Today was basically a rain out. We didn't have much time to get anything done before that rain started. But here's a garden update:
Zucchini squash-- the plants are starting to show signs of mildew on the leaves. When we started removing the affected leaves we saw that stem borers have been attacking the plants.
All the plants had their main stems destroyed. But odd thing was the plants themselves. Half the plants seemed small, quite a bit of mildew, but not dead. No flowers. The other half were thriving, very little mildew, and had flowers. Why the difference? The thriving plants had put down roots along their stems above the borer damage.
So we may be able to take advantage of this plant behavior. By pulling soil and mulch up around the stems, the plants could send out new roots, making the plants stronger and better producing. Looks like the plants would be able to fight off the mildew better too. We will have to do some experimenting.
Another one of the grow boxes is ready to dismantle. With the rain today, this job will be postponed for next week.
We did get the two grow boxes replanted with sweet potato cuttings.
Before the rain came we got a bit of harvesting done, but because of the goat attack, it isn't a lot.
...shelling peas, a modest amount
...bok choy, enough for everyone to take some
...little onions, enough for everyone
...purple green beans, a modest amount
...enough dill, basil, and parsley
...cucumbers, enough to go around
We are seeing more damage from the pickleworm. Perhaps it is time to try an experiment to block the moth at night. Maybe something simple like laying screening atop the plants to see if that is sufficient to block the moth. We'll give it a try and see what happens.
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