09-08-2022, 08:38 PM
Finally got some Mex gherkins set and we've picked a couple handfuls so far (pic). We ended up giving them some miracle gro hoping that may help them grow a bit larger before the frost hits probably be end of September. the one is GH are finally producing something but likely won't get any - just bad planning in there and too much shade from the tomato plants.
We finally figured out what was happening with our zucchini, yellow squash and pumpkins. The plants were really looking
. The pumpkins even turned orange already even though they were not very large yet. SQUASH BUGS!!! We were very badly infested with them. So, we went to town each evening with a dish soap & water spray bottle shaken to make foamy - it was deadly and was very effective. We killed as many eggs as we find and took care of squishing them as well. Now it's a nightly routine to check and couple can still be found. It was so bad, but glad we've learned what to look for in the future so we can react quicker.
Another thing we're going to try is overwinter our bell pepper plants. We've read this might give a jump on our harvest next year. (see attached file). We'll see how it goes!
Finally pulled the bush bean plants - we've got so many put up already and with no more blooming happeningly we tossed the plants and what was growing on them as the neighbors have all had enough of them. They did so well this year.
Our tomatoes are producing like crazy, 21qts of tomato soup put up, lots eaten, BLTs as well. Neighbors have all received some as well. Our Roma tomatoes are loaded but just not ripening up very quickly - may need to give them a message to hurry them up (like pruning them).
Always something to be done in the garden....
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We finally figured out what was happening with our zucchini, yellow squash and pumpkins. The plants were really looking
. The pumpkins even turned orange already even though they were not very large yet. SQUASH BUGS!!! We were very badly infested with them. So, we went to town each evening with a dish soap & water spray bottle shaken to make foamy - it was deadly and was very effective. We killed as many eggs as we find and took care of squishing them as well. Now it's a nightly routine to check and couple can still be found. It was so bad, but glad we've learned what to look for in the future so we can react quicker. Another thing we're going to try is overwinter our bell pepper plants. We've read this might give a jump on our harvest next year. (see attached file). We'll see how it goes!
Finally pulled the bush bean plants - we've got so many put up already and with no more blooming happening
ly we tossed the plants and what was growing on them as the neighbors have all had enough of them. They did so well this year. Our tomatoes are producing like crazy, 21qts of tomato soup put up, lots eaten, BLTs as well. Neighbors have all received some as well. Our Roma tomatoes are loaded but just not ripening up very quickly - may need to give them a message to hurry them up (like pruning them).
Always something to be done in the garden....