@OldGardener
Thanks for sharing the above link w/ me it was very informative!
I also wanted to thank you for the positive comment regarding my clumps and for the info regarding my "bug" pblms.
In answer to your question, YES a thorough end-of-year clean up will be scheduled for fall VS waiting until next spring.
I'm sure the birds and other varmints will be able to find elsewhere to dine this winter.
I am just not sure how to treat my soil once I've pulled all of the flowers.
I'm not to keen on microwaving it.
Next spring I will do the egg shell thing, the coffee ground thing and the underground beer container suggestion that I read about here and on the net @ other gardening sites.
Hopefully they will help to a degree.
I'd just love to watch those grubs go into cardiac arrest from the caffeine high that they will get.
I REFUSE to do CPR on them, LOL *My bad!*
@JuneOntario
Hello!
Thanks I will do that.
I'd read about the mite infestation after looking @ photos shared here and on Clint's site so I am going to pull those particular coneflowers up put them in plastic bags and throw them away.
In fact I am going to get to this project in the very near future.
My hubby is going to help though he does not know it yet.
