dang, sorry for the confusion but I must have been tired. I am finding little holes in my cukes. I know it is fall and the bugs are out in force which is what makes fall gardening so difficult but still I would like a cuke no swiss cheese.
I finally got two tomatoes off of my second planting of them and they have little hoes in them? What could be causeing this? So far this has not happened before.
I know it is a beetle but I read conflicting reports on what to do about them. I have read that most damage is aesthetic and should be left alone. I also read that damage can be damaging. In my opinonion I think they are damaging my plants. What do you feel?
Awesome melon, wife. It may be the variety I was trying to grow (georgia rattlesnake). I will try for smaller melons.
Vfem, what are you doing about your fall gardening if you still have watermelons in your garden. That is why I tried to prune the vines. My peppers will stay until the...
Do you grow catelop or other melons or did you just give up on them all together? I was thinking on giving up because of how much they do take over. I already hate the attack of the killer cukes but at least I get a ton of cukes verses 1 or 2 melons.
So I was growing watermelon this year but man is it fast. It almost took over everything (cause I had to work 3 weeks straight and could not get out into the garden). And then when I tried to trim it back oh-so-very-not-gently-even-though-I-was-trying I killed a bunch of the little melons and...
I do the duck water as well just take it from their pond and pour it on a veggie. But I think journey may be right with the weeding idea. I did just try to tame the water melon plants that were all intertwined in my peppers. That could be a reason. Cause I have sprinkled the fertilizer on...
ok garbage can. I got it. And it was huge. It already has maggots so I don't know how big it would be....but I don't know if it was nutria size. I have only see them in water no above. But we do have them around.
I found a dead rat in my garden. Gross. It was laying on top of a newly amended bed. The bed was amended with compost some fertilizer and a layer of grass. What could have killed it? And now what do I do with it?
I don't think it was a cat cause it was huge. And my dog is so not fast...
So I went to fertilize my garden and killed a few plants mostly peppers. So how do I do it correctly and how do I do it wrong?
What I do is spring not so gently with a small hand held garden shove around the plants. Sometimes with cukes it gets on the leave but I haven't killed a cuke yet...
I would wait for your temps to cool a bit. Check out the LSU ag site for a cool pdf. I think your temps should be similar and you can use it as a guide if Texas doesn't have one. As for me I started my broccoli, collards, Brussels sprouts but won't plant til early September. I will also...
I have no clue they are definitely a pale yellow but have been for a while now. I was waiting for them to get real color or bright color but no and half the bush has already turned. I will leave them on the plant for a while longer but... They were not even good as a green pepper.
So I grew these and I am so not impressed. They look like they should from the pics at Bakers Creek (where I got them from) but they are way bitter. And that is way gross. Anyone else grow these and have anything I can do. They plant is loaded with them but they are not something I want to eat.
Never heard of them but think it is way awesome that you have such a bounty. I think worse come to worse bake (if they are like a winter squash) and put them in the freezer for pumkin bread type dishes or soups.