There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it won't happen this year. We have passed the point of winning or losing this war against the bug, and it doesn't look favorable for us. We've already lost about 10 squash plants, and there are about 5 more left. For next year, I have found some very helpful information. There are several varieties of squash that are resistant to many of the pests that plague cucurbits. Several winter squash, and a few summer varieties are said to resist squash bugs and the other two pains in the rear; the cucumber beetle, and the squash vine borer. It just so happens that a few of these resistant varieties are also better about fighting off powdery mildew disease.
We ate an amazing yellow beet for dinner tonight. We purchased it from MOMS market. The beet had stiff flesh and tasted like corn. I don't know the name of the variety, but it will certainly be on my wish list for the spring seeds to buy.
Total produce count for the year:
35 ears of corn
53 strawberries
17 raspberries(golden variety)
12 blackberries
10 blueberries
3/16 lb sweet banana peppers
.85 lb sweet bell peppers
2.76 lb assorted (green)bean pods
8 .61 lb cucumber
11.17 lb zucchini squash
2.25 lb yellow squash
4.49 lb butternut squash
3 lb pumpkin
1/2 lb muskmelon
12.9 lb tomatoes
1.62 lb cherry tomatoes
1.7 lb kohlrabi
4.96 lb onions (bulbs)
9.08 lbs carrot roots
1.25 lb beet roots
1/8 lb potatoes
12 heads of garlic
4 garlic scapes
7.6 lb sweet/snap peas
15.8 lb assorted dark greens
7/8 lb baby radishes/greens
1/4 lb mature radish roots
46.5 lb assorted lettuce
5.1 lb spinach
1/2 lb New Zealand spinach
4.8 lb turnip roots
2.63 lb miner's lettuce
3/16 lb mache/corn salad
5/8 lb baby greens
1/3 lb arugula
5 asparagus spears
3 trays of wheat grass(inside)
3 trays micro greens(grown inside)
A countless amount of:
parsley, basil, peppermint, spearmint, lemon balm, burnet, fennel, thyme, dill, green onions, chives, stevia
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