Recent content by joann

ok it does look like a pickleworm. Good news and bad news. Good news is that the one pumpkim that I hand pollinated on sunday has set. and I have two more on the same vine that are looking good, but two vines over I am still finding worms. thinking about steping up the Bt because of all the...

A quick update on the 10 th I treated the plants with BT (about 1/2 gallons sprayed on the plants and 1/2 gallon on the plants base. Today I had perfectily wonder flowers both male and female. Thought I had the problem fixed but when I got into the plant to hand pollinate. I Saw them agian...

To night I looked for the sign of the vine borer, did not see any. I looked all around the plant base and even pulled up on some of the vines. I put alot of pressure on the vines and they didn't crack. I will get some Bt tomorrow and cover the plants. Right behind the pumkins are my cucs. We...

I have seen no sign of the squash vine borer, but then again I haven't been looking. ealry this evening I was noticing a lot of yellowing one the leave closer to the plant. This worm was more green then white. I will check it out thanks ps i will have my DD enlarge pic.

Update on female flowers. They have been blomming for 3 weeks know but keep falling off and the fruit rotten. Today I had enough and had My Dh take this pic. I didn't see it until I down loaded it. IS that a worm inside the flower uper left. If so what do i do kill off the worms. Its been...

I wish our computer had a taste button. My neighbor two doors down came over this am and i couldn't help myself. had to pick a cuc from the vine. It was so tasty and juicey i couldn't belive it. Way better then those from the store with no chemials add. Just wanted to let you all know.

The short and sweet burpee never spouted and sweet treat hybrid (also burpees) spouted but they aren't growing at all. So to answer your ?? they are doing lillte to next to nothing. Thanks for the web page direction.:hit

i would like to ask everyone about my pumkin plants. Bought them for my grandson just for fun, kid pack from Lowes, got 8 watermelen seeds and 3 pumkins seeds. Planted them the begining of may. 2 pumpkins plants grown and the are HUGH. Vines are over 6 foot. The male flowers a blomming daily...

It been 6 week, and my potatoes are still going like weed. I have hilled them about 16 inches in boxes and know they are over a foot tall again. Is their a problem if i keep hilling them. Wood for boxes is free, chick poo is free and top soil at walmart couple of bucks. the plants keep...

Don't really know much about drip system, ask my DH and he not really sure how to either. anyone else know about drip systems? Joann

this is my first for growing potatoes, but mine seem to be doing well. Planted them abot 4 " deep and they just took off. the I read up on growing potatoes that you must hill the every 8 ". Meaning as the plant grows 8 " you need to cover up the stem. I did this by making boxes. The boxes a...

I bought my grandson some Jiffey watermelon and pumkin seeds at Lowes. I gave him a row in my garden. 5 of the 8 watermelon seeds and 2 of the 3 pumpkin seeds grew. Now they are taking over my garden. they growing over my sugar snap peas. I making a chicken wire fench for the pea today so...

This season is my firts summer garden. Winter garden did ok learn alot. I used burpee seeds some did better thatn others. Good growings seeds were: corn Honey and cream ,select green bean, french filet, Sugar snap peas, hybrid ll cucumber. I have no luck at all with carrot. tryed two...

This season is my firts summer garden. Winter garden did ok learn alot. I used burpee seeds some did better thatn others. Good growings seeds were: corn Honey and cream ,select green bean, french filet, Sugar snap peas, hybrid ll cucumber. I have no luck at all with carrot. tryed two...