tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post7620613770841815430..comments2023-05-19T05:23:01.266-05:00Comments on Megan's Messy Garden: Aphids and GrowthMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08619491019764818646noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-25685025397867203222010-05-19T10:58:29.102-05:002010-05-19T10:58:29.102-05:00I'm amazed by your "pea jungle"! :-...I'm amazed by your "pea jungle"! :-)Amy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759045379896245638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-29347931875606775222010-05-19T08:03:30.792-05:002010-05-19T08:03:30.792-05:00EG- I'll have to take a better picture of the ...EG- I'll have to take a better picture of the broccoli, I'm not sure how to make it so you can "click to enlarge" but what look like water droplets in the middle are holes that run right up each side besides the "vein" on the leaves. I found two centimeter sized caterpillars and one spot with about 8 eggs on them last evening that I squashed. :) I didn't see anything new on them that I can tell. <br /><br />I just went back out there to check, to see if I could find one of the little guys and I found eight. So my post will be following.<br /><br />I'm not sure what I did with my peas, they seem to be well past a lot of other peoples' that I've seen that planted at the same time. Even the ones I planted at my friends' houses are nowhere close to as tall as these. I do know that I planted them in the spot where my husband had spread coffee grounds straight in... My radishes didn't like that spot, but the peas sure have!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619491019764818646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-74162997285706309932010-05-19T07:48:02.464-05:002010-05-19T07:48:02.464-05:00Michelle- thanks for loving my garden! :) And my ...Michelle- thanks for loving my garden! :) And my turtles! I did plant 9 cilantro plants in there, but only one sprouted, I guess I should put more out there, but I really like to USE cilantro! It'd be hard for me to let it just bolt! I checked the rest of my tomatoes, and while there was some aphid evidence, I didn't find any more leaves that actually had aphids on them. I'll definitely have to remember the alyssum and cilantro for next year though! Thanks again for the tips and for following my blog!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619491019764818646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-45259084692279262312010-05-18T22:36:36.000-05:002010-05-18T22:36:36.000-05:00I really don't see any damage to the broccoli,...I really don't see any damage to the broccoli, if it was cabbage worm or cabbage looper, you'd definitely see the carnage. Those peas look perfect! Gosh, they are really big, too..Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-6096673149801846332010-05-18T18:56:19.149-05:002010-05-18T18:56:19.149-05:00Hi Megan, I love your messy garden and your turtle...Hi Megan, I love your messy garden and your turtle friends. I have one tip for you about fighting aphids, plant lots of sweet alyssum and cilantro around the vegetable garden. Let both of them bloom and they will attract beneficial insects that parasitize or whose larvae eat the aphids. It takes a while to get a good population of beneficials going but once they are there and you maintain a source of pollen and nectar for the adults you will be amazed to see how many aphids the larvae can eat. I like alyssum because once it starts blooming it just keeps on going and cilantro because it bolts and blooms very quickly and is incredibly attractive to beneficial insect adults. I've seen the aphid population come and go this spring and I've not done a thing myself to control them. I've seen lots of aphid mummies (from parasitizing wasps) and lots of hover fly larvae as well as lace wings, lady beetles, and soldier beetles. I used to have huge problems with aphids before I had the alyssum and cilantro in the garden. There are even beneficial flies that lay their eggs in or on the caterpillars that like to chew your broccoli plants, so don't kill any flies that you see in the garden.<br /><br />Thanks for following my blog. I'll be back! I really do love those turtles.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.com