Wednesday, October 21, 2015

New home, and under attack

I went to Home Depot for some items completely unrelated to gardening, and ended up buy a new home for the peas.


I was amazed at the root system these things develop.  This is as I was transplanting.


On another less pleasant note, my watermelons are under attack.  I honestly do not know what is causing it (I have read several things), so I have decided to try out a homemade insecticide from dish soap and water.  I had hoped I didn't have to do anything like this, my reasoning being that plants can survive (and thrive) without any human intervention.  Maybe I'm overdoing the whole "organic" approach, but I don't even like to use gardening tools (call me crazy).

Either way, the pictures below are the affected areas.  If you recognize what could be causing it, and most importantly, know how to fix it (in the most organic way), please leave a comment below.  It would be greatly appreciated! (click to enlarge photos)

The flowers are getting decimated.

Burrowing beetles?



No clue here...


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