I am really thankful the damage done to the garden by the puppy was not worse. In fact some of it was reversable and we reseeded some of those things that were lost completely. I am not quite as discouraged as I was. But we continue to battle the earwigs. I have battled them every year and I knew this was going to happen I just had never been able to come up with a reasonable solution. Spraying never worked, the diatomaceous earth worked a little but not like I had hoped. Anyway, we are trying something new found on the internet. We mixed molasses, oil, and soy sauce together in equal parts and put it in containers in the garden. It really does attract them. My daughter was worried we were attracting more from the surrounding area.. but I assured her that these guys LIVE in our garden. You hardly see them in the day... just the damage in the morning. We hope that we can cut the population down if nothing else. I need to make up more batches of this stuff but I don't have any oil in the house. We use coconut oil ( one of the more healthy oils) and it goes solid at 76 degrees. That won't work in the garden at night.
I can only do what I can the rest is up to God. I claim this promise from Malachi 3:10,11
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
Here is a picture of the dead critters.
The damage they cause!
Everything has holes... You would think leafy greens were meant to be lacy!
please share this marvelous recipe! or at least the link to the site!
the recipe was just this
Posted by safords on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 11:07 - Link
equal amounts of:
one part molasses
one part oil
one part soya sauce
mix well put in containers in the garden.
I have learned that really shallow containers like lids don't work. Our 1 inch deep container worked well as did paper cups cut down half way. I have a 1/4 inch of mix in the bottom of container.
I have to say that eventually the paper cups absorb some of the moisture so if I had other containers I would not use paper cups.
Edited by safords on Monday, June 16, 2008 at 11:52
Everything has holes... You would think leafy greens were meant to be lacy!
Updated picture of the garden.
