Ladybug sunny on my Hops
Well, I was walking through my garden the other day and noticed that I had quite the aphid infestation. So I ordered myself some ladybugs and let them go last night. Today, I am happy to report that a lot of the aphids have “disappeared”.
Ladybug Tips:
1) Release the the ladybugs at night, this is when they feed and search for water, so they are less likely to just fly away.
2) Water your garden prior to releasing the ladybugs, so they can find the water.
3) Some of the ladybugs will be dead, this is normal, don’t worry.
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A Photo of Kohl Rabi
Well I pull out all the spinach in Garden Bed #1 and planted some Kohl Rabi seeds in it’s place. The Spinach wasnt’ doing well, and some of it already went to seed, so I yanked it all out, threw it into the compost bin, tilled up the dirt to make it all nice and then planted some White Vienna Kohl Rabi seeds.
I had already started some Purple Vienna Kohl Rabi plants, and I also planted those in Garden Bed #2 in between the Broccoli and the Leeks.
If you have never tried Kohl Rabi, it’s really good fresh and uncooked, it’s very very and sort of like a mild turnip. You just peel off the skin, and then cut it into bite size pieces. Great in salads. I have never had it cooked, but I am sure you can cook it, and I’ve also heard you can use the leaves as well.
You can see the nibbles on my radishes
Well I went out and picked some of my radishes today, and it seems as though something is nibbling at them. Must be a worm or some grub? I don’t know, I’ll have to do a search on it and see what I find.
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