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Um, yes I remember the pulsating mounds of cicadas...

2009-12-07T10:11:57.863-05:00

Um, yes I remember the pulsating mounds of cicadas. It was like something out of your worst Lovecraftian nightmare. I saw thousands writhing in a pile under a lamp post...ugh. I was like an orgy of the undead insects. Oh and our cat would gorge herself on them. I'm sure in ancient times they would have been considered a harbinger of death. Very nasty business. I'm still finding empty pupa shells in the yard....

Sorry I kind of went off the rails there! Great post!

that was nice information about bird netting it he...

2009-12-02T00:02:02.810-05:00

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Strange, cicadas are quite rare in my place. Proba...

2009-11-26T02:19:32.205-05:00

Strange, cicadas are quite rare in my place. Probably they all may have gotten to your place. I also hearing a lot about Asian harlequin ladybugs in this same manner.
Though Im not a fan of these insect, its just pity to see all of them dying or dead in masses.

Oh, I was just remembering the summer we took our ...

2009-11-22T16:50:31.304-05:00

Oh, I was just remembering the summer we took our kids camping, I think in the northern part of Nebraska, and we were there when a whole bunch of some kind of flying insects were around. I just looked up flying insects, and I'm pretty sure they were mayflies.

It was miserable, even though they didn't bite or sting. I don't even think they tried to land on us. It was kind of amazing to see, though, and made me think of the plagues in Egypt when the pharaoh wouldn't let Moses take the Israelites away.

I can't imagine what you went through with the cicadas.

Yikes Wendy~~ This sounds very Hitchcock-esque! I ...

2009-11-22T12:15:59.548-05:00

Yikes Wendy~~ This sounds very Hitchcock-esque! I think I'd go insane. ... I like that the netting is an unobtrusive color and protects without the gaudy "look at me" colors. I could have used a layer over my blueberries yet I was ambivalent. I felt sorry for the birds....[Oh brother!]

Bird netting -- I just love things that have multi...

2009-11-22T09:32:03.438-05:00

Bird netting -- I just love things that have multiple uses in the garden. Cicadas --shudder -- every summer they are so loud, particularly when it's really hot here. Can you believe that some people actually like that sound? I am so NOT one of them. I haven't been though a massive invasion of them, though -- not yet, at least. And I'm so upset that someone stole your newspaper! Now there's someone who deserves to be trapped in bird netting...

Gosh those cicadas... I would have done the same. ...

2009-11-22T02:30:39.434-05:00

Gosh those cicadas... I would have done the same. For me, they are big insects! I would not want them to fall into my shirt either. And, thanks for sharing the functions of netting. I have seen fruit trees being protected with nettings here. What a good tool to have!

Randy I'm glad you know what I'm talking a...

2009-11-22T01:37:34.909-05:00

Randy I'm glad you know what I'm talking about! I don't think relatives from other locales really understood the extent of the Brood X. I guess 13 more years till we have to deal with them again.

Rosey - that's a sad story - and now I'll be obsessively checking any time I use the netting!

Ricki - cats are hilarious troublemakers!

Sue - I have these stakes I use with the netting that makes it not too difficult to remove the netting when you need to - and will also keep the netting raised just a bit so birds can peck through.

Sylvana - yes, definitely recedes into the landscape!

I enjoyed your informative post! I'm glad I d...

2009-11-21T23:00:25.718-05:00

I enjoyed your informative post! I'm glad I don't have to experience those cicadas. We have some kind or another, but not those!

I planted some strawberries across the street. I imagine I'd have to lift the netting off of them so they don't peck through it. I wonder if the netting would keep rabbits off of the new peas or lettuce.

I'll have to see if there is any bird netting on sale at Menard's or somewhere.

Thank you for your comment on my critter post.

Hi Wendy, I use this netting a lot too. I did ha...

2009-11-21T20:34:36.521-05:00

Hi Wendy,
I use this netting a lot too. I did have one sad incident of a bird getting caught in it and dying while we were on vacation.I felt so guilty! I like the idea of using it after planting bulbs. Great tips! Those Cicadas sound annoying as crap.
Rosey

Thanks for this great list of uses for bird nettin...

2009-11-21T19:46:31.922-05:00

Thanks for this great list of uses for bird netting. I like that the netting recedes in the landscape and doesn't detract from the garden.

Lots of good tips here. Your netting looks a lot l...

2009-11-21T19:09:32.120-05:00

Lots of good tips here. Your netting looks a lot like the deer fence we use around here. It nearly disappears in use. In fact, my favorite story is when our cat was trapped inside a cage we made around a tree. She resembled a mime in an imaginary box as she hurled herself against the barrier, only to bounce back, puzzled. Wish I had a video.

Wendy, I enjoyed your story about the cicadas! Tho...

2009-11-21T17:23:22.932-05:00

Wendy,
I enjoyed your story about the cicadas! Those sweet potatoes look yummy. I remember when I was a kid the cicada came one summer and you could swing a 5 gallon bucket in the air and catch hundreds in one swing they were everywhere! Here in NC we live out of the loop of their occurrence.