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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
7/15/2019 – Stink bug damage to the top side of many tomatoes has got to stop…without having to stop picking tomatoes due to insecticide downtime. So, the homemade, non-toxic spray that sounds the most complete is below. Mixed some with cayenne and sprayed this date and again on 7/17/2019 due to the rains since the […]
Continue Reading7/14/2019 – We shelled about 7 gallons of PEPH peas and have two quart bags of peas to freeze and a good mess to cook. There will be a few more to pick but they are about done. The daily rain has increased the amount of fruit rot and the bugs. The Texas Cream Peas […]
Continue Reading7/10/2019 – All okra leaves — including the African okra from Susan K. have small ragged holes from something eating them. Could not find the rascals so sprayed them with new Sevin.
Continue Reading7/9/2019 – We removed the pecan firewood ash from the fireplace and spread it over the central part of Mary’s yard garden. There were three 9-quart buckets full. Mary ran the sprinkler to settle it in before the rains predicted for this afternoon. It did rain 1.35″ but little of the ash should be washed […]
Continue Reading7/6/2019 – Pulled up several vines in the cucumber patch that were bearing only small round fruit. Went to SESE (where the other cuke seeds were bought) and found they sell seeds for Richmond Green Apple Pickling Cucumber and that is what our rogue vines were. Their fruit does have a nice cucumber smell and […]
Continue Reading7/3/2019 – Today we picked six light red tomatoes. Some were from the Amelias and some from the Big or Better Boys.
Continue ReadingThe powdery mildew has returned to the yellow squash leaves in the same plants as before; i.e. the 2nd and 3rd from the road fence. Application to the tomatoes and marigolds is preventative although the marigolds along the orchard fence seem to have a problem that is not bug related.
Continue Reading6/30/2019 – The sap bettles were wide spread in the 1st corn that I picked out this morning. So, I sprayed the remaining silks–dry and not dry– with new Sevin.
Continue Reading6/29/2019 – Pulled about 10 ears and did not find any ear worms. G90 corn from the first planting has had to date at least 50% ear worm damage. That is over more than 150 ears.
Continue Reading6/29/2018 – Over the past week a few cobs in rows 1 & 2 near the south end were shredded and the kernels are eaten. Today identified sap beetles inside the husks that were not shredded. Pulled all cobs with evidence of this plus a few where the silk areas were open. Disposed of them […]
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