That's an impressive garden. I think you are much further south than me. Do you grow cukes? Was wondering how you deal with cucumber beetles as they always decimate the cukes, squashes, pumpkins, etc.
We use liquid Sevin, and dust. It handles most of the pests we have. We are having a hard time with the rabbits this year. We have never seen so many rabbits. They love to eat the tops off sweet potatoes. We have been eating cucumbers every day. Slice them, put them in vinegar and add onions. Let them soak a day. Squash bugs have hit some of the plants in our pumpkin/squash patch this year, but not too bad.
Here it's a deer problem. They are going to have a special Sept. cull for the first time this year. Rabbits have never been a big problem because of a healthy fox and coyote population. I'll try the Sevin tho I try to steer clear of chemicals except it's too late now. It's the striped cucumber beetle that is an issue here as it transmits the wilt. Squash bugs have not been bad this year, yet. Always enjoy your vids particularly the chainsaw ones as I am that kind of guy myself.
Well I’m certainly sold on the broad fork. I suppose if you were doing the whole garden at once the tiller might be faster, but for anything less this is likely easier than swearing at a carburetor full of varnish of a tire that won’t seat on the rim.
That's an impressive garden. I think you are much further south than me. Do you grow cukes? Was wondering how you deal with cucumber beetles as they always decimate the cukes, squashes, pumpkins, etc.
ReplyDeleteWe use liquid Sevin, and dust. It handles most of the pests we have. We are having a hard time with the rabbits this year. We have never seen so many rabbits. They love to eat the tops off sweet potatoes. We have been eating cucumbers every day. Slice them, put them in vinegar and add onions. Let them soak a day. Squash bugs have hit some of the plants in our pumpkin/squash patch this year, but not too bad.
ReplyDeleteHere it's a deer problem. They are going to have a special Sept. cull for the first time this year. Rabbits have never been a big problem because of a healthy fox and coyote population. I'll try the Sevin tho I try to steer clear of chemicals except it's too late now. It's the striped cucumber beetle that is an issue here as it transmits the wilt. Squash bugs have not been bad this year, yet. Always enjoy your vids particularly the chainsaw ones as I am that kind of guy myself.
ReplyDeleteWell I’m certainly sold on the broad fork. I suppose if you were doing the whole garden at once the tiller might be faster, but for anything less this is likely easier than swearing at a carburetor full of varnish of a tire that won’t seat on the rim.
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