Well, yesterday I was on the farm to check on the yellow striped cucumber beetles. I haven't really worried about them much because we're certainly not short on cucumbers or zucchini (since N is the only one that eats a lot of zucchini, and she can't keep up with what we're growing as it is). But I was curious. The collective wisdom of the internets say it's time to do something about these guys once you get five on a single plant. So imagine my surprise when I look into the following flower. What's that you say? There's only five in there? Nope. Look closer. Those are all *ahem* pairs of yellow striped cucumber beetles, apparently making more friends to hang out with. Great. Maybe it's good that the first average frost around here is September 15th...
In entertaining news, here's a little trick of nature that resulted from all the feeding the cucumber beetles have done on the zucchini leaves. A flower grew right through one of the holes!
And finally, the carrots are basically spaced out, and as you can see from the ones that I thinned, growing if not with gusto, then at least slowly but surely.
Stay tuned tomorrow afternoon for a very first and extremely anticipated harvest! And of course, MiniChuck's Eye View of the Farm in the morning.
Farm VitalsYesterday's high: 83F
Yesterday's low: 68F
Warnings: Excited farmer coming to the farmer tomorrow!
Mood of the farm: Working up its patience for the farmer's undoubted exuberance tomorrow.
Reason to consider a new career: all this exuberance...
1 comment:
Ha! A tree grows in Brooklyn, a flower grows in zucchini town, and beetles know that relationships are about sharing. Love it. Wish I could share in the harvest feast, but sending exuberance from Mass all the same.
- Anonymous K
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