tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post4392771263198601952..comments2023-08-17T09:45:31.344-04:00Comments on garden now - think later! : I'm not giving up...Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-21926277934741561832011-06-13T08:22:39.558-04:002011-06-13T08:22:39.558-04:00Kelly, my cute little cameraman turned into the Ta...Kelly, my cute little cameraman turned into the Tasmanian Devil last night, full on tantrum LOL so maybe I'll send him your way to by YOUR cameraman now :)!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-72827712168495036782011-06-13T08:21:04.089-04:002011-06-13T08:21:04.089-04:00Judy, those darn flea beetles love eggplant. I pl...Judy, those darn flea beetles love eggplant. I plant eggplant all around my potatoes to keep them off the taters, I'll be darned if the eggplant still produces plenty even looking like it got a shotgun blast - too bad the squash wouldn't tolerate the bugs as well. We all have to do what we have to do this year apparently, 2011 is "roll with the sucker punches" year!<br />***<br />Sparkless, that soap usually works really well on aphids! I sprayed some on a squash bug and it laughed at me and gave me the finger :)<br />***<br />Ribbit, this is true! But I think schools a good place to be in August, it's too hot outside to play anyway.<br />***<br />Jane, that's good to know. I am noticing that the early blight moves much slower, the stuff before that I thought was storm damage - it was probably early blight in retrospect. I think with late blight/fireblight the plants would be done for by now. The worst part with this weather is finding a good time to spray - it's either windy or storming or 100 degrees! I'm hoping at least this means next year will be a piece of cake, but I think I know better :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-55288559967852994862011-06-13T08:17:53.493-04:002011-06-13T08:17:53.493-04:00I love that you now have a camera man!
Good luck ...I love that you now have a camera man!<br /><br />Good luck fighting (or shall I say WINNING) the war out there.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-65505911502864348292011-06-13T08:15:30.288-04:002011-06-13T08:15:30.288-04:00Susan, not quite 365 LOL, I can only have garlic i...Susan, not quite 365 LOL, I can only have garlic in the beds through the winter, I'd have to move if I was expected to keep up this pace year round!<br />***<br />Trailshome, enjoy some of that cool weather for me, and I'll have a blackberry lemonade for you!<br />***<br />Mama Pea, I'm somewhat of a squash novice. Other than cukes, I've never grown any successfully because i never tried very hard. The first year my winter squash got either SVB or bacterial wilt so the whole plant collapsed overnight, and another year I only grew birdhouse gourds which were covered with squash bugs but who cared since we don't eat them... we still got about 250 of the darn things LOL<br />***<br />rmgales, gosh, no idea, mine were the first to bloom, BUT the weather we have all been experiencing more than likely has to do with it. Extreme swings of temps and alternating too much rain with drought seems to be the norm. I don't know what part of W VA you are in but your profile says zone 6, I'm zone 8 so maybe you have nothing to worry about if the plants look healthy! Make sure they don't get too much nitrogen is all I can think of off-hand, too much of that will just make the leaves green and grow like crazy and not bloom or set fruit, good luck!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-19811111452012190532011-06-13T07:45:32.326-04:002011-06-13T07:45:32.326-04:00If it helps, anytime I had early blight I was stil...If it helps, anytime I had early blight I was still able to get a harvest on the paste tomatoes. It looks bad at first but as the season progressed they survived. After having late blight two years in a row it makes early blight seem like a piece of cake. Why do we have to constantly be fighting something? I am getting tired of it.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-39352124931225508452011-06-13T06:55:34.898-04:002011-06-13T06:55:34.898-04:00You're right. I can't believe y'all a...You're right. I can't believe y'all are still in school, but then again, you'll be laughing at us when we go back the first week of August...<br />RibbitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-45326952282310806912011-06-12T23:48:42.839-04:002011-06-12T23:48:42.839-04:00Wow bugs and blight and bad weather all in one yea...Wow bugs and blight and bad weather all in one year. You gotta do what you gotta do to get those veggies growing. So far I've only had to use soap and water on aphids and that was only on the rose bushes. <br />I hope your products work on the bugs and blight.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-28508858438788232122011-06-12T23:16:31.754-04:002011-06-12T23:16:31.754-04:00I'll confess- I broke down with a 'product...I'll confess- I broke down with a 'product' this weekend as well. Flea beetles had made swiss cheese of my eggplant. I hated to do it but, as you said- this is WAR!!<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-2797487431122018702011-06-12T21:39:47.981-04:002011-06-12T21:39:47.981-04:00Sorry you're having squash & tomato issues...Sorry you're having squash & tomato issues. Haven't encountered any yet, but my Amish Paste is not blooming. Have any ideas why it isnt?Rhonda Gales https://www.blogger.com/profile/10237938674910908032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-59632552340584667632011-06-12T21:06:16.438-04:002011-06-12T21:06:16.438-04:00Goldang, but you have trouble with those ^%&$ ...Goldang, but you have trouble with those ^%&$ squash bugs! There are something that will better in the garden when you make the move up north! I don't think I've ever had a squash bug. (Knock on wood!)<br /><br />Fight for those tomatoes! I wouldn't give them up without a fight.<br /><br />Hooray for your rain!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-15408978629885811882011-06-12T20:19:23.895-04:002011-06-12T20:19:23.895-04:00Your blackberry lemonade looks delish! Good luck ...Your blackberry lemonade looks delish! Good luck on defending your crops. Sometimes it just feels like we're under attack from all directions! We've had ugly heat lately, but the last two days have been blessedly cool enough to weed about half the garden this morning, mow the lawn and get some actual cooking done while it didn't hurt to add heat to this un-air-conditioned house in Northern Indiana. Funny that it got hot enough to bolt the spinach and radishes, now so cool I'm weeking in long sleeves, and the tomatoes are just beginning to bloom! Weird weather all over.Trailshomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091315786366864065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-53468620894950942612011-06-12T20:01:32.601-04:002011-06-12T20:01:32.601-04:00Man, you are getting hit from all sides! I would ...Man, you are getting hit from all sides! I would spray as well. Geez - who can even think about not having ANY tomatoes? Ack! I am glad I'm not in that heat, though. I wouldn't last five minutes. I can't believe how far ahead your season is. Wait! I forgot you have a 365 day season!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.com