Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Harvest begins

No pictures, but's it's been too long.

Squash bugs - I've got 'em.  I've been squshing eggs, bugs and dusting with dichotomous earth.  Some mites hatched and I sprayed insecticidal soap.  Tomorrow, after the rain, more DE on all the squash.

We've picked the 1st zucchini.  There's another on the way.  We only have 2 plants and that's where the squash bugs are.

We have trombocini squash, about 5 plants.  There's bugs there too, but they have some resistance.

2 buttercup squash.  No bugs yet.

Melons are looking good.  I've seen 2 fruit.

Tomatos.  Lots of greens and lots of flowers.  Nothing quite ripe, but I suspect I'll pick one this weekend.  The indigo are really dark with lots of clusters of saladette tomatos.

Eggplant continues to look awesome.  I picked 2 of the green apple.  Lots of fairy tail ready.  And a few black beauty starting.

Peas are still arriving.  I'd like lots more, but they're tasty.  Maybe I should plan a fall crop.

Northeast snap beans are really starting to produce.  I picked a double handful tonight.  I think I like the romano beans, but these are good too.  Not as wide, but lots longer.

Jalepeno and ancho peppers are coming.  Celery is recovering from rabbit munching.

Potato are doing well too.

Monday, July 2, 2012


sugar snap peas

indigo tomato
 We're starting to pick peas.  The rabbits missed enough so they grew past what part they'd eat.


The indigo tomato is interesting.  It's a whiteish green at 1st, but quickly turns almost black, like someone poured paint on it.  Some of the other tomatos have green fruit, but I think we'll be some of these saladette tomatoes before anything else.

Things are starting to come in.  I saw squash bug eggs under one of the trombocino squash leaves.   I used my new duster to spread diatomatious earth around the cucurbits.  I also saw some holes in leaves that are slugs.  I've seen them anyways.  The DE will help with those and the cucumber beetles.


dusted