><br />I'm loving this Blog. <br /><br />AB<br /><br />Also I'm wondering what made those two plants resistant? <br />Some funny thing in the dirt in the planter--<br />wouldn't it be fun to be able to analyze that? Save some of the leaves. With patient trial and error you might be able to have an interesting hybrid.Maybe a big seeed company would go palsie's with you. <br />Have to isolate themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204378405679327332.post-43433629037023142842012-05-19T22:11:21.947+00:002012-05-19T22:11:21.947+00:00What a useful experiment. I would have assumed th...What a useful experiment. I would have assumed the plants were dying and replanted, losing the entire crop. My few plants are in containers so I've never had to consciously think about not planting all together, it just seem to happen. As food gardens become a necessity rather than a hobby, sharing this kind of hands-on experience can help a lot of people. I think I'll suggest my sister in law go ahead and plant those flowers she was looking at between her greens and see what happens.Rain23noreply@blogger.com