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[ShrekDawg]

That makes sense

And yeah, it is pretty funny

 

[Leahs Mom]

I've read that peppers can get little worms. I've had occasional holes in my peppers but I just cut them open and clean out the insides. I've never seen anything too bad in there.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That makes sense. I took the one pepper off and cut it open. I didn't see anything in there besides a bit of mold. It's just weird the leaves have holes in them too

 

[Leahs Mom]

Got the tarp back up in the garden for the fall cleanup. I couldn't attach it to the fence yet as it would shade the nasturtium and the cilantro so I"m trying the portable fence posts for the time being.

The tarp is to give them courage to go out in the open area so that they have a place to hide from hawks. Gives them more security.

Back in the corner they are spreading compost.

The compost corner. The stuff laying on top is some apple pieces that had worms (and some rotting watermellon rind) that I put out yesterday so it's not composted of course. They do a great job at spreading compost. Late in the fall we'll start a new compost heap in the middle of the garden. Then next spring, the birds can come out and spread it on the garden for us.

 

[Leahs Mom]

PS: The main area that the tarp was on had watermellon and canteloupe. This is the first year we've had really fantastic watermellon.

All no-till, cardboard topped, wood chips on top of that.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Some of my pepper plants are being ravished with holes... anyone know why? And I discovered a hole on one of the actual peppers too, goes inside. And this eggplants, which came from my brother and his girlfriend's house 2 miles down the road from us, also has holes in it. The other one they gave us does not. WHAT IS HAPPENING!?

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I have holes in some of my tomatoes, and i have been seeing stink bugs around here. Crap, first it was ground hogs and now bugs.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oddly the tomatoes are fine ha

 

[CapricornFarm]

Got the tarp back up in the garden for the fall cleanup. I couldn't attach it to the fence yet as it would shade the nasturtium and the cilantro so I"m trying the portable fence posts for the time being.

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The tarp is to give them courage to go out in the open area so that they have a place to hide from hawks. Gives them more security.

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Back in the corner they are spreading compost.
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The compost corner. The stuff laying on top is some apple pieces that had worms (and some rotting watermellon rind) that I put out yesterday so it's not composted of course. They do a great job at spreading compost. Late in the fall we'll start a new compost heap in the middle of the garden. Then next spring, the birds can come out and spread it on the garden for us.
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Your nasturtiums are beautiful! I wonder if i planted seeds now if they would bloom before first frost.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Next year I want to plant them at the outer edge of the garden now that I see how pretty they are and how long they're lasting. This is my first year planting. How late in the season in your area before usual frost?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Next year I want to plant them at the outer edge of the garden now that I see how pretty they are and how long they're lasting. This is my first year planting. How late in the season in your area before usual frost?

October 20 from what i read online. I have not lived here a year yet.