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@mbranson
edibles and their frens.
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@mrbriandesign
Squash ?
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m/branson
@mbranson
lots of greens (kale, spinach, spicy mustard, arugula) with nasturtiums in the foreground; they help bring the bees once they bloom and as a bonus, draw the aphids from the edibles!
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@mrbriandesign
Very nice 👍 Just transplanted cucumbers 🥒
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m/branson
@mbranson
ooo fun. we were chatting about doing squash and zucchini in our larger bed, cucumber is such a good call. do you pickle them at all?
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@mrbriandesign
First time really growing anything. But most likely because there are 12 plants so that’s probably over 100 total. Overplanted basically everything. Just replanted about 30 squash because they are so expansive, seems like they need 2 ft of spacing. Companion planted marigolds w/
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@mbranson
ah yeah, we definitely intentionally over planted our greens box. will see how it goes. 😅 excited to see how your veg comes along!
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@mrbriandesign
Nice 👍 I’m focused on salad greens, (w/ the ecpetion of cilantro arugala) until the fall. The insects are relentless. Harvested the kale from January just in time with the help of neem oil blend/ spray. Peep the radishes
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@mbranson
ooo those are beauties! such good color. so far having success with our kale and soap spray. fingers crossed!
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@mrbriandesign
Thanks 🙏 Kale is such a good one. The dish soap spray works pretty well. Also neem oil spray and a dusting of cayenne is good. I had slugs, aphids and finally cabbage worms which were the most aggressive, i heard that BT (Bacillus thuringiensis)is the best for worms / caterpillars. The slugs are pretty easy to keep away with a salt perimiter outside the beds.
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@mbranson
oof cabbage worms are new to me. good to know! i haven’t needed to try BT yet. thankfully 😅
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@mrbriandesign
Yeah they suck. If you can spot them and pick ‘em off that probably works but very tedious. I threw in the towel pretty quick when then went after my kale. Luckily it was about ready to pick.
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