Tribe.net. Local Connections Tommaso http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#c39cb216-81c7-45a3-aa8d-ff76ceb5145f 2008-08-25T00:29:50Z 2008-08-25T00:29:50Z

maybe something to try next year if i have the same problem. It was a good year for melons too.

Tommaso 2008-08-25T00:29:50Z Nadia http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#2391d6bf-7a4b-4a57-b1b2-40d31902aed2 2008-08-23T15:23:58Z 2008-08-23T15:23:58Z

maybe compost tea? might have the bacteria to help the plants fight back

Nadia 2008-08-23T15:23:58Z Lisa http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#2176b63c-e981-4044-a0b7-ffb28259e812 2008-08-23T12:46:31Z 2008-08-23T12:46:31Z

I companion plant with nasturtiums, They really help keep the bugs away. My problem this year is a ton of male flowers (yummy) and not too many females(boo)...

Lisa 2008-08-23T12:46:31Z lorenzo http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#daa88e7f-dc02-4773-8ff5-eab5c26e6a20 2008-08-20T01:29:12Z 2008-08-20T01:29:12Z

anyone using companion planting?

lorenzo 2008-08-20T01:29:12Z Artistpriestess http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#e8e7f07b-cc3e-488b-a86b-897c27d37192 2008-08-14T00:19:04Z 2008-08-14T00:19:04Z

Interesting . . . I was trying to grow from seeds and noticed these little black bugs devouring everything . . . they seemed to go away eventually . . . I decided to buy some ponypac starter plants (cucumber, yellow squash and zucchini) they were all thriving and flowering, doing great, then almost over night they started dying . . . I just noticed that the little black bugs are back . . . they look and swarm almost like small black ants, but they have wings and can at least jump a bit . . . Oh, also, they left they strange curvy lines all over the leaves . . . thoughts, suggestions for repellents?

Artistpriestess 2008-08-14T00:19:04Z Patti http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#8209a62b-cfa7-4946-ac4f-2436a72597aa 2008-08-13T13:46:37Z 2008-08-13T13:46:37Z

Yikes! Me too. However, mine are in a raised bed in an urban setting. I live in downtown Mechanicsburg, PA. I blamed it on the feral tomcat that lives next door. The stems looked like they were crushed down. I had noticed a bit of powder mildew on some of the leaves, but didn't think too much of it after I clipped them off. I do have weed mesh under the boxes, but not the heavy black plastic. My first attempt at organic gardening has not been great...lack of fruits on squash, zucchini and cukes...left the beans on the vine too long...second generation of tomatoes hard, easily split, and some beetles infesting. Herbs, spinach, and lettuce did GREAT, however! Well, lessons are being learned, and maybe next year will be better!

Patti 2008-08-13T13:46:37Z Tommaso http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#01682550-0635-4e88-84d2-ee97d84b1fed 2008-07-20T23:29:04Z 2008-07-20T23:29:04Z

i've noticed that most of my yellow squash and zucchini plants have suddenly taken to being dead. They were green and lush a week ago, do they not like being on black plastic? maybe deer stomping on them?

Tommaso 2008-07-20T23:29:04Z