We have a cute short variety of cucumber growing in our garden – but like the length of the fruit, the life span is not long either. That’s why it irks me whenever we don’t harvest the cucumbers in time. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Not to gloat – but I guess maybe I am – but a third fruit has set on the Aussie angled loofah vine! This baby is dangling from the horizontal part of the trellis that I dubbed “Phase 2” about … Continue reading
I’ve been wondering whether the loofah plants would bring back the yellow ladybugs, and they have. These little fellas seem to feed on powdery mildew on cucurbit plants, and I last saw them on our previous angled loofah plants – … Continue reading
It looks like the angled loofah plants have rested enough and are ready to grow more fruits. They always seem to sneak under my radar until the fruits have set – and usually where I hadn’t noticed fruit flowers, too. … Continue reading