tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post3980051326256190917..comments2024-03-28T08:54:25.986-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: GARDEN FADING IN THE HEAT1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-20556788403225704672017-07-06T08:28:42.572-05:002017-07-06T08:28:42.572-05:00Time to make some more pesto and freeze it! I put...Time to make some more pesto and freeze it! I put mine in ice cube trays. I tried something new over the holiday: pesto on grilled corn on the cob. It was excellent!Katie C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-71778590691381780872017-07-05T19:31:40.051-05:002017-07-05T19:31:40.051-05:00I’m about an hour south of you and my garden looks...I’m about an hour south of you and my garden looks the same way. When the temperatures hit the 90’s, the garden just turns up its toes and dies. I picked the last of the cucumbers and made my last batch of bread and butter pickles today with these scraps. <br />Even if it’s nearly the last of your garden, your weekend pick looks really nice. And there’s always okra left in the summer garden! <br />Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-36030610650302029282017-07-05T13:53:11.652-05:002017-07-05T13:53:11.652-05:00There is no such thing as a pleasant breeze in thi...There is no such thing as a pleasant breeze in this part of the country in the summer. I think you have to completely destroy the plants on which the squash borer have infested. Can they get under the cover and exist in the ground? Tomatoes do require a little vigilance, especially if you have so few plants. I lost nothing when I used the garlic/hot pepper/onion/Dawn/cooking oil spray. Lots of people use shade over plants. Just put up four stakes and put cloth over it. You can ask around for what to use. Umbrellas work, too. well, you did a fantastic job considering you were not on-site so many days. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-57545546252456050662017-07-05T13:39:47.944-05:002017-07-05T13:39:47.944-05:00I think tomatoes are needy and require some lovin ...I think tomatoes are needy and require some lovin every day or so to thrive. You might want to check out your local garden center for some natural insect repellant for your plants. I have used it and it is not supposed to kill the pests but just make it unpleasant for them to hang around. Unfortunately the bloomin chipmunks are totally unaffected by it.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-79751880087130173682017-07-05T13:36:04.915-05:002017-07-05T13:36:04.915-05:00You've had a bumper harvest non the less. The ...You've had a bumper harvest non the less. The heat seems to have got to quite a few of your plants but you have done very well.<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-49030043025368826882017-07-05T12:10:52.320-05:002017-07-05T12:10:52.320-05:00The caterpillars that stripped your tomato leaves ...The caterpillars that stripped your tomato leaves was likely the tomato hornworm. You must pluck that one off and destroy it to help the tomatoes survive. How does your vegetable garden compare to 2nd family? Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-69112922575299684602017-07-05T12:07:14.806-05:002017-07-05T12:07:14.806-05:00you have aphids on the cuke plant, i believe. spr...you have aphids on the cuke plant, i believe. spray leaf underside with safer spray.dindinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244875497233803814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-3343911973467406672017-07-05T12:02:49.405-05:002017-07-05T12:02:49.405-05:00i have huge tomato plants this year that i started...i have huge tomato plants this year that i started from seed but not many tomatoes...go figure. i got one zucchini and then my plants got mildew. damn! the only thing i am getting so far is peppers. we have had very similar temps to you and i am not happy.jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.com