What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

https://www.trueleafmarket.com/prod...MIiPHcgsewhwMVfUn_AR1JBQesEAQYAiABEgJbXPD_BwE

• 1 g Packet - Approximately 353 Seeds/$2.99

https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetab...MIiPHcgsewhwMVfUn_AR1JBQesEAQYBCABEgJmefD_BwE

• Packet: 30 seeds/$4.32

 

[Liz Birdlover]

A friend sent me some. I'll have to save some of my own if I can't find them. Well, I should save some anyway, right?
(going to ask google where to get some right now)

I've never heard of them, but I love cucumber & lemon, they sound so awesome. Grab some of those & the little orange cherry tomatoes in a baggie for a flavorful snack in the middle of workday...yum!!! My tastebuds are looking forward to trying them.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

https://www.trueleafmarket.com/prod...MIiPHcgsewhwMVfUn_AR1JBQesEAQYAiABEgJbXPD_BwE

• 1 g Packet - Approximately 353 Seeds/$2.99

https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/cucumbers/specialty-cucumbers/mexican-sour-gherkin-cucumber-seed-3174.53.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BL | PMax | PRP | HPN - Smart Shopping | All Products&utm_keyword=&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiPHcgsewhwMVfUn_AR1JBQesEAQYBCABEgJmefD_BwE

• Packet: 30 seeds/$4.32

Thank you! Oh aren't they adorable? Can't wait to try them. I'm getting some.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I broke the broody! Woo!

Picked tomatoes and peppers today. My fridge died, had to throw out almost everything in the kitchen fridge. Shopping for a new one this weekend I guess. Not amused.

Pictures of the insanity. Corn topped out at over 10' tall. The tomatoes are 5-6' from the soil level in the beds, from the ground I need a step stool to tie the tops. Clover is thriving, hardly need to water it now! Woohoo.
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The smoke from the wildfires is starting to make the air miserable. That haze in the distance is smoke covering the mountains.
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Wow sorry about the refrigerator...They're so expensive these days, too. I was pricing some yesterday. Of course they are all stainless steel, too. No more just plain white? I guess we have to order them & they'll cost as much as the stainless. PITA
I have SS now, supposedly was fingerprint proof....yeah right...NOT. Darn thing Always looks smudged, sorry I give up, this kitchen is for cooking & eating, not looking like a showroom or magazine photo. Lol

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I briefly took a quick peek at the garden this afternoon on a jaunt to the mailbox. All my mulch and cardboard were washed away. The very few corn seedlings that haven't disappeared were flattened by the flash flooding. I haven't looked inside the hoop house to check for damage in there yet.

Bummer indeed, so sorry, I feel for ya.

 

[chicken opey]

I thought I would just do a quick stroll in garden
Time of year I take 2 showers!

Noticed butternut squash vine looked like dying and sure enough I missed one!

Decided to pick the corn bc worms have arrived.

Found some wasabi mustard greens growing w corn!

My butternut squash is growing up sunflower- which is about 11 feet tall - and has squash on it

I think my snake bean has stopped growing at about 62 inches!

The chickens were loving all the worms today!

My lavender transplant is not dead dead - mostly alive

Oh - that’s max capacity of my basket bc it was creaking all the way inside!!

 

[chicken opey]

Also hoping for updates on this.

Tell me more about something that will kill fire ants!!!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I got one of those too for hot flashes, I need to dig it out! Thanks for the reminder.

I'm liking that personal fan idea! Hot flashes...ugh. I can relate.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Tell me more about something that will kill fire ants!!!

Our fire ant, European, tunnels, & does not mound, so you don't even know where they are. (They're Every-Freaking-Where) & the only thing you can possibly use is a type of bait they can carry back down into the tunnels. I use Antixx, it is also organically approved, & has Spinosad. It did help knock down the population quite a bit. But once they're here, there is no completely eradicating them. I've only gotten stung once this year though, so it is a great improvement.

European Fire Ant

Ant carrying Antixx with spinosad, yellow granules

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

A few years ago I applied predatory nematodes 1x, and not even the whole pack. They definitely helped. Those were from a different supplier (Spaulding labs). This year, based on cost and postage, I subscribed to a 5 month (might add Oct, weather depending) subscription bc bugs have been a problem and I really try to not use pesticides*. I’m using Natures Good Guys this year. I have already noticed a reduction in those tiny flies, and cabbage looper moths (still have caterpillars munching though). So, I’m hoping next year I can apply early season and late season only, assuming the 5-6 monthly applications this year were successful.

Where did you get your nemotodes?

I obviously can’t answer for @Acre4Me but I’ve seen that brand on Amazon: Link.

I’ve been strongly considering getting some myself but the reviews say it needs to be kept refrigerated and with the ridiculous heat I haven’t trusted it to arrive alive.