Having learned the lessons from last year the sugar babies are growing on a watermelon fence with a fine mesh (1”X1”) plastic material. There are quite a few nice melons developing. Another mistake made last year was not picking some of the melons early enough. This year each melon is being checked every few days. The BT is being used after every rain to keep the worms down. The watermelons were not big victims of the pickle worms last year; but why take a chance.
The BT (Bacillus Thuringienses) is apparently working on the other crops. I feel like I am using biological warfare. BT is a disease. Just call me Saddam. At least we are getting nice clean vegetables this year without resorting to noxious chemicals. The bugs (in the larval stage) won’t get sick if they don’t try to eat my vegetables. The pollinators are not harmed.
A big surprise this year has been the zucchini. Every year before, even if the rest of the garden is doing poorly, the zucchini is really prolific. This year we have had as much as we wanted; but no excess. The peppers are doing better than usual. I think it is something I learned from Michael and Ray. The pepper plants received no compost until they bloomed. Then, it was loaded on heavily.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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