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From:
Gil Robertson
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Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:56
PM
Subject: Re: Insect peppers.
Hi! James, the tin cans were used to contain the material being
burnt. I use the tin only once to avoid pollution. I used fruit wood, so
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Subject: Re: Insect peppers
Hi all had a slug problem way back in 1994 They were
decimating a quarter of an acre of daffodils. So one night at full moon I
collected about 100 slugs /snails placed then into a container with
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From:
Rambler
Flowers LTD
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Insect peppers
Hi all had a slug problem way back in 1994 They were
decimating a quarter of an acre of daffodils. So one night
- Original Message . I gathered
some slugs (quite a few) into a bottle of alcohol and, absent minded, left
them on the front porch for a couple of months in the sun. When their
mates decided to eat all my wifes strawberries and I went looking for the
bodies for cremation the
Dear Essie,
A quantity the size of a garden pea is approximately a gram. Ziplocs will ship to England better.
Best,
Hugh
Of course, Hugh. I'd be happy to send you samples. Would vials be better than zip-locks? Just let me know. It'll be the weekend before I can get to it. Also, each of m
Dear Gil,
It is hard to burn completely to ash. In some of your successful efforts
you may have had a little charcoal left, eh? But I commonly enough burn an
intent with my peppers too. How can it hurt?
Best,
Hugh
>Hi! Hugh,
>I am very interested in your comment:- "Also, it is my belief that
Of course, Hugh. I'd be happy to send you samples. Would
vials be better than zip-locks? Just let me know. It'll be
the weekend before I can get to it. Also, each of my vials is about
1/3 full of pepper. How much is that in grams, would you say?
Essie
At 08:12 AM 06/25/02 -0400, you wrote:
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Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: Insect peppers
> Hi! Hugh,
> I am very interested in your comment:- "Also, it is my belief that you do
NOT want to burn everything to ash. You need some of the original carbon
framework to have the pattern of that unique species.
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Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:12
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Subject: Re: Insect peppers
Dear Essie,Would it be possible to get a sample of each
of your peppers? A gram or two in a tiny ziploc bag would do. And can you
determine what species(s) of slug you have? I take it there are several. I
would
Dear Hugh and List members
Like everybody else I have had mixed results with peppering, some
spectacular, many so -so. The two that have worked the best for me have
been decomposed rather than burnt. There is a little passage on this in Steiners
boo
Hi! Hugh,
I am very interested in your comment:- "Also, it is my belief that you do NOT want to
burn everything to ash. You need some of the original carbon framework to have the
pattern of that unique species. But, of course, you want to drive off ALL of the
moisture and things related to mois
Dear Essie,
Would it be possible to get a sample of each of your peppers? A gram or two in a tiny ziploc bag would do. And can you determine what species(s) of slug you have? I take it there are several. I would like to send them off to England and have Malcolm Rae cards made. That way we can make
At 09:40 PM 6/24/02 -0400, Allan wrote:
Essie - would you mind including a
little more 'how to' info on your pepper making?
What's your track record like?
-Allan
Allan -
Here's the procedure, as I've done it.
Collect as many specimens as you feel necessary. I collected
a good 100 slugs, most a
Essie - would you mind including a little more 'how to' info on your
pepper making?
What's your track record like?
-Allan
Well, today I made and installed 3 peppers: slug (bottom well, field
broadcaster), adult Colorado potato beetle (upper well, fb), and larvae,
Colorado potato beetle (bottom well). The larvae were decimating my
lilies, growing up, and relocating to the potatoes.
I don't enjoy making peppers, b
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