2023 Gardening (outside)

[jjannie]

28 May

 Night temps have been in upper 40s but day temps are really warming up. Hoping last night was last of 40s until late fall. 

In our 'pots' garden the yellow zukes have started blooming the other day. Luckily there have been male and female flowers so I could pollinate them. But the green zukes haven't yet bloomed. Most our outdoor plants look like they just waiting to really take off. So, I'm sure soil temps will signal them to really take off. 

We didn't plant any pea pods this year, but they would love this cooler soil. Instead, we've planted cauliflower in one of them and broccoli in the other, they have just begun to sprout. We have such a cabbage moth problem here we don't tend to do very well but in these pots we will wrap a white shade cloth around the wire cages so those cute little white moths can't lay any eggs on them. The plants will likely appreciate a little shade from the hotter afternoon temps anyway.

So all your outside plants that are blooming were started indoors before you put them outdoors?
Do those white moths lay their eggs when the plant is really small?

 Soon as there are any leaves on the plants they show up, Yes they will lay eggs on the leaves and those larvae will eat your plants and the vicious cycle just keeps going. 

We are for sure going to keep a closer watch for those squash bugs they were SO bad last year. They got ahead of us and it was hard to get them under control and the plants were quite set back from them sucking the sap away.