October to May Was Good My current garden was planted at the beginning of March. I planted okra, green beans, tomatoes and acorn squash. In addition, I still had Juliets and Roma tomatoes, basil and cilantro from the October planting. Things went well for two months. THEN… at the beginning of May, a storm of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Backyard Garden'
I hit the garden lottery. OH, CRAP!!
June 1st, 2012 2 Comments
Winning the Lottery It means picking all six numbers – and one more if your heart is set on taking home the powerball. I have been handed the garden pest winning lottery ticket… Phytophthora Root Rot, Sri Lanka weevil, squash bugs, red mites, pickle worms, tomato hornworms… and the ‘powerball’ — nematodes. Phooey! No one […]
Tags: above ground garden · Acorn Squash · jalapeno · Mounts Botanical Garden · nematodes · Phytophthora Root Rot · pickle worms · poblano · Raised Garden · Red Mites · Squash Bugs · Sri Lanka Weevil · tomato hornworms
Garden Pest Trifecta. YIPES!
May 28th, 2012 3 Comments
Geez, Loo-eeze! Three more insects, intent on destroying my garden, have appeared. All of a sudden, there are way too many critters that want to eat what I want to eat. Sri Lanka Weevil Okra used to be the most reliable and hardy plant in my garden. Over the years, my plants produced enough okra […]
Tags: Acorn Squash · garden pests · Green Beans · Okra · Raised Garden · Red Mites · Squash Bugs · Sri Lanka Weevil
