Snag wrote:
I've been watching for eggs , and looks like they slipped past me
again . I was checking my acorns and zukes last night , and found
frass ... and I was ****ed . I'm pretty sure I got 'em all , all 3
zukes and both acorns had the little *******s , but the worms were
small , only about a half inch long .
I was a bit surprised to find none on the cantalopes or pumpkins ,
but I'll be keeping an eye out for signs . I really don't want to use
chemicals , but DE poses another set of problems . If it gets wet ,
it does no good anymore . That means I'll have to change the way I
water , and will have ro reapply after every rainstorm or heavy dew .

Suggestions are welcome ...


It appears that I got all the little buggers , all five plants affected
are doing OK - though the one acorn squash that had 3 of them is still
stressed a bit . All the plants are flowering nicely , and one of the zukes
has a fruit just about ready for harvest . That one's getting sliced
lengthwise into quarter-inch ~9mm thicknesses and grilled over mesquite
charcoal .
Tomatoes are also doing well , lots of 'maters growing now and almost
every plant has multiple blossoms . Altogether I'm much happier with my
garden over last year , with the exception of the spinach - it never did
really get leafy and we like it a lot for salads .
--
Snag
Next year
I'm planting
my seedlings
earlier ...