I hate squash borers :mad:
Those suckers bury them selves in the ground to survive the winter to come back to destroy again. Went rounds with them for past couple years I’ve read the only thing you can really do is relocate any squash plants for a couple years. Like relocate I mean mine is in a...
So I found a couple of bottleneck gourds I didn’t notice before through the massive vines. I feel this one looks like a butt. My daughter fully agreed. So we decided where the hole for this bird house will go
:lau
(I’m in my 40’s but refuse to grow up :D)
squirrels drive me crazy. But in the fall there endless. I have tons of black walnut trees, and some chestnut trees along with oak. Usually I toss overripe vegetables out of the garden thinking the goats will find as usual them because the chickens do get plenty of scraps, but he ran over and...
Have the same frustration with my tomatoes at the top of the plant and my bell peppers. Found out it think it’s my bat family that stays around my property. (That normally adore)
And I agree…. Just eat the whole dang thing!
Mine usually do turn on the vine but this is the second time they started late and they haven’t even started to cure and last time I got rot spots from freeze and thaw.
They’re still at this stage, still fleshy
Freeze will harm them. ( learned that one year) Mine are usually ready by now but started late this year. I’m gonna bring them in and hopefully the bigger ones can continue to dry inside. Guess I’ll find out
I always wondered that but then realized My chickens grab them of the sunflower head or any knocked on the ground and no issues do I guess it’s good at least in small doses
The luffa plant grows best on a trellis ( or makeshift arbor)
The vegetable can be eaten like squash when it’s small but the reason it’s loved is because when the get larger ( and they can get huge ) you have homegrown luffa
sponges
I do love my cedar trees. That one is still huge even...
I’ve got that problem. Possible 1st frost coming next weekend ( 39 other morning but luffas aren’t at the dry stage I usually pick them. But some are monsters! Can they be hung to dry inside instead. Do you know?