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Six on Saturday: July 17
Welcome to this “Six on Saturday” post (amazingly halfway through July already!!!) from north central Indiana. Let’s begin with a promised report on using leek blossoms as a cut flower. As you may recall, I was skeptical about them mainly … Continue reading
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Tagged celosia, Indiana gardening, kitchen gardens, potager, squash borers, strawflowers
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First Responder!
This year, there was less trouble with squash bugs and borers than in past years in the potager. I’m crediting this fellow (although not being an amphibian specialist, he could very well be a “she!”) I think it’s a Fowler’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Indiana gardening, potager, squash borers, squash bugs, toads
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Losing the battle.
After the peas came out, Bed 2c was blessed with 2 “Orange Magic” winter squash plants that were started from seed a few days earlier. In the summer heat, both quickly grew large, gorgeous leaves and shortly thereafter these big, … Continue reading
Drats!
You may recall a few weeks ago I optimistically, fingers-crossed, hoped that putting faded marigold flowers that resulted from deadheading around cucurbit plants would eliminate or at least reduce the amount of squash bug and borer damage. (See the “Will … Continue reading
Posted in garden pests, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening
Tagged companion planting, cucurbits, growing vegetables, marigolds, Potager, squash borers, squash bugs
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