The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118665   Message #2648750
Posted By: katlaughing
04-Jun-09 - 11:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Gardening, 2009
Subject: RE: BS: Gardening, 2009
I thought the eastern redbud tree we planted last year had escaped the baby quilt-making bee this year. It has been all leafed-out and so pretty, growing well. Well, guess what? She's b-a-c-k! Quite facsinating to watch, she does a very thrifty C-shaped edging, then flies away to tuck it in a hole of her hive. She is also very fast and greedy. We will have to build a frame for cheesecloth over it by the weekend or she will mar each leaf! My brother said he'd kill her, but I just can't do that. Anyone know if dusting it with baby powder would repel her like it does ants?