Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023

OhioGardener 5/31/2023, 9:56 am

Pulled some Giant of Sicily radishes, and most of them made it into the house. Very Happy

**Scorpio Rising** 5/31/2023, 9:57 pm

Unbelievably, I need to water!

Nice haul, I wish I was there…I just tonight got all of my annuals in!

Love it!!

OhioGardener 6/1/2023, 9:41 am

Scorpio Rising wrote:Unbelievably, I need to water!

Yes, surprising that we are so hot and dry this early in the year. I am so glad that all of the beds have drip irrigation on a timer. Last evening they got an extra watering, though, while I was applying the second batch of beneficial nematodes.

**Scorpio Rising** 6/1/2023, 4:18 pm

OhioGardener wrote:
Scorpio Rising wrote:Unbelievably, I need to water!

Yes, surprising that we are so hot and dry this early in the year. I am so glad that all of the beds have drip irrigation on a timer. Last evening they got an extra watering, though, while I was applying the second batch of beneficial nematodes.

Drip irrigation is my dream project!

JAM23 6/1/2023, 4:46 pm

OG-What are beneficial nematodes and why do you add/apply them? Have not heard about that before.

OhioGardener 6/1/2023, 5:01 pm

JAM23 wrote:OG-What are beneficial nematodes and why do you add/apply them? Have not heard about that before.

They destroy a long list of pests, including slugs, snails, sowbugs, grubs, and root knot nematodes.

There is a lengthy discussion about them on this post: https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t15877p25-beneficial-nematodes?highlight=Nematodes

For a list of pest controlled, check out this chart: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1373/5481/files/NGGBNL5-Beneficial-Nematodes-Bulk-Label_FRONT_0a7601bc-9fc6-46cf-b781-bc8f36191de5.jpg?v=1683749582

JAM23 6/1/2023, 5:17 pm

I'm going to look into that because I have alot of sow bugs in my soil. Eating my baby plants!

OhioGardener 6/1/2023, 8:55 pm

JAM23 wrote:I'm going to look into that because I have alot of sow bugs in my soil. Eating my baby plants!

If sowbugs are the only problem, or even if there are both sowbugs and slugs, you might be able to quickly control them with Sluggo Plus (make sure it is the Plus).

JAM23 6/11/2023, 1:33 pm

OhioGardener wrote:
Scorpio Rising wrote:I wish I liked kale…grows here seasonally of course, does really well….

We make a copy of Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana soup which makes Kale irresistible.

We use this recipe:
https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/easy-olive-garden-zuppa-toscana-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-22886

OhioGardener,

I took advantage of this cool weather we are having by us (58 degrees today!) to make this recipe using up the last of the frozen kale from last season. It is cooking as I write this, my house smells amazing! Thanks again for sharing!

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