The aphids are winning. They have descended on the pumpkin patch and are breeding like…like insects. I started by blasting them off with water. That worked mildly. I persisted; but they outnumber me. My friends the ladybugs swooped in for a feast.
They liked the food so much they told their friends. Everyone stuck around for a mad aphid orgy; and now I have a flock of ladybugs working overtime trying to keep those aphids under control.
This is a very small sample of what the bug population in the pumpkin patch looks like. I’m considering using soap; but I’m not sure what the effects are on the ladybugs.
How much longer until October?
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A flock of little birds has descended on my watermelon patch and has happily picked the place clean of all bugs. Don't know what I did to trigger this, but I'm searching for bird rewards.
Would it make you feel better if we come by and say 'trick or treat'??? Do you have candy?
At least you got pumpkins, we planted our second crop 3 days ago, we'll see how that goes.
I've had pumpkins last outside on my deck for nearly a year! At the end they weren't all too stable LOL but still together enough to move to the compost in one piece. Or two. Maybe store it in a cool dark spot for the next 6 weeks or so?
The pumpkin is really turning a nice orange. The pumpkins on the vines are ripening up as well. I'll try to remember to post a photo.
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