tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post5104669835638303841..comments2023-08-17T09:45:31.344-04:00Comments on garden now - think later! : Warning: Explicit Photo!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-73214918374681892252011-07-03T07:25:43.757-04:002011-07-03T07:25:43.757-04:00Central meeting spot...I'm in! The gardens thi...Central meeting spot...I'm in! The gardens this year are just insane, aren't they? Evil borer. Evil weather. Evil everything. Sorry you're having such a rough time. I think the only way to deal with it is to do what Jane suggested!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-72622465872783607972011-07-02T08:01:32.732-04:002011-07-02T08:01:32.732-04:00Oh how I despise the borer. They are right up the...Oh how I despise the borer. They are right up there with ticks on the list of God's creatures I would eradicate if given the option. So sorry.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-71536023394477230362011-07-01T20:53:36.309-04:002011-07-01T20:53:36.309-04:00Oh, my!! My eyes aren't used to such sights!!...Oh, my!! My eyes aren't used to such sights!!<br />I volunteer my house for a central meeting place! We can all cry in our drinks and at least have a good time.<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-18540332682130039172011-07-01T14:45:30.827-04:002011-07-01T14:45:30.827-04:00Ohhh I had to avert my eyes! Boy Erin it sure has...Ohhh I had to avert my eyes! Boy Erin it sure has been a tough year for your garden. That's the thing about gardening that I don't like, how you can't control the bugs easily or the weather.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-22618895482717806642011-07-01T13:53:05.117-04:002011-07-01T13:53:05.117-04:00I forgot that as we get deeper into the summer, th...I forgot that as we get deeper into the summer, these explicit photos start showing up on many bloggers' blogs. :-)thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-33834411280879366832011-07-01T11:48:30.214-04:002011-07-01T11:48:30.214-04:00Quoting from my favorite gardening book, Crockett&...Quoting from my favorite gardening book, Crockett's Victory Garden, spray the vines with the plant-derived insecticide rotenone, beginning when the runners are 1-foot long. Spray the base of the plant and runners about once a week for the rest of the month (July in his instance). IF a borer does get in, the entry hole will be quite obvious. Dig the borer out with the tip of a sharp knife, then cover the wound and several feet of the vine with 2 inches of moist soil. Or...grow Waltham Butternut squash, which is resistant to borers.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-44542396862361497232011-07-01T11:43:45.063-04:002011-07-01T11:43:45.063-04:00That does it--I am sending in the army-better be t...That does it--I am sending in the army-better be the navy I guess ] to stomp all those squash vine bores out ,once and for all----all joking aside -its so bad your garden getting attacked again.Hope you can enjoy the holiday week-end a little bit.NEXT WEEK I expect to see a lot of photo's about water fights with water guns from you'all.judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818275450006660503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-59680303647651936822011-07-01T11:40:54.497-04:002011-07-01T11:40:54.497-04:00Blech. I feel your pain. I think I'm pulling...Blech. I feel your pain. I think I'm pulling the rest and growing crowder peas in their place.<br />RibbitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-73622639937873060522011-07-01T11:13:02.517-04:002011-07-01T11:13:02.517-04:00I am not going to recover any time soon from that ...I am not going to recover any time soon from that shot. How dare you on a Friday?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058818144591263827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-9378765973223486152011-07-01T11:00:30.629-04:002011-07-01T11:00:30.629-04:00I planted radishes all over the place, too. But b...I planted radishes all over the place, too. But blight is creeping into my tomatoes. I think Jane has a wonderful idea. It would be interesting to see what the central location would be! Also, it's another good reason to take up what has become my favorite garden position - prone. You can see a lot (of horror) from that venue!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-33067081337097254172011-07-01T10:55:48.523-04:002011-07-01T10:55:48.523-04:00Annoying isn't it? I'm expending our squa...Annoying isn't it? I'm expending our squash to look this way a month from now. Oh the joys of veggie gardening.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-70023041337137234812011-07-01T10:54:52.544-04:002011-07-01T10:54:52.544-04:00I don't know if this is going to work or not, ...I don't know if this is going to work or not, but I did plant radishes in with all my squash/cuke types and will just let them go to seed. Have you ever tried that? And if so, any luck? Or did these poor buggers have them around it and it failed? :(<br /><br />I'm there for the party!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-26679068715013172832011-07-01T10:52:00.020-04:002011-07-01T10:52:00.020-04:00Well since all of our gardens are going to pot - a...Well since all of our gardens are going to pot - and fast- I think we all need to pick a central location, load up the homemade wine and brew, and have ourselves a grand old time. I sure think that would be better than standing in our gardens, crying in our beer alone.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-17655340886742950592011-07-01T10:44:57.849-04:002011-07-01T10:44:57.849-04:00OMG-not another disaster. My dear, you seem to be ...OMG-not another disaster. My dear, you seem to be having the worst luck this summer. Do you think the weather has something to do with it? We seem to have more bugs than usual this year too.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-5651176959668914902011-07-01T10:41:19.220-04:002011-07-01T10:41:19.220-04:00Oh the horror! I had to cover my 4 year old's ...Oh the horror! I had to cover my 4 year old's eyes.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-3176185128915045102011-07-01T10:01:28.866-04:002011-07-01T10:01:28.866-04:00I hate those darn SVB's...sounds like some typ...I hate those darn SVB's...sounds like some type of venereal disease doesn't it?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-45196371629248720352011-07-01T09:58:12.110-04:002011-07-01T09:58:12.110-04:00Also.. those are my Sugar Pie Pumpkins!Also.. those are my Sugar Pie Pumpkins!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-25482817119080964222011-07-01T09:57:31.294-04:002011-07-01T09:57:31.294-04:00Anke, 'tis the season!
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Mama Pea, that'...Anke, 'tis the season!<br />***<br />Mama Pea, that's not squash bugs, that's Squash Vine Borer. The SVB moth that we were chasing down like crazy people a few weeks ago apparently was able to complete it's life mission LOL. The SVB moth lays it's eggs at the base of any squash family plant, 7-10 days later they hatch and the larvae burrow straight down into the stem, where as they eat they kick out the excrement, or "frass"... that's what you are looking at. It's warm enough here that there are two generations of them a year also. The entire plant will be dead darn near immediately, it doesn't take long. There's no real "cure" short of killing the moths before they lay eggs. Some people actually inject BT into the stem but the amount of people that are actually successful with this are few. How's that for the short primer? LOL...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-84032789364985021802011-07-01T09:48:50.238-04:002011-07-01T09:48:50.238-04:00It's damage from the squash bugs? Does that e...It's damage from the squash bugs? Does that eventually destroy the whole plant? I'm starting to think our cool, short growing season is not such a bad thing! Your heat seems to be a lot more condusive to a lot of insects. :o(Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-32316137886904669522011-07-01T09:33:18.881-04:002011-07-01T09:33:18.881-04:00Boy, does this look familiar... :-( I already had ...Boy, does this look familiar... :-( I already had to rip out two zucchini plants and my last one isn't looking too hot, either. I hate squash bugs!!Ankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891642887957584851noreply@blogger.com