Showing posts with label pickleworm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pickleworm. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sept. 1, 2009

Temp:
~ low 63° F
~ high 74° F

Mostly cloudy with periods of sun

Planted:
~ broccoli - filled in the empty spots in the 2 rows

Mulched:
~ broccoli

Watered:
~ beets
~ broccoli
~ carrots

Harvested:
~ cucumbers - 5 ct, 9.1 0z
~ green beans - 12.7 oz
~ green pepper - 1 ct
~ okra - 1.8 oz

Notes:
  • Noted a few holes in the broccoli leaves so sprayed with Pyola
  • Also sprayed tomatoes & green beans with Pyola
  • Discarded 2 more acorn squash and a butternut due to pickleworm

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

August 26, 2009

Temp:
~ low 67° F
~ high 89° F


Harvested
~ cucumbers - 13 ct, 2 lb 12.5 oz
~ figs - 7.1 oz
~ green beans - 14.7 oz
~ okra - 5.1 oz
~ tomatoes - 33 ct, 12 lbs

Notes
  • Discarded 6 acorn squash due to pickleworm. Set butternuts, seed cuke, and the one uninfected acorn squash on bricks as suggested by The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect & Disease Control
  • Found squash bug eggs on winter squashes, sprayed with Pyola