I was under some physical restrictions and bed rest orders last week, so this week has been a flurry of planting and weeding to get some more summer veg gardens up and running.
Our squashes and pumpkins are pretty much ready to be planted
And my front gardens are absolutely popping off now
What’s growing on with you all?
I’ll just say climbing plants are as good as having a pet! I love watching my cucumbers, peas, and squash reach out their lil grabbies - it’s so cute!
On a not-as-fun note I have Three-lined Potato Beetle on my potatoes. They haven’t done a huge amount of damage so far and don’t seem too interested in my other plants yet but if anyone has mitigation strategies let me know!
I love vines too!
Those guys would eat your Goji berry plants too, if you had them… Jesse from No-Till Growers had a video about potatoes in which he recommended taking a potato and cooking it, mashing it a little, and placing the mash and some compost - each in their own breathable bag - into a bucket of water and letting it ferment for a day or two. Then take that and water your spuds with it. It should give a microbial boost to your plants to help them be less attractive to the beetles. I’ve also read that the beetles can be a sign of nitrogen imbalance in the plant. In the past with small crops of potatoes I’ve just manually picked them off but that can be a hassle with more than a few plants.