Derris Dust

Spent time gardening again today. Hamish offered me the final gleanings from his chook pen, so, with my little trolley, I bowled over there this AM, and helped myself to two loads. I put some in the massive pot for one of the figs - more on this in another post - some in the compost with ordinary soil (next month's compost trove should be a corker), and spread some around my rear flower bed.

Yesterday, I had pulled the straggley Marigolds, and de-headed the rest. Today, I moved each of "the rest" into a single line around the back of the curve. As I did this, I was eaten alive by thrips. Bastards! After a water-in, I gave then all a dressing of Dynamic Lifter, and sprinkled the chook gleanings on the parts of the bed that were now bare soil. Then, I got out this packet of dust from the Derris plant, and gave those thrips a hows-yer-father! I suspect I will have to do it more than once. Now, to find some Cyclamen, and some Lobelia ... that don't cost the earth, thank you kindly, Mr Bunning!