Hedgeapple.com - Poems

Horse Apples

By Nancy Fitz-Gerald Viens

Tail end of a ragtag summer, Horse apple time in Texas When heat lifts its heavy hand Briefly from my shoulder, and The sun sinks like a golden balloon Behind Longhorn Meadow. Green globes of luminescent Day-Glo Big as Texas grapefruit Lie in the Bermuda grass, Hefty enough for small boys To chunk at tree trunks or a passing car With a satisfying "thunk."

Lumpy, ludicrous fruit You broadcast the possibility Of autumn once again, The possibility of cool nights Under a down comforter, The possibility of a giant twist In the atmosphere, a hurricane To stir up dregs of my lethargic soul Worn down by one hundred degree heat-- The great, gigantic, final possibility Of rain.

Recent Guestbook Entries

Was teaching a class on Natural Insect Pest Control and Hedgeapple was listed. I never heard of one so I went to the web site given. I grow up in Union, S.C. Outside of the Union Cotten Mill gate that my father, grandmother & grandfather used was this large tree with what we called monkey oranges. Now after 30 plus years I know what those thing were. The next time I'm home I will go by the old mill and see if the tree is still there. The mill has been gone for a few years.

- Timelord

Thank you for your site. It was a wonder for us because we had heard these "myths" about using the "horse apple" for getting rid of roaches but were very sceptical about them. We finally went out and picked some, brought them home, split nearly 40 of them in half and spread them around our home. Let's home they do their job now and we see a great reduction in the menace bugs.

- Shirley

Recent Survey Entries

Name: Shirley
State: CA
Years used: 1
How many used: 3
Obtained: Hedgeapple.com
Places where used: Kitchen
Pest After: Cockroaches
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: Not Sure
Cockroaches: 50% Reduction
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: July
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Day
Duration of Effect: Four Months
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Always
General Comments: So far I have had a decrease in the use of my asthma medications and it (the hedgeapples) doesn't seem to be affecting my allergies. I think this is the answer I have been looking for..
Did They Work: Yes

Name: DEBBIE
State: KY
Years used: 5
How many used: 6
Obtained: Picked your own
Places where used: UNDER STEPS,BEDROOMS,GARAGE,CLOSETS
Pest After: SPIDERS
Reduction Percentage:
Spiders: 100% Reduction
Cockroaches: Not Sure
Ants: Not Sure
Slugs: Not Sure
Crickets: Not Sure
Fleas: Not Sure
Date Obtained: November
Any initial activity? No
Started Working?: One Week
Duration of Effect: One Year
How widespread: Widespread, throughout the house
Place them on a container? Always
General Comments: THEY REALLY WORK ON SPIDERS,YOU REALLY CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE..
Did They Work: Yes