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Comments (16)I DESPISE squash bugs! But, since I don't want to kill pollinators or other beneficial insects, I have used companion planting, DE, soap sprays to control them. I also gather tips from fellow gardeners - LOVE the duct tape idea for the eggs, Gumby! One thing that works to keep the squash bugs from my cucumbers is planting them among tansy. It has worked for me every year, though I have had problems in another area of the garden with my squash and melons. Someone suggested to avoid using mulch for my squash, and that is what I will do this year, since the cukes get no mulch either - must be a connection. Row cover is another good tip, but I have not yet tried this. I would encourage you to try and avoid using pesticides, as the jury's still out on the connection betweeen their use and the problems with bee colony collapse. Depends on what study you read, and who put it out there, but my bet is that pesticide use cannot be ruled out as at least part of the cause....See MoreGood Ol' U.S. Post Office
Comments (5)All right, OMG. Someone sent in a complaint to the USPS using my name and address. While I appreciate the concern and it is OK, I just wish they had let me know in advance. I received a post card from the USPS yesterday saying they are investigating this. I mailed two packages today. One to north central Georgia up near Lake Lanier and the other to Texas. The difference between parcel post and Priority mail to Ga. was 64 cents. I just can't figure that out because priority is SUPPOSED to get there in 3 days. That seems like so little to pay for the supposed service of 3 day delivery. BTW, you pay for 3 day delivery but it isn't guaranteed....See MoreFirst shot at Bananas for me and a BIG thank u to all of u! :)
Comments (1)agirlsgirl, Glad to see you so excited about growing bananas. I got hooked on them about 4 years ago and keep dividing my clumps. I now have 3 good sized clumps and they get close to 14 feet. I'm in a little warmer zone than yours, but the basjoo's that I grow are really cold hardy so you shouldn't worry much about them. I cut them down to about a foot tall and cover them with leaves. Come spring, they are poking up through the leaves. This year I grew one of the pups in a pot and have it in the garage now. It stands about 3 feet tall and all the leaves are cut off. I don't water it any more and plan to place it in the ground come summer. Thought I'd share a photo of my last standing clump that I'm sure will be mush tomorrow as lows tonight are predicted to be in the 20's. Happy growing. From Garden 2009...See MoreWas this a good gardening season for u?
Comments (12)Well I would have to say it was a so...so gardening season. Just to re-cap. First when the snow disappeared, I found vole holes and damage everywhere in my garden. Lilies blooming this season were few and far between....so many lily shreds. The nan-king cherry was replaced...with two....one looks like it didn't make it...not sure why. The two roses that I replaced with just 1, turned out to be miss labeled. We had lots of hail each month of the summer....lots of storms and so much rain. Then to top that off we also had frost each month as well. What is so amazing is that most of the plants in my garden, want to grow. Most of them seemed to bounce back and keep going and flowering, even if a little worse for wear. There were a few that didn't make it, but hey, you can't do much about the weather. There also seemed to be fewer pests this year. The start of the season, there were way to many aphids...but I guess they didn't like the weather. Snicker ;-))) What really liked the wet stormy weather was the slugs.....way to many...slimey ickys. Grab a slug, Fling a slug...STOMP STOMP STOMP. Thats the slug dance in case you see me doing that as I walk around my yard. :O Mosquitos and little black flys are just horrible around here from end of May till end of July...so its not so bad at this time of year...just a few around. My garden season is just about finished. I have already dumped out some of the planters..to get a head start on the fall cleanup. This year, will make sure that everything is cleaned up and the grass cut short and the weed whacking done right up till the snow flys to try to prevent the vole damage next spring...hopefully I won't see that much damage again next spring...or ever again for that matters. Okay it may have been one of the worst gardening seasons, I have seen so far.....but there is always the hope and promise of the next seaon to come. Now how long before the seed catalogues start comming in. :-) Sierra...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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