• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Haha that’s about the only thing other than my flowers and carrots that are thriving.

    After some failed attempts the last few years I was skeptical when my planner said a sq/meter(yardish) per gourd. The one hill has taken well over 3X that and is taking up my entire 12’x2’ walkway between my beds now as well. But I’ve got some MASSIVE spaghetti squashes to show for it.

  • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    I’m jealous, all our squashes/goards got mildew a few weeks back and are basically done for 😭

    • pewter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      If you want gourds next year and you don’t mind absolute chaos, grow some butternut squash.

      • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Haha, we have some! Same thing happened though :(

        Thankfully all the vines seem pretty OK and are putting out new leaves at the tippy top?

    • nzeayn@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      almoat lost a couple roses to that early this spring so i’ve been spraying obsessively. mildew seems to be under control so far.

      there had been beans and corn in there early on. the pumpkins had other plans. they’d even made it onto the plum tree but a storm yanked them off last week.

        • nzeayn@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          alternating neem oil and “Bonide Captain Jack’s Copper Fungicide”. the fungicide was just the cheapest one i saw on amazon when it became clear neem oil wasnt gonna be enough this year. my 4b winter was weak, closer to 6a, so fungi have been going crazy. all the lilac leafs turned black and fell off in july across the whole region. like they decided to nope out of summer and start fall right away.

            • nzeayn@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              I wish you luck saving them. its been an interesting year.

              make sure to remove any blooms before you spray if you havent used the stuff in the past. neem oil and every fungicide ive seen screw with reporoductive cycles of friend and foe alike. i say that as much for anyone else stumbling onto this thread.