Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

[daddykirbs]

Here is a video update of my garden this year.

 

[joan1708]

Hi all. I found strange little caterpillars eating my porcelain vine. Anyone know what it is? I don't find it in any of my bug or butterfly books. Sorry, my camera is not the best.

 

[joan1708]

Daddykirbs - just saw your video - your garden is fantastic! thanks for the video. I only things I have going are onions, asparagus The black eyed peas and sunflowers are about 2 inches tall. Just starting some basil. I'd have a few blackberries if I protect it from the birds.

 

[daddykirbs]

Daddykirbs - just saw your video - your garden is fantastic! thanks for the video. I only things I have going are onions, asparagus The black eyed peas and sunflowers are about 2 inches tall. Just starting some basil. I'd have a few blackberries if I protect it from the birds.

Thanks! The blasted vine borer has claimed my Zuchs, but most of all it is going well. We ate the first one lonely blackberry yesterday! There are more coming on, but none are black yet.

 

[joan1708]

The borers got my squash last year too. I'm getting peaches, and a few blackberries too. Have a few figs going, My grapes are doing well I think.

I strung red christmas light in the peach tree to fake out the birds, so far so good.

 

[daddykirbs]

...I strung red christmas light in the peach tree to fake out the birds, so far so good...

hmmm, interesting idea. Your garden goodies look great!

 

[joan1708]

I've read you can put red christmas ornaments in trees to confuse the birds. I didn't have any ornaments but I had red lights that i got after christmas, thinking I might put them in the coop, but decided to try them in the peach tree instead. I know, seems a little far-fetched, but what can I say?

 

[daddykirbs]

I've read you can put red christmas ornaments in trees to confuse the birds. I didn't have any ornaments but I had red lights that i got after christmas, thinking I might put them in the coop, but decided to try them in the peach tree instead. I know, seems a little far-fetched, but what can I say?

It's worth a shot!

 

[texas75563]

I might have to try the christmas lights with my 2 pomegranate bushes next year. I'm guessing around 100 blooms between the 2 of them. 1 bloom left. Chickens got the lower ones and birds the higher ones. Then you have the ones that just fall off. They are young this is 3rd year they have had blooms. 1st year maybe 5 to 10 each. Last year 25 or more each. This year they were loaded.

 

[galanie]

My problem is squirrels. I have an apple tree and a pear tree that is loaded with fruit in the spring and I've yet to eat a one. Starting at around golf ball size, the squirrels pull them off, one by one, and take one bite out of each. The trees are too big to put netting over. Ok maybe I could net them but I'm too lazy. I'd rather grow things they won't do that to, like citrus I think.