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ccabal(7)

Cool, I think I'll add the yardlong beans to my garden plans next year. Thanks for sharing that!

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Marianne W (zone 10A)

Every time I read that 95 is hot, I have a good laugh. It is supposed to be 111 to 113 every day for the rest of the week here. That's the shade temp, probably next to an irrigated lawn, so imagine how it feels in the sun or sitting in a car. At those temps, you're not getting any vegetables other than dead ones. Gardening is not a summer activity for everyone, which is why if you just say where you live is "hot", random people on the Internet don't know if you mean 85 or 120.

But, yes, after you get below 95 for highs your plants will wake back up and start to produce.

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captaininsano (9b/13) Peoria, AZ.

Looks like Cushaw.

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socosmama

Most of the blossoms on my spaghetti squash are on long stems and end up falling off. I noticed my first fruit this morning. First time growing this squash. Why do some blossoms fall off and others produce fruit?

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griffin1127

I like the handvac idea to remove cucumber beetles, can you gives me some tips on how to vacuum the insects without damaging the blossoms and foilage on the plants?

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Peter (6b SE NY)

I used Sevin locally and carefully a single time, on the base of the stems where the cuke beetles were congregating early in the season on young plants, long before flowering. This made a huge difference in their population, and did not harm any beneficial insects as none were there. Many chided me for it, but it was effective and as Sevin breaks down very rapidly, I think it did not do any more harm than any of these "organic" options (what is organic about chemicals in a bottle, I don't know.)

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katyajini(z6 NYC)

Carriehelene, yes it could very well be I hadn't thought of that. That plant is at the very end of a row, towards one side of the yard. All the neighborhood cats congregate in our yard, why I will never know. But I don't know what I could do about it?

Antmary: thank you for noticing that. Actually for many reasons that pepper plant did not get planted till end of June. It was tiny then. But it started growing so well and had set many small pods. But it is all vanishing now.

Maybe the plant will live but I don't think I will get any peppers out of it.

Thank you so much,

K.

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slimiest_okra

Looks like Verticillium wilt to me. Not much you can do about it. In my experience, this disease does not necessarily result in wilting. Sometimes, yellowing and leaf shedding are the only symptoms. For unexplained reasons, only some individuals are affected. I've also had some plants recover from Verticillium infection but usually they slowly die.

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rgreen48(7a)

Hard to say for sure, but those orange eggs in the 4th pic look like they could be Lady Bugs/Beetles. The white ones in the same pic... I'm not sure.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7

Aphids and more aphids....the white dusty stuff are their cast off skins. Yes, the yellow/orange eggs are those of ladybugs.

I'd get after the aphids ASAP with a sharp stream of plain water to knock them off.

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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)

Not brussels sprouts. It's a lettuce that has bolted.

Rodney

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beesneeds(zone 6)

I did everything the wrong way, but managed to have plants anyway.

Bought a couple organic taters.... Promptly cut them in half and put them in glass containers with water going about halfway up the sides... In full sun in my south facing window. Only changed the water a couple times when it got cloudy, but I did keep the water level steady- sort of.

once I had some good sprouts, I snapped them off and just stuck them into the containers I was going to grow them in, and once I had a container or two like that, I stuck the tater halves into their own containers.

dunno if I will get any taters, but I sure have a lot of vines.

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raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)

You had much better luck than I did, beesneeds. Congrats! Lol.

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writersblock(9b/10a)

Root knot nematodes. Google "nematodes squash Florida" and the IFAS guides to treating come up as the first results. Other solution is to grow in containers.

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leighwarner001

I planted my squash on mounds. I planted 10 and have 2 sorry looking ones left. The roots are showing and I've seen very tiny ant looking insects on them. What can I do to save them? My cucumbers and tomatoes are doing great.

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Ahhh that explains it. Sorry you have had such a miserable year. But as we always say - "there's always next year and it is bound to be better because it can't possibly be worse". :)

Dave

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Peter (6b SE NY)

What's the variety? Surely you will at least get some green tomatoes that will ripen inside :)

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Applies to all acidic foods but shouldn't be a problem for corn.

Dave

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xmiracles4todayx

Hi everyone, I have been thinking of concrete beds also. But have moles, so not sure how 2 rid my land of japanese beetles. How do I find the youtube I keep reading about? I love love pictures, still daydreaming here in NW Texas and have not even begun with gardening. Wanted to say hi.

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baltimoregardener54

Hello everyone. I have been trying to figure out what to do about my existing raised beds, which were made with untreated lumber and are now rotting after about 6 years. After reading about these concrete block beds, I'm considering just removing the screws from the rotting lumber and putting concrete blocks down around the the existing beds and just let the wood continue to rot away. I have two 3x8 foot beds, four 4x4 foot beds, and a 3x6 foot bed...all of them are only 6" high. The 3 block height beds pictured above are really nice looking...are they high enough to keep rabbits out? If that would let me get rid of my rabbit fencing, it might be worth the expense and back pain of rebuilding them with concrete, although I would have to get a ton of additional compost to fill the beds. The additional height would also allow to me to quit worrying about weeds, grass, etc, growing in between and sometimes into the beds...I could just spray vinegar around and/or take the weed whacker through the area. I appreciate any advice!

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Peter (6b SE NY)

I am also in 6b and my climate only bears a vague resemblance to Dave's, so it goes to show you the usefulness of zones. :)

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LoneJack Zn 6a, KC

Here in my zone 6a in Central Missouri I plant Broccoli that are about 50 DTM and I start seeds inside about March 1 and plant out about April 1-10 and then a second planting started mid March and planted out April 20 or so. In fall I start indoors in early to mid July and plant out August 10-20 or so.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7

Sprinkling is best so that it doesn't sit out in the sunlight and heat, both of which degrade the spores.

I suggest that you do one manageable area at a time, water for the prescribed fifteen minutes.

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kames5

Thank you both for your advice. It is very much appreciated.

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

You sure it isn't lack of pollination instead? Same appearance just at a smaller size than with BER. Pollination issues are far more common this time of year rather than BER because the heat can make the pollen tacky.

That's not to say BER isn't possible. It is. And if that's what it is then it is just a matter of fixing the usual cause - inconsistent soil moisture.

Dave

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Jim's(6 East end of Long Island)

Thanks Dan. I feel like I spent as much time looking over an 8' vine for signs of SVB as Ponce de Leon did looking for the fountain of youth. I did find two infected plants though and promptly tore them to pieces and seal them in a bag for garbage pickup tomorrow.

The crown seems to be in excellent shape/condition. The funky stuff on the leaf posted just above doesn't seem like a good thing to me. If it continues to go down hill I will remove it within the next two days.

Appreciate everyone's input! Great community here.

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Jim's(6 East end of Long Island)

Well, whatever was hurting the plant seems to have gone away. I now have the opposite issue, the butternut is taking over the place. I have 5 or 6 growing squash on both plants and it has made getting into that area a tall task, albeit a much better problem than the OP had.

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