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Christine M Champagne
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  • Somers, CT
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Christine M Champagne replied to Lynn Ehrhart's discussion Ants!!
"Okay, I am curious. I stopped on the way in this morning and picked up some cornmeal. We will be trying the cornmeal at the next suspected hot spot of our resident ants. While the Terro is working always intersted in friendly options. "
Mar 1
Christine M Champagne replied to Lynn Ehrhart's discussion Ants!!
"i did a quick google search and will probally end up with nightmares. the soldier ant of that species is hugh! Wonder if there is a fungicide which can prevent the development of the fungus growth that the ants desire? of course it would have to be…"
Feb 25
Christine M Champagne replied to Lynn Ehrhart's discussion Ants!!
"we are always open minded about natural or friendly options to pest challenges but... Lynn, we also get challenged each year with ants carrying our seeds away and are forced to take action. It sounds like we are fortunate not to have a fire ant…"
Feb 18
Christine M Champagne replied to Lynn Ehrhart's discussion Ants!!
"they sell a few different brands of a liquid bait that has boric acid and a sweetner. we just squirt a dab near the ants preferrably near their entrance and watch then feed. It can be a little scary at first as they gather but they do die. We…"
Jan 30
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Sep 27, 2011
Christine M Champagne replied to Kathleen Gilligan's discussion Fertilizing Veggie & Herb Seedlings
"Sounds like a successful recipe for the items you are growing. Thanks for sharing that. I agree the fertilization recipe must  be matched to the desired outcome for the specific crops. We not only grow smaller containers of vegetable…"
May 13, 2011
Christine M Champagne replied to Kathleen Gilligan's discussion Fertilizing Veggie & Herb Seedlings
"Steve as i said we are now using the custom mix with no starter charge and still collecting data. On the herbs we sowed week 14 for week 18 transplant we may have been a little too lean and dry. The herbs all look great. However, we had to move…"
May 10, 2011
Christine M Champagne replied to Kathleen Gilligan's discussion Fertilizing Veggie & Herb Seedlings
"We are now using Fafard, a custom mix with no starter charge and rootshield incorporated in. CC"
May 2, 2011
Christine M Champagne replied to Kathleen Gilligan's discussion Fertilizing Veggie & Herb Seedlings
"Fertilizing veggie and herb seedlings, what a great topic. Every year we try adjusting our ferilizer of choice and ppm to try to get the results we desire. This year we have been trialing a new formulation of plug mix (we seed our own plugs).…"
Apr 27, 2011
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Apr 26, 2011

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Senior plug grower/IPM coordinator
Organization
Grower Direct Farms

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