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Some of these squash pests are sure nasty!

Lucky (so far) that this pickleworm and the SVB aren't here. The squash bugs and stink bugs are.

Last year, the end field sprinkler plugged during the hottest days (records). Two waterings failed to reach many of the pumpkins and squash. Where the next sprinkler in line overlapped, the plants got some water. They survived while further on, those plants died. The squash bugs moved in. You could see their population density grow as you moved down the line of plants. The least stressed had the least bugs. Near the dead plants, the bugs swarmed!

I hit them with a one-two punch. Sprayed a few days apart, spinosad and pyrethrum knocked the squash bugs down.

Some of my Asian greens are having a difficult time in the garden with the heat but I'm enjoying choy sum in my noodles this evening. They are from the hoop house, still covering 2 beds here at home. A couple of days ago, we had Chinese cabbage from under the hoops. It's the only place I have been able to grow the nappa varieties, well "Blues," anyway. The open types have done okay in the garden.

It isn't cooler in the hoop house but must be more humid. Whatever the case, the sunlight is filtered through the plastic. Maybe these things account for the nappa cabbage liking conditions in there.

@Ridgerunner , your bok choy looks really good. I hope that folks at the food bank are inspired to stir-fry :).

Steve
 

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@Ridgerunner, here's a pic of the tatume vine, direct seeded about 60 days ago, the cattle panel is 6'6" and it's taken over a 3' wide section. Many side shoots off the main vine and there's about 5 fruits showing. Already harvested 2 last week. There's a cuke growing about 6' away with powdery mildew, with no sign of mildew on the tatume. Flavor is easily better than yellow squash or zucchini. Had to replant several times because of wet soil. I planted in a row this year after hilling all my life and I've always been taught to hill squash and cukes. Guess that's why they are supposed to be hilled!
 

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@Ridgerunner, just went down to the garden, checking the bush summer squash, no sign of SVB, it's almost unbeleivable! We pulled our yellow squash at work today because of SVB's so I know it's time for them. Only thing different for me is coffee grounds??? Don't get me wrong, I'm good with it, but can't quite believe it!
I have some sort of big box zucchini, early prolific straight neck and the the Desi. The Desi stem is much smaller than the others, could it be a solid stem in a bush plant? I checked them out closely, so I'm confident and I'm happy, but really not sure what's happening! I guess I'll know eventually when I pull them, but curious until then.
 
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Corn, beans, grass, and weeds.

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Peppers and grass. Snowy Eggplant up front.

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A walkway, landscaping cloth with wood chips to keep the grass at a distance

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Chard and Kale



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Beets

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Japanese Eggplant

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Zestar apples, my earliest one. Others aren't as big.


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Tomatoes, mulched and caged

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Potatoes looking good

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More Chard and Kale.
I like how you did your tomato caging. I am switching to cattle panels next year, as this will be the final season for my concrete reinforcement wire cages.
 

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Mine produces well, and is getting better every year, and is naturally grown, but nothing like Majors!
First tomatoes on the right, if I don't pick them when they start to turn, varmits get them! And I love to rob new potatoes!
Squash in background are Tatume from Mexico.
Nothing like living down south, I would go crazy waiting for harvest time above the Mason/Dixon line?
 
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