What did you do in the garden today?

[Acre4Me]

Moments ago I saw a SVB on the leaf of a squash plant. I tried to get it but no luck.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Moments ago I saw a SVB on the leaf of a squash plant. I tried to get it but no luck.

Start checking over your plants for eggs. It's usually a single, solitary egg laid on the stem. It can be anywhere along the main stem or along one of the branches. Last year I pulled a lot of SVB eggs off my plants which helped keep damage down.

ETA - here's an example of what it might look like. They also are known to lay them in clusters which are spread out instead of being clumped together like squash bugs. Basically if I see anything that looks like an egg, I pick it off.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Gardeners. Look every morning for tomato have 6 and tomatillo nothing has fruit yet.
Hardest part of the heat wave we are in does not cool at night 11 pm it is 77.

 

[igorsMistress]

Has anyone caramelized onions in a crockpot?

I saw a couple people doing it when I was looking for french onion soup recipes. I was thinking I could do 8lbs or so & freeze them then they're ready when I need them for burgers or something.

My big ole pot of onions for soup, my eyes hurt, lol. It's 5lbs.
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Haven’t tried but that’s a great idea to do a bunch and freeze!

 

[igorsMistress]

Same here.... Woke up to a 3 AM deluge. Checked the rain gauge this morning....
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That's right, folks! THREE INCHES! And more is coming over the of the weekend.

Giving credit where credit is due...
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[TJAnonymous]

Our forecast for the next 10 days. Still going to be hot & miserable all week but HOPEFULLY we will get more rain next weekend... I wouldn't mind one bit if our August were to look like this with consistent rain every weekend.

 

[Acre4Me]

Start checking over your plants for eggs. It's usually a single, solitary egg laid on the stem. It can be anywhere along the main stem or along one of the branches. Last year I pulled a lot of SVB eggs off my plants which helped keep damage down.

ETA - here's an example of what it might look like. They also are known to lay them in clusters which are spread out instead of being clumped together like squash bugs. Basically if I see anything that looks like an egg, I pick it off.

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Thanks! I’ve been checking….even the buttercup squash which was 100% attacked with caterpillars in every one. So, I think they were hard to see bc when it rain it will splash dirt up, then maybe that is what covered any eggs. Also, a couple of the squash plants were damaged at soil level -so those eggs would really have been hard to see.

 

[vall]

Picked some caterpillars (not hornworm) off the tomato and squash today. Need to respray I suppose. Strung some twine to the oak tree for the asparagus beans so they now have another 30 feet of trellis. Stuck a male squash blossom in the fridge to save the pollen because I see a female that should open over the weekend.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Thanks! I’ve been checking….even the buttercup squash which was 100% attacked with caterpillars in every one. So, I think they were hard to see bc when it rain it will splash dirt up, then maybe that is what covered any eggs. Also, a couple of the squash plants were damaged at soil level -so those eggs would really have been hard to see.

Another backup plan is to spray everything with BT a couple of times a week!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Stuck a male squash blossom in the fridge to save the pollen because I see a female that should open over the weekend.

Wow! I've never heard of anyone doing this.... Very clever!