I have a shady block on the south side of the hill (southern
hemisphere, remember). Dry, but not enough sun gets through the trees
to allow me to grow tomatoes.
We have mossies that can breed in plants like tree ferns which are
very good at retaining water. Sneaky little sods.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 02/03/2007, at 6:51 AM, Scott Peden wrote:
> Even in the desert, I get water with a solar still. Sheet metal
> gutters, if
> they are actually installed to not let water stand in them (maybe
> where your
> mosquito's are) will give some moisture each morning, a bucket
> shaded to
> keep it from evaporating will collect this water with the nutrients
> the
> mosquito larva need to grow, you just have to empty it every 9-10
> days. If
> you have a drought and a mosquito problem, there is standing water
> collecting somewhere. Old tires off the rim, is a prime place for
> said such
> mosquito nurseries.
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