First off, the bad news. We had (have?) a vine borer :( One zucchini plant and one squash plant are gone. We felt like our pets died! I did surgery on the other zucchini plant last night and tried to save it, only time will tell. We're very tempted to forego the organic attempt and just douse everything with bug killer!!
However, last night we had bruschetta (with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden on a baguette made from freshly milled flour).... AMAZING! I should have just made a full batch and eaten only that for dinner!
And then Lydda Grace got to pick a whole bunch of carrots! Carrots are the most fun vegetables there are... It's a big surprise when you pull them out of the ground!
And I just realized she is shirtless in this post and the last one.... the last one was b/c she was painting and this one was b/c she just picked some strawberries and wanted to eat them and it's way easier to clean her belly than her shirt!
And I just realized she is shirtless in this post and the last one.... the last one was b/c she was painting and this one was b/c she just picked some strawberries and wanted to eat them and it's way easier to clean her belly than her shirt!
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"don't give up! Don't ever give up!"
Last year we had over 50 tomato plants. When the bugs got their share we ended up with about 3 tomatoes total =( However, I did some research and made some changes and this year the garden has been relatively bug free (so far). Do a google search for "companion planting". Planting certain herbs along with your vegetables will keep some bugs away (pretty much every herb but dill is great for this). Also spacing things out to allow good air flow has been really helpful for us. Lastly, make sure all the surrounding grass/weeds are kept cut short so they don't become a home to pests that wander over to your garden. Whatever you do, don't give up!!
BTW, those carrots look amazing!
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