I had a request to show the full garden, so here are some shots pre-Irene. Let’s hope she spares my unripe tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. That empty spot in the back? That’s where the vine borers had lunch. I also rescued our first jalapeno. Didn’t want to chance that one blowing away. How else would we make hurricane nachos?
It’s harvest time in our new little garden and boy are we excited about this beet. Such a pretty beet. There are some beans in the background there too, not to mention two delicious cucumbers in our bellies. So, all in all the garden has been somewhat of a success.
I say somewhat because of the next image. The poor little pumpkin that will never be. Frowny face.
That, sadly, was the only pumpkin we rescued from the vine before this happened:
The dreaded squash vine borer! Those little buggers eat your poor plant from the inside out, and they killed all five of my pumpkin vines. What I’ve heard is that they’ve probably laid their eggs in my soil as well so they can hang out until next year when I try again. Grrr. Anyone have any tips on how to destroy those suckers? I tried putting aluminum foil under the plants as they formed and when they got large I figured we were in the clear. I guess not. I’m not exactly sure if that tiny pumpkin will survive and ripen to orange but I guess we’ll see. It’s still cute. In the meantime I’ll just ponder what to do with a single beet.
