Re: N&C Midwest: June 2022

JAM23 6/27/2022, 5:02 pm

Nice OhioGardener!

I pulled my peas yesterday and according to my calendar, if I want to give the Fall peas about 80 days, I will need to get them in around July 7th! So, I will refresh those squares and the re-plant peas sometime next week. Wow!

**Scorpio Rising** 6/27/2022, 7:34 pm

Pulled my peas too. I can’t believe how quickly the season moves if you want a fall crop or 2!

You’re right, sanderson, good point about the rhubarb threads.

Nice here today but dry….will water stuff tomorrow.

OhioGardener 6/28/2022, 12:04 pm

sanderson wrote:You guys should post this valuable information in one of the rhubarb threads.

I merged those posts with the thread on the Fire Ring Rhubarb plants.

https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t22311-galvanized-fire-ring-for-rhubarb-raised-beds

JAM23 6/28/2022, 4:23 pm

Watered a bit today and pulled some arugula that had bolted. Thinking about trialing one square of rutabaga to see how that goes!

Struggling to keep the earwigs at bay. They are really eating holes through my swiss chard, kale, basil and beans. I have applied DE around the base of some plants but it hasn't seem to really slow them down. I added an oil/soy sauce trap to an area that I saw a lot of earwig activity. What has worked well for all of you?

Thanks!

OhioGardener 6/28/2022, 5:49 pm

JAM23 wrote:Struggling to keep the earwigs at bay. They are really eating holes through my swiss chard, kale, basil and beans. I have applied DE around the base of some plants but it hasn't seem to really slow them down. I added an oil/soy sauce trap to an area that I saw a lot of earwig activity. What has worked well for all of you?

The problems with diatomaceous earth is that it only works when it is dry, and the insect must crawl across it to be affected by it. But, when it works, it works extremely well.

One of the best treatments for Earwigs is Neem Oil. Mix 1 Tbsp of Neem Oil with 1 Tsp of non-detergent soap (Castile) in 1 gallon of water. (Be sure to emulsify the Neem Oil in the soap before adding to the gallon of water). Spray the entire plant with the mixture.

OhioGardener 6/28/2022, 5:57 pm

JAM23 wrote:Thinking about trialing one square of rutabaga to see how that goes!

Rutabagas should grow very well for you. They don't like hot weather, so fall planting is a great time. Suggestion: Harvest the Rutabaga when they are 5" or less in diameter. They will grow much bigger if you allow them to, but the texture and taste is the best when they are somewhere between 3" and 5", nothing bigger.

JAM23 6/28/2022, 6:02 pm

OhioGardener wrote:
JAM23 wrote:Struggling to keep the earwigs at bay. They are really eating holes through my swiss chard, kale, basil and beans. I have applied DE around the base of some plants but it hasn't seem to really slow them down. I added an oil/soy sauce trap to an area that I saw a lot of earwig activity. What has worked well for all of you?

The problems with diatomaceous earth is that it only works when it is dry, and the insect must crawl across it to be affected by it. But, when it works, it works extremely well.

One of the best treatments for Earwigs is Neem Oil. Mix 1 Tbsp of Neem Oil with 1 Tsp of non-detergent soap (Castile) in 1 gallon of water. (Be sure to emulsify the Neem Oil in the soap before adding to the gallon of water). Spray the entire plant with the mixture.

Thanks! I'm going to mix this up right now! I have both those things in my possession to keep indoor fungus gnats in check! LOL

**Scorpio Rising** 6/28/2022, 10:58 pm

OhioGardener wrote:
JAM23 wrote:Struggling to keep the earwigs at bay. They are really eating holes through my swiss chard, kale, basil and beans. I have applied DE around the base of some plants but it hasn't seem to really slow them down. I added an oil/soy sauce trap to an area that I saw a lot of earwig activity. What has worked well for all of you?

The problems with diatomaceous earth is that it only works when it is dry, and the insect must crawl across it to be affected by it. But, when it works, it works extremely well.

One of the best treatments for Earwigs is Neem Oil. Mix 1 Tbsp of Neem Oil with 1 Tsp of non-detergent soap (Castile) in 1 gallon of water. (Be sure to emulsify the Neem Oil in the soap before adding to the gallon of water). Spray the entire plant with the mixture.

Night time is best to avoid pollinator collateral damage but it usually does work!

JAM23 6/29/2022, 9:11 am

Scorpio Rising wrote:
OhioGardener wrote:
JAM23 wrote:Struggling to keep the earwigs at bay. They are really eating holes through my swiss chard, kale, basil and beans. I have applied DE around the base of some plants but it hasn't seem to really slow them down. I added an oil/soy sauce trap to an area that I saw a lot of earwig activity. What has worked well for all of you?

The problems with diatomaceous earth is that it only works when it is dry, and the insect must crawl across it to be affected by it. But, when it works, it works extremely well.

One of the best treatments for Earwigs is Neem Oil. Mix 1 Tbsp of Neem Oil with 1 Tsp of non-detergent soap (Castile) in 1 gallon of water. (Be sure to emulsify the Neem Oil in the soap before adding to the gallon of water). Spray the entire plant with the mixture.
Night time is best to avoid pollinator collateral damage but it usually does work!

How often would you apply this?

OhioGardener 6/29/2022, 9:30 am

JAM23 wrote:
How often would you apply this?

As needed. It will work for several days, until the plant outgrows it, or rain washes it off. For example, if I spray it for Aphids I will watch the plants on a daily basis and if I see the Aphids returning I will spray it again. If there are no new Aphids, I don't need to re-spray.

OhioGardener 6/30/2022, 5:57 pm

The Swiss Card and Lacinato Kale have gone wild! Both of them were just harvested the day before yesterday, and they have regrown back to nearly the size they were before they were harvested. Surprising how fast they are growing with the weather being the mid- to high-90's day after day. Hasn't rained for some time, so the only water the are getting is from the drip irrigation.

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**sanderson** 7/14/2022, 2:12 pm

Aphids, spider mites and white flies have ravaged my cucumbers and squashes. A Master Gardener, who is also a SFG gardener and key person with the SFG Foundation, recommended for that combo of critters to use insecticidal soap. (Obviously at sundown to protect the pollinators and to dry by morning.) It works so well that I ordered the concentrate. I love you

For just earwigs or aphids, he recommended spinosad. Another winner. I bought the Captain Jack's Dead Bug spinosad, and or course, the concentrate. The earwigs were ravishing the Swiss chard and they hid down where the leaves attached to the stalk during the daytime. I sprayed down there and found dead bodies the next time I harvested. I love you

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