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Originally Posted by kvet
The second triplet has been said
In this fruit and veggie thread
Once JScott recites all three
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For all of you with short seasons, do you stay away from indoor growing because you already have a room(s) dedicated to orchids? 
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Earlier I promised no more tomato news from me, but I need help  For the last week and a half, I have picked off anywhere from 5-20 hornworm babies, and squished 20-50 eggs -- DAILY! I go out early morning and late evening. This is absurd, especially for only a dozen plants. I am going to order some BTk spray, but I guess my question is: how are they getting here? I haven't seen the giant moth that lays these eggs.. have they evolved with cloaking devices or something? Is there another way for these hornworms to end up here? Ideas?
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Italian beans, unknown variety! Almost ready to harvest  |
The moths that lay those eggs are nocturnal, and they are attracted to trumpet shaped flowers, because they have a huge long proboscis and reach down deep into flowers other moths can't reach. Sometimes I grow Datura, and they bloom at night, and I always see swarms of those hawkmoths at the night blooming flowers of the Datura (some call it jimson weed. It's highly toxic, so be careful), and they love it. They are beautiful and fly like hummingbirds and are amazing to watch, but they're a pain because they eat your tomatoes to the ground. You may have just missed the moths because you aren't watching at the right time of night. But the only way for the hornworms to be there is for the moths to lay the eggs on the plants.
If it were me, I'd go ahead with a pesticide. I like to avoid pesticides when I can, but sometimes the situation is dire enough that I think it's worth it. You can pick the caterpillars off by hand, but that's so much work, and they bite, and there's always more. I think you should apply some pesticide.
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As I mentioned before, it got too hot for my zucchini, and they kind of crapped out. Today I planted four new mounds of zucchini seeds. There's still a lot of summer left, and our fall is so long and warm here, I think I might have a chance of getting a second crop of zucchini this year. Or it may not work at all, But I'll let you guys know either way.
I am flush with cucumbers, and I don't even like cucumbers haha. The watermelons are still coming right along. I'm excited about the watermelons, except I have no idea when to tell that they are ready to harvest, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.
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