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Wayne, larva don't hatch out of beetles. The beetles lay eggs and larvae hatch out of eggs . Dead beetles can't lay eggs.
What you may be seeing are larva of flies. Flies lay eggs on dead matter (beetles). The larva hatch from the eggs and eat the dead stuff and then turn into flies. Quite a cycle.
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The only nice feature of JB's is that their defense mechanism is to fall when they sense danger. You can place a hand, creating a shadow above a bunch of them and they will fall or roll off of a leaf right into your pot of water. JB's are drawn to each other and will usually be found in groups. I doubt there is a relationship between heat of the day and grouping. However, if the heat of the day is actually hot, they will no longer fall, but instead fly away; and they are almost impossible to catch in the heat of the day.
Normal fungus growth from overly wet soil. Same as found with growing from seed seedlings. You can stir it in, sprinkle some dry mix on top of it, or just wait until the soil dries out and it disappears. It only becomes a problem if it becomes a chronic problem and it indicates over-watering.
Dave
#SharonP68
I wonder where you got seed for the Stavros?
I too would love to pickle a lot of pepperoncini.
On this website http://www.paleotechnics.com/Articles/Pepperoncini.html she recommended Stavros or Sigaretta di Bergamo as the best for pepperoncini.
My usual seed sources don't seem to carry it.
Thanks,
Nancy
Nancy,
I bought my seeds from Ohio Heirloom Seeds:
http://www.shop.ohioheirloomseeds.com/main.sc
It took almost 2 1/2 weeks for them to germinate, but every seed germinated. So far, I have harvested 4 pounds of peppers from 8 plants!
Best of luck!
Sharon
Yes, make sure you inspect the vine for additional eggs, and then once clear, bury as much of the vine as possible. It will develop more roots. I've gotten pumpkins from vines damaged from SVB, in part because they don't always completely sever the vine, and also because of the extra rooting that occurs along the vine.
This post was edited by ccabal on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 12:33
Also regarding surgery... a less invasive method is to try and find the entry point, or the hole where the frass is coming out from. Then wash it out, and get a spray bottle, set to stream mode. And spray into the hole some soapy water. Spray it pretty good. Often the grub will come out of the hole to try and escape the water, and you can kill it, or the soapy water might kill it. I also will poke a wire into the hole to stab it or fish it out. Either way this might be less damaging to the plant than having to split it open.
Can't really tell without decent light. My damping off problem I had in the the past with seedlings is that they will absolutely keel over and the stem at the soil level looks shriveled and rotten, kinda damp looking. If they are slowly dying or turning yellow or any other slow process, it's probably NOT damping off. Mine were sudden and fatal.
I just subscribed. #4 subscriber woohoo!
What are your plans for the channel and how often will you be adding content?
Thanks for the videos!
I already love the trellis in your raised bed. It would be cool to do how-to videos and also give regular updates to your plants. There are a lot of videos on how to plant or fertilize veggies, but viewers never get to see the updates on the results.
The black things are caterpillar poop. I am investigating the best way to get rid of them right now as I have the same problem. Turn the leaves over and you will see little green caterpillars that are the same color as the leaf. I did not see them until the 3rd time I was looking and they are all over...I have to do something fast, and I'm not sure I can be organic on this which really will bum me out. If I find something more out about this, I'll post up.
Here is a picture of the lettuce after a good watering. They look to have responded well. Thank you @seysonn and @florauk for the tips.
@woohooman Good to hear you're a fellow San Diegan. I live in National City, about 3 miles from the bay. The weather here is fairly cool and thankfully it doesn't fluctuate quickly or in extremes. Thank you for the tips about those santa ana winds. I will also check out that informative pdf.
All the tips and advice are really helpful. I'm really enjoying gardening. It's my first season.
I grew it in Hutchinson, Minn. some years back when we had a very long growing season ( seventy plus degrees all the way into Oct.)
I got two fully developed ears out of it.
It is a 180 day corn, so up north must be in the ground by early may at the latest and hope for no frost till Nov.
I have been trying to grow Purple Corn ( Maize Morado) for a few years now, in the passed i seeded directly in the garden the first week in May, by late October they've tasseled and had immature ears, the plants were about 8 ft. tall the frost came and I lost my small crop.
This year I started the seeds indoors in March,transplanted them to the garden in May, by now the plants are huge over 7 feet tall, no tassels yet. So I wait to see what happens.
Exactly what "Asian Beetles" are you talking about? Asian Beetles usually refers to Asian Lady Bug beetles - small multi-colored spotted beetles that look like ladybugs except for the color - which don't do any damage in the garden and consume aphids so are considered a beneficial. But they are an indoor winter pest problem.
Or are you talking about Japanese Beetles - large, dark brown and metallic green, shiny exoskeleton beetles that derive from grubs in the ground and make a loud clicking noise as they fly. They do do garden damage. Several discussions here about them.
Dave
Thanks I started them from some roots I got. I will probably just let them go. There is not really enough to do much with yet. I was surprised they even grew since they were planted pretty late in the year. I dug them in about 2 feet and filled the trench in with composted cow manure from my barn as they grew. THey should really be good next year.
Give them a couple of years, then watch out! LOL
We almost got tired of asparagus this year (not really! Just had to get creative how we used it!)
We have a 4x8 bed for the 2 of us and it is more than enough!
I think the rule is to let them grow year 1&2, harvest a few year 3 then go for it!
I still get a spear here and there and chop it up to go into a salad. Nancy
I am retired, so I get to do my watering in the morning. I am in the foothills of the coast range about halfway between Corvallis and Eugene. Tomatoes not doing so well this year. Not sure why(?) My garden plot is not fenced and THIS year I am dealing with very persistent, wily and hungry deer who are getting under (crawling?) netting over my raised beds. I just got a "Scare-Crow" sprinkler deterrent. See how that goes.
Yes it is kind of hot (no A/C) but I wouldn't trade this life for anywhere in the US of A
Sounds nice--I like that area. Maybe someday when I retire...can't live without a/c though. Never had it until 10 years ago, but I don't think I could go back.
Tomatoes are doing great here. Warmer & drier than usual.
Good luck with the scare-crow.
Cal, really wasn't trying to hijack your post, just thought it was funny that 2 Oregonians commented within a minute of each other. So, did you decide if you're going to pick a few of your serranos?
Lettuce and chicory are related so the fact that they have similar flowers would make sense. They both belong to the Asteraceae family. And in case you're wondering it also includes things like asters (obviously), endive, artichokes, jerusalem artichokes, sunflowers, mums, etc.
Rodney
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