Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
I couldn't find that out about them, but they are used for "tillage," a winter cover crop, and soil improvement:
http://dirtsecrets.com/2015/03/daikon/
Just re read some studies. The radish/nasturtiums work against squash bugs, but not borers. Something I haven't used on squash, but have on brassicas and on my apple trees, is BT spray. It's an amazing way to murder any type of caterpillar, and it doesn't harm anything else. It has an organic rating of 0, which means it can literally be applied on the same day as harvest.
I found an interesting idea here. Yellow bowls are something I've never tried.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
leaningright (07-21-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-12-2018)
Great article.... thanks! Now that I've read the description of what the infestation looks like, that explains what seemed to often happen to my squash where we used to live. The yellow bowl trick sounds like something to try as well. Where we live now is not an agricultural area so I'm hoping that we won't be as bothered by the borers/bugs as in STL. Last year I only grew zukes and they did amazingly well with neither powdery mildew or signs of insects. We'll see how the winter squash do this year. If all else fails I can grow them inside the greenhouse next year.
Althea (07-12-2018), leaningright (07-21-2018)
Picked about 2 gal of hot peppers and a couple handfuls of lemon and regular cukes this a.m. I need to do something with. Will pickle them I guess.
Dug the rest of the potatoes yesterday. Not great, not a complete bust on those. Been very dry awhile.
Planted some more second harvest plants this week. The second planting of green beans are up a couple inches and the Zuchinni and squash are up and putting out their first true leaves.
globe tomatoes are finally giving out between the heat and the deer. Cherries are just starting to ripen up.
Forecast has T-storms for next several days. I hope at least one of them brings in some soaking rain.
Althea (07-22-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-22-2018)
Picked about 2 gal of hot peppers and a couple handfuls of lemon and regular cukes this a.m. I need to do something with. Will pickle them I guess.
Dug the rest of the potatoes yesterday. Not great, not a complete bust on those. Been very dry awhile.
Planted some more second harvest plants this week. The second planting of green beans are up a couple inches and the Zuchinni and squash are up and putting out their first true leaves.
globe tomatoes are finally giving out between the heat and the deer. Cherries are just starting to ripen up.
Forecast has T-storms for next several days. I hope at least one of them brings in some soaking rain.
leaningright (07-21-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-22-2018)
Irish Exit (07-22-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-22-2018)
ThatOwlWoman (07-22-2018)
I need a rain as well. My stuff is winding up though, and it is time for me to go back to work. Got three meetings next week. I still have some peas, okra, a few tomatoes and some squash. Won’t have time to do much from here till winter.
Irish Exit (07-23-2018)
This morning's adventures. First mushroom haul of the season; some soul-soothing time at the beach just below us. Life is good!
Althea, if you have any spare rain, pls feel free to send it up here!
leaningright (07-23-2018)
Canned 15 quarts of Whippoorwill peas today. If I don’t get some rain soon my garden is finished. That’s ok though because I started back to work Tuesday.
Irish Exit (07-27-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-27-2018)
leaningright (07-27-2018), ThatOwlWoman (07-27-2018)
Cypress (07-28-2018)
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