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re: 2023 Spring Garden Thread
Posted on 4/3/23 at 11:59 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Posted on 4/3/23 at 11:59 am to NewIberiaHaircut
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spotted my first Vine Borer of the season. Smashed that fricker with the trowe
Same here this morning, on the blue hubbard trap plant. Smashed it, then another one from lower down flew out and landed between fence boards (thought he was clever). Zapped him point blank with Bengal roach spray.
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Posted on 4/3/23 at 1:21 pm to meeple
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Same here this morning, on the blue hubbard trap plant. Smashed it, then another one from lower down flew out and landed between fence boards (thought he was clever). Zapped him point blank with Bengal roach spray.
Once my blue hubbard gets a little bigger I’m going to put a couple of yellow sticky traps around the base. See if I can’t take some out of the gene pool.
Posted on 4/3/23 at 1:36 pm to PillageUrVillage
I may try that as well
Posted on 4/4/23 at 6:41 am to meeple
All this talk about vine borers and here I am ordering pumpkin seeds even though we’re 2 months away from planting. 
Figured I might as well get stocked up instead of scrambling to find what I want when it’s too late. Last year I grew only one variety (Connecticut Field). I allowed 3 plants to vine. So this year I figured I’d try 3 different varieties.
I may spread them out more in the box and allow two plants of each variety to vine out. They’re going to go in the box that currently has garlic and onions and they’ll have plenty of room in all directions to grow.
ETA: I’ve been inspecting everything daily and so far no sign of the borers yet. :knockonwood:
Figured I might as well get stocked up instead of scrambling to find what I want when it’s too late. Last year I grew only one variety (Connecticut Field). I allowed 3 plants to vine. So this year I figured I’d try 3 different varieties.
I may spread them out more in the box and allow two plants of each variety to vine out. They’re going to go in the box that currently has garlic and onions and they’ll have plenty of room in all directions to grow.
ETA: I’ve been inspecting everything daily and so far no sign of the borers yet. :knockonwood:
This post was edited on 4/4/23 at 6:42 am
Posted on 4/4/23 at 7:04 am to PillageUrVillage
Looks like you are ready for some squirrels too
Posted on 4/4/23 at 8:00 am to meeple
I try to keep all of my gardening supplies in one spot.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 10:10 am to PillageUrVillage
Turns out there were two squirrels on the west side of my property. I say were, because I found both of them dead near my tomato plants - one Saturday morning and one Sunday morning. No idea what happened to them. Like I said, dangerous out there for a squirrel. Lots of hazards. 
Tomatoes are setting a few fruit here and there. Same with the peppers. Blueberries are loaded even though it's their first year. I'm pretty excited about that. I've also got all three of my satsuma trees in the ground.
Tomatoes are setting a few fruit here and there. Same with the peppers. Blueberries are loaded even though it's their first year. I'm pretty excited about that. I've also got all three of my satsuma trees in the ground.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 10:57 am to bluemoons
Pulled these SVB eggs off the trap plants today 
These things must have just carpet bombed me. They were not in clusters, just dispersed all over them. Found two on the yellow squash sprouts
These things must have just carpet bombed me. They were not in clusters, just dispersed all over them. Found two on the yellow squash sprouts
This post was edited on 4/4/23 at 11:00 am
Posted on 4/4/23 at 11:14 am to meeple
I still don't have much experience growing squash. But from what I've seen and heard from others, they seem to be early this year. I usually don't start hearing about people having problems with them in south Louisiana until around mid to late May.
ETA: Good news is it sounds like the trap plant is doing it's job.
ETA2:
That's one of the biggest challenges with these bastards. They just lay them randomly all over. You are going to miss some.
ETA: Good news is it sounds like the trap plant is doing it's job.
ETA2:
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They were not in clusters, just dispersed all over them.
That's one of the biggest challenges with these bastards. They just lay them randomly all over. You are going to miss some.
This post was edited on 4/4/23 at 11:19 am
Posted on 4/4/23 at 11:16 am to bluemoons
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I say were, because I found both of them dead near my tomato plants - one Saturday morning and one Sunday morning. No idea what happened to them. Like I said, dangerous out there for a squirrel. Lots of hazards
This sounds like one of those *wink wink* statements.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 11:30 am to PillageUrVillage
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Good news is it sounds like the trap plant is doing it's job.
That's one of the biggest challenges with these bastards. They just lay them randomly all over. You are going to miss some.
Yeah, it looks like they are. They're already trailing out of the pots which are at the corners. I'm debating on letting them trail along the top edges of the raised beds to form a barrier (wall, first line of defense, etc.) of sorts, vs away from the beds if it will lure them away.
This post was edited on 4/4/23 at 11:31 am
Posted on 4/4/23 at 1:16 pm to PillageUrVillage
quote:whats a blue hubbard
Once my blue hubbard gets a little bigger I’m going to put a couple of yellow sticky traps around the base. See if I can’t take some out of the gene pool.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 2:16 pm to CarRamrod
Blue Hubbard Squash is a large winter squash that produces a high amount of cucurbitacin that is supposed to be more attractive to squash bugs and vine borers. This is supposed to make it a good trap crop for these pests.
https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2017/3/Trap_cropping/
https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2017/3/Trap_cropping/
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Research conducted by the Lincoln University (LU) IPM program since 2011 indicates that Blue Hubbard squash is very attractive to squash bugs and to squash vine borer, and therefore it is an excellent trap crop plant. In addition, Blue Hubbard squash is also very attractive to spotted and striped cucumber beetles, so farmers and gardeners can actually control four insect pests using Blue Hubbard as a trap crop.
This post was edited on 4/4/23 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 4/4/23 at 2:33 pm to PillageUrVillage
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This sounds like one of those *wink wink* statements.
No idea what you're talking about
You guys ever seen a mid-70's Marlin 39A? Fantastic rifle. I'd recommend picking one up if you ever get the chance.
With the right rings, it also fits a Leopold 2-7x33m rimfire perfectly. Very accurate rifle. Just posting for the benefit of the thread.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 2:41 pm to bluemoons
Posted on 4/4/23 at 5:39 pm to PillageUrVillage
Well I just removed 20 more eggs from the bases of all of my “good” squash sprouts. Looks like it’s going to be war.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 6:40 pm to meeple
First time growing banana peppers- do I need to snip the suckers like I do tomato plants?
This post was edited on 4/4/23 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 4/4/23 at 8:02 pm to TigerTatorTots
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First time growing banana peppers- do I need to snip the suckers like I do tomato plants?
Nope. Let them grow. They’ll make the plant bushy and produce more peppers.
Posted on 4/4/23 at 9:31 pm to meeple
What do these look like? I read they come from the soil. I have new garden bed mix this year... should I be worried?
Posted on 4/5/23 at 9:21 am to meeple
quote:My parents have grown yellow squash for 50 years with no issues. I planted it one damn year and quit. It is my favorite summer vegetable.
Well I just removed 20 more eggs from the bases of all of my “good” squash sprouts. Looks like it’s going to be war.
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