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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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Here's a shot of the giants side by side. They continue to amaze me, I think I am hooked on this insane pumpkin thing. It is also a very anxious time right now since bacterial wilt has shown up on the zucchini in our main garden and we have had bouts with it before. It is spread by the cucumber beetles, whose populations remain fairly low. Unfortunately, it only takes one infected beetle to spread it and with the rapid growth of all our cucurbits it's becoming very difficult to keep a lid on them. I'm already thinking about improvements for next year, like maybe using nematodes to kill the larvae and keeping row cover on longer. For the rest of this year I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying, both approved organic methods!
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