http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#c39cb216-81c7-45a3-aa8d-ff76ceb5145f maybe something to try next year if i have the same problem. It was a good year for melons too. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:29:50 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#c39cb216-81c7-45a3-aa8d-ff76ceb5145f Tommaso 2008-08-25T00:29:50Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#2391d6bf-7a4b-4a57-b1b2-40d31902aed2 maybe compost tea? might have the bacteria to help the plants fight back Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:23:58 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#2391d6bf-7a4b-4a57-b1b2-40d31902aed2 Nadia 2008-08-23T15:23:58Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#2176b63c-e981-4044-a0b7-ffb28259e812 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)... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:46:31 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#2176b63c-e981-4044-a0b7-ffb28259e812 Lisa 2008-08-23T12:46:31Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#daa88e7f-dc02-4773-8ff5-eab5c26e6a20 anyone using companion planting? Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:29:12 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#daa88e7f-dc02-4773-8ff5-eab5c26e6a20 expialidocious 2008-08-20T01:29:12Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#e8e7f07b-cc3e-488b-a86b-897c27d37192 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? Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:19:04 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#e8e7f07b-cc3e-488b-a86b-897c27d37192 Artistpriestess 2008-08-14T00:19:04Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#8209a62b-cfa7-4946-ac4f-2436a72597aa 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! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:46:37 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#8209a62b-cfa7-4946-ac4f-2436a72597aa Patti 2008-08-13T13:46:37Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#01682550-0635-4e88-84d2-ee97d84b1fed 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? Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:29:04 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/8bb17167-fd45-4212-a200-abe0d868d90e#01682550-0635-4e88-84d2-ee97d84b1fed Tommaso 2008-07-20T23:29:04Z