What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

Potato bugs. You don't want them.
THey'll eat the leaves and reduce your yield.

 

[Acre4Me]

Potato bugs. You don't want them.
THey'll eat the leaves and reduce your yield.

Ok. He ALSO has these yellow striped bugs too! I thought those were potato beetles-lol. So, what are the yellow striped ones also eating his potatoes (different plants)?

 

[igorsMistress]

Some garden work today.
Pole beans are almost long enough to start to climb the string
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Tomatillo flowers are interesting
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Can you see the toad visitor? Look for his eye!
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What are these bad boys? They are all over the neighbor's potatoes!! Not on mine (yet).
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Very cool pic of the toad! He's very well hidden.

 

[igorsMistress]

Ok. He ALSO has these yellow striped bugs too! I thought those were potato beetles-lol. So, what are the yellow striped ones also eating his potatoes (different plants)?

The red ones are beetles, these are the bugs

 

[Acre4Me]

The red ones are beetles, these are the bugs
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so, from what I just looked up the red/black bugs in the pic are the younger version of the yellow black striped beetles in your bottom right pic. So, the same thing. They were everywhere on his potato plants!

 

[pennyJo1960]

10 water to 1 dish soap spray bottle

 

[igorsMistress]

Potato bugs, the ugly striped ones with the Predator face, can be beneficial. They eat the dead plant matter and aerate the soil. It's when they run out of the dead stuff that they can be a problem.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good morning gardeners. I hate bugs. We had another thunderstorm last evening. It lasted a lot longer and gave everything a good watering. I got more flowers planted yesterday along with some peppers. I still have a few more things to go. Today I'm back to work on the baby coop. I need to fill in their run with the dirt that's sitting in my driveway. After that I can put the HC up. Nearly done. Those littles want out of the big coop. I took a picture of the first to bloom peony flower. There's more to come @TropicalBabies. I may have to cut some of the parsley and dry it. There's so much of it. I think it grew another 6 inches after the rain yesterday. Low humidity and cooler temps forecasted for the next few days. That should make outdoor work easier. Have a great day everyone.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I do Parsley like 4 of them, cilantro, dill anything that bolts fast dry them save old shakers bottles.. Won't be in the Garden drizzle set in again

 

[NewBoots]

@Wee Farmer Sarah, I will have peonies, they shall be mine! Muahahahahah...

ANYWAY, it rained about an inch or so in the last 24 hours so I just needed to water the greenhouse. Raining again right now so my rain barrels might get a good top off. Pulled the last of my initial beet plants, time to move more chard into their place. Some of the strawberry starts that DP put in are starting to bud. Those things are scary, never seen anything take off from a sad looking shipped nubbin like that.