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Mid Season retry on Squash



Before the onset of Powdery Mildew



I have sad news.  If you recall Powdery Mildew.   I was yet again battling it out with powdery mildew. 



 

Moments before i pulled it up



One new suggestion was to spray the infected plant with a water soluble sulfur.

Well after weeks of spraying it in the mornings with the sulfur solution the plant finally died.  It died before it could even produce its first squash.

On to the new squash...



Picture taken 8/4/11, 8 days after sowing 



I planted some more squash seeds.  This time i planted them in a container that was going to be kept in the direct sun and away from the garden sprinkler. 

So on 7/28 we got a container together and filled it with dirt.  Stuck some seeds in the dirt and didn't check on it for a week.  Came back a week later and this is what i found!  This picture was taken on 8/4/11 and i cant believe how quickly it grew.

taken 8/9/11

 

Checking back on my new hope for squash this year.  Still no sign of powdery mildew.  The only time the leaves get wet now is from the rain or morning dew.  I make sure this plant gets watered from the dirt only.  This is roughly 2 weeks after sowing.  Must be really good dirt.

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Little Prince eggplants

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This is it for the beets, turnips and sweet corn (still have pop corn growing).  This is my third year to grow corn that matures like this. Eventually I will figure out what I'm doing wrong. 

Tomatoes pictured are Beefsteak heirloom, black krim, cherokee purple, totem, and Jenny(the little yellow ones). 

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Praying Mantis

I found this guy on my front porch fig tree this morning. I think he is a rare find.

I have been noticing a rise in stink bugs on this tree lately. So I'm wondering if this praying mantis has shown up because of the stink bugs.