Produce update

If anyone is following our status on the stink bug trap, here are the results: Don't waste your time. The trap didn't catch one stinkbug.  Light is not effective at trapping them from outside. There is a pheromone trap (http://www.rescue.com/product/reusable-outdoor-stink-bug-trap) due to pop on the market this month.  As soon as I can find a store that will let us pre-book it, I will.

Over the past few days, the bounty has been plentiful. We would have had a nice big fat tomato today, but a few bugs decided to dine on it before us. Deb harvested two butternut squashes today. Our pumpkin that is suspended 5 feet in the air is starting to get little dots of orange pigment.

I am watching a certain zucchini squash plant. I noticed an adult squash vine borer on it. I'm paying close attention to the stem. I'm not 100% certain yet, but it may have a borer inside. I've dealt with them before, and it is usually not a death sentence for the plant. You simply cut the stem lengthwise, remove the worm, then bury the stem to let it root out and repair the cut.

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Total produce count for the year:

53 strawberries

17 raspberries(golden variety)

5 blackberry

7 blueberries

1/8 lb sweet banana peppers

1/4 lb sweet bell peppers

2.1 lb assorted (green)bean pods

2.6 lb cucumber

7 lb zucchini squash

2.25 lb yellow squash

3.1 lb butternut squash

3/8 lb cherry tomatoes

3/4 lb kohlrabi

1.4 lb red onion (bulb)

6.8 lbs carrot roots

1 1/8 lb beet roots

12 heads of garlic

4 garlic scapes

7.6 lb sweet/snap peas

15.6 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 1/2 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