tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255949970787463496.post695470487285897819..comments2023-09-25T07:06:20.659-04:00Comments on Bluebird Meadows: Country folk step out....to country storeAlice and Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08561905099532126881noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255949970787463496.post-23843184829500744432009-04-14T14:23:00.000-04:002009-04-14T14:23:00.000-04:00Greetings,
I'm friends with Sarah Garlick, and she...Greetings,<br />I'm friends with Sarah Garlick, and she passed along your website. Unfortunately for you, I suspect the "maggots" eating your squash seeds may be <A HREF="http://mint.ippc.orst.edu/symphid.htm" REL="nofollow">Symphylans</A>. They're voracious little critters and can easily cause transplants to "punk out," staying the size you put them in indefinitely. If you notice this, or positively identify them (very fast, white, two antennae), the best way to fight them organically seems to be with brassicas. Somehow, that seems to knock their numbers down. On the flipside, the best way to cultivate them is by planting grasses, such as oats or perennial rye grass. I don't know what you're currently doing for a cover crop, but if you do indeed have symphylans, grasses are to be avoided.<br />happy pharming,<br />dpAbounding Harvesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091688257140517325noreply@blogger.com