The EllGab Garden

[FISH]

things like this

Thanks @KSM
I like your view.

[PolkaDot]

@FISH here's my sweet little pear- this is just one side of the tree -because FRUIT!!!. It's a 4 in 1 espalier. This is the 2nd year I've been training them, last year I picked off all the swollen buds because I didn't want it to set fruit. I have three of these total- on each side of my pear is an apple espalier. Which is also fruiting this year, but I'm not nearly as excited about them.  It's all a bit of an experiment, as gardening often is, but I'm having fun with them.  , Eventually, I'm hoping to take down the supports and have a living "fence" on that side of the property.

Also, it's currently POURING rain. 

[PolkaDot]

Thanks @KSM
I like your view.

It's better when he walks in front of you and you don't have to talk to him.

[FISH]

@FISH here's my sweet little pear- this is just one side of the tree -because FRUIT!!!. It's a 4 in 1 espalier. This is the 2nd year I've been training them, last year I picked off all the swollen buds because I didn't want it to set fruit. I have three of these total- on each side of my pear is an apple espalier. Which is also fruiting this year, but I'm not nearly as excited about them.  It's all a bit of an experiment, as gardening often is, but I'm having fun with them.  , Eventually, I'm hoping to take down the supports and have a living "fence" on that side of the property.

Also, it's currently POURING rain. 

WOW WOW WOW!
Your sweet little pear is the 'the bee's knees.' Thanks your for sharing a photo of your garden @PolkaDot .
You have a green thumb. 

[FISH]

@PolkaDot @juan & @Rikki Gins
Last night, I noticed these 'holes' on the the leaves of my rose bush. So I made up a solution of hand soap and water. I washed my plant down with the soapy water.

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[FISH]

@PolkaDot
This afternoon I found this thing laying on the rose bush leaf. What is it?
Sad to sad, I am finding these "holes' on the leaf of my other plants.
What should I do?

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[JUAN]

@FISH I know nothing about roses.  BT spray for caterpillars would be my guess.  It’s an organic bacteria that must be eaten to kill.  They are eating your leaves.  Not dangerous to people, pets, etc.  I think you would have to go to a garden center - not Lowe’s or Home Depot.

[Walks_At_Night]

@PolkaDot
This afternoon I found this thing laying on the rose bush leaf. What is it?
Sad to sad, I am finding these "holes' on the leaf of my other plants.
What should I do?

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Kill it with fire.  WD-40 and match.

[FISH]

@FISH I know nothing about roses.  BT spray for caterpillars would be my guess.  It’s an organic bacteria that must be eaten to kill.  They are eating your leaves.  Not dangerous to people, pets, etc.  I think you would have to go to a garden center - not Lowe’s or Home Depot.

Thanks @juan 

[Rikki Gins]

@PolkaDot
This afternoon I found this thing laying on the rose bush leaf. What is it?
Sad to sad, I am finding these "holes' on the leaf of my other plants.
What should I do?

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@FISH.  That is not a caterpillar, it is a sawfly larva and a BT treatment has no effect on them.  Sawflies are a member of the wasp family but they do not sting.  I have some every year on my Ash tree but they don't bother my rose bushes.  There are harsh insecticides that will deal with sawflies but I wouldn't recommend it.  One of the best non-insecticidal treatments is simply spraying away at your rosebush with a garden hose.  Use enough pressure to knock the critters off the bush.

[FISH]

Kill it with fire.  WD-40 and match.

WD -40 is an insect killer. A bug invaded my home. Since a can of WD is always nearby I use it. The insect died.
I did NOT use a match.

[FISH]

@FISH.  That is not a caterpillar, it is a sawfly larva and a BT treatment has no effect on them.  Sawflies are a member of the wasp family but they do not sting.  I have some every year on my Ash tree but they don't bother my rose bushes.  There are harsh insecticides that will deal with sawflies but I wouldn't recommend it.  One of the best non-insecticidal treatments is simply spraying away at your rosebush with a garden hose.  Use enough pressure to knock the critters off the bush.

OH NO! I do not like SAWFLIES. Thanks @Rikki Gins .

[JUAN]

Soapy water also kills bugs.  The green insecticides sold by Bayer and Scott’s are nothing but soap compounds in water.  Fill a spray bottle with water and add a bit of dishwashing liquid you have to spray the bugs themselves.

[Rikki Gins]

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EllGab Garden Walk.  I managed to come across this ghost on a wall.

[FISH]

Soapy water also kills bugs.  The green insecticides sold by Bayer and Scott’s are nothing but soap compounds in water.  Fill a spray bottle with water and add a bit of dishwashing liquid you have to spray the bugs themselves.

@juan I just soaped down the rose bush.
On the opposite side of my backyard, I covered my plants in garlic powered.
Time will tell.