Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Columba Jun 2021 9:36pm, 24 Jun 2021 21,145 posts	0 Columba They seed themselves very readily; once you have a few, more are sure to come up in subsequent years.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jun 2021 10:03pm, 24 Jun 2021 8,565 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Thanks for the poached egg plant idea, hopefully I’ll remember next year to sow some
Hanneke Jun 2021 10:41pm, 24 Jun 2021 75,783 posts	0 Hanneke Mine disappeared after a few years but sawfly didn't return.
Flatlander Jun 2021 9:47am, 25 Jun 2021 2,105 posts	0 Flatlander Do the poached egg plants exude a chemical into the ground stopping larvae and beetles over wintering, or is it that they attract pest predators which reduce the numbers of larvae? The plants might be an idea for my asparagus patch to stop the asparagus beetles overwintering in the ground. I'd have to weigh up the advantages against the possibility of the plants swamping the asparagus, and also allowing weeds to grow unseen. I might try planting basil among the asparagus, or even plant tomatoes although the latter is unlikely since I don't like tomatoes.
Hanneke Jun 2021 9:56am, 25 Jun 2021 75,791 posts	0 Hanneke I have been led to believe they stop overwintering by some chemical they release. Should work amon the asparagus?
Dvorak Jun 2021 10:36am, 25 Jun 2021 22,712 posts	0 Dvorak Thanks for the tip, Hann. After some reading in the winter, I removed all the leaf mould (which I'd left in the hope of soil enrichment) to remove larvae/eggs/whatever. Didn't work, apparently. In better news, my late planted potatoes (start of June) are showing well. Although nothing like the field I passed the other day where the shaws were over three foot high. And, for a field, surprisingly densely planted.
Elsie Too Jul 2021 3:46pm, 10 Jul 2021 4,291 posts	0 Elsie Too There are a million things I want to get done in the garden today and every time I turn around I see another job. But my back is complaining already so I have to stop. It’s so frustrating
Elsie Too Jul 2021 3:47pm, 10 Jul 2021 4,292 posts	0 Elsie Too But trying to look on the bright side. This arrived this week so at least when I’m forced to stop I can stop on this
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jul 2021 3:52pm, 10 Jul 2021 32,046 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) That’s beautiful Elsie
Hanneke Jul 2021 4:57pm, 10 Jul 2021 76,353 posts	0 Hanneke That is rather marvellous Elsie!