Cucumbers
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See the snake. We just startled each other. She's running away..sometimes she just sits and watches.
corn is almost touching the roof now.
corn is almost touching the roof now.
Bad bear.
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Thanks, but we have no talent whatsoever. We do have lots of old poop though.
Poop helps a lot.
Poop helps a lot.
Father goes down the road and resorts the pick out bin.
No idea. Just outdoor homegrown weed. It's a lot less robust in the greenhouse. Taller, skinnier, wimpier. we'll see.
mild. Not stinky. Just the way I like it for occasional use. I don't know wth I'm going to do with all of it, actually.
I'm way more excited about the corn. I saw silks today!
We have been battling caterpillars and slugs a bit in the greenhouse, as well as aphids. Also, we don't (can't) effectively pollinate the cucs by hand because we have things a little (perhaps a lot) too crowded.
So, we've been catching lady bugs and bumble bees like crazy to put them in greenhouse jail for a while. Together with lots of existing spiders and other bugs and the coming-and-going snake we hope we'll get a balance.
what eats slugs?
how are your cucs doing TNT?
So, we've been catching lady bugs and bumble bees like crazy to put them in greenhouse jail for a while. Together with lots of existing spiders and other bugs and the coming-and-going snake we hope we'll get a balance.
what eats slugs?
how are your cucs doing TNT?
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Both my wife and I have forgotten to pick up beer the last times we were in town. Our plan is to feed the slimy buggers beer.
feed your cucs epsom salts. Yes. Epsom salts. About a tablespoon or two per quart of water. Magnesium. They will like that. Especially while flowering. Worth a try. Keep the soil moist. Do your pots have drain holes? Water them until they start to drain. Fish fertilizer never hurts in normal amounts.., but magnesium sulphate (epsom salts) will help almost for sure at the flowering stage.
as for catching bugs, well you just catch them. In your hands, in a jar, whatever. Bumblebees and ladybugs are docile and slow-ish. Easy to catch.
so are garter snakes easy to catch. Easy-ish.
feed your cucs epsom salts. Yes. Epsom salts. About a tablespoon or two per quart of water. Magnesium. They will like that. Especially while flowering. Worth a try. Keep the soil moist. Do your pots have drain holes? Water them until they start to drain. Fish fertilizer never hurts in normal amounts.., but magnesium sulphate (epsom salts) will help almost for sure at the flowering stage.
as for catching bugs, well you just catch them. In your hands, in a jar, whatever. Bumblebees and ladybugs are docile and slow-ish. Easy to catch.
so are garter snakes easy to catch. Easy-ish.
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I just planted cukes for the third time. They are up just a couple of inches.
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Get poop
We are growing Markenmore80 this year.
Yes, the first two planting did well but the plants get disease easy so we succession plant. We are on our 5 planting of squash and green beans.
We grow in the soil and have about 3,000 sq. ft. of garden.
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We just had a snack; steamed green and yellow beans with butter. Mmmmm.
do you know what's in those canned foods? Neither do I.
get poop and your thumb will naturally get greener. Get poop from someone who doesnt use a bunch of chemicals in their animal production...
do you know what's in those canned foods? Neither do I.
get poop and your thumb will naturally get greener. Get poop from someone who doesnt use a bunch of chemicals in their animal production...
