Mid-Atlantic Gardening: News not so good. , 0 by billyporter

billyporter wrote:
Ric, that's a nasty bunch of squash bugs!! I don't always have room to plant squash, so I don't see a lot of bugs. That's enough to make you, well, cry if you're a woman, LOL. I hope you find something that works. I'd love to defeat them too!

HollyAnne, that is a picture to enlarge! He is thinking pretty hard about something!! That's my big smile for the day!

Sally, we don't eat cucumbers much. Well, I like them and DH doesn't care for them, so I'm trading the fence for squash thisn year. I am going to be on the look-out for the squash bugs now. I've had them, and I feel they are going to be a big problem. I plant the acorn squash and I think my cousin had carnival seed that I'll be using. I sowed them for my Dad last year and since they didn't vine much, I decided to try them this year. I had tomatoes that did real well on the compost pile last year, LOL! I hear you on zoning out in the garden. I'm glad it works for you.

LadyG, I have lime! Thanks for the tip. I am going to do that! What a great bunch of people to work with. I was picturing the office wearing green when they think they're coming down with something. Or even an armband, giggle! The hot tub sounds like a great place right now. The more you do that feels good, the more you can counteract the bad!

Critter, seeing the world thru her eyes is great! I love the idea of the crocus yard. That's the best gift a little one could get. It's easy to see why your hearts are bursting with love. She's the best!!

Good Morning LadyG! I have been busy running to do laundry and clean up the kitchen while trying to catch up on threads. The morning is still slipping away. I'll bet you were seeing eagles!! We have so many of them now, everywhere, and not always close to the river either. In the 70's, it was a big deal to go to Davenport along the Mississippi to catch sight of the eagles that gathered there. Now, they fly right over the truck as we drive down the road. I never seem to have the camera on when I see them and they fly over so fast!

Well, we got the boys Monday. Their Mom brought them down and stayed for dinner. It wasn't too nice out, but DH took them outside for a while to run off steam.

Tuesday, we spent all afternoon outside and still didn't need to break out the bubbles, so I'll have those for another day. I got the short shovels out and they dug in the garden. Little boys learning how to dig a hole need to be in the MIDDLE of the garden, not the edge! Then, we got out the trowels and dug for worms in the compost. Success! We played at the park and walked down the gravel road to see if any spring peepers were left in the ditch water. Thankfully it's draining away or we would have mosquitos way too soon!

Wednesday we took them with us to get groceries and then took them home. I was ready for some peace and quiet by then! I turned the small east garden and finally got my peas planted! They don't care about planting yet, so I just waited. I unearthed two toads. A fat one and a skinny one. I felt pretty good by the end of the day. I took a long shower and shaved my legs. Yep, I wore shorts and hairy legs all day :o)

I'm thinking about planting spinach today. I need to get my book and notes out. I'd like to finish raking the walnut leaves up too. It looks to be another wonderful warm day and I think I heard the word rain for Friday night. I hate to listen too far ahead because they are never right any more. They need to turn their Doppler Radar down!

Chris, continue to have good days! Big hugs and a prayer for you!!!

Hey everybody! I'm an Eagle!