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missj - we usually quit cutting our asparagus around June 1 and let it go to seed. From your pics, you are obviously still cutting yours. How long do you cut each year? Just wondered.

Your garden looks happy.

As you can see, it's on its last leg.....I guess these warm days and especially nights is what they don't like so it is slowly going to fern. I pick about 5-6 every other day now where when it was still cool it was about 15-20 every other day. Had some last night for dinner right out of the garden and man oh man were they good ! Looks like maybe tomorrow I can pick a few squash. I overplanted the garden (the tomato plants are wayyy too close to each other. I'm in the process of getting Josh to building me another raised garden so I can maybe thin them out some. I am so excited to see those tomatoes because I really thought I wasn't going to have any this summer. My mouth waters when I think of a big ole 'mater sandwich...toasted bread, a little mayo and salt and pepper....YUM! I forgot to take a pic of the bee attractant...going to go do that now and post.

Description:
Research on honey bee attractants has been conducted for the past forty years. This research developed Queen pheromones to attract swarms, alarm pheromones to warn bees of danger, and general attractant pheromones to direct worker field bees to sources of water and food.

Honey Bee Attractant is a blend of selected pheromones identified by researchers to attract worker bees to potential food sources (flowers). These are natural attractants often found in fruit and vegetable flowers are non-toxic. The Honey Bee Lure attracts bees to increase pollination and yields of tree, fruit, vegetables, and berries.

Honey Bee Attractant has the following advantages over liquid products:
-No messy sprays or cleanup
-No concern about getting spray in eyes, on skin, or ingested
-Do not need to reapply if bloom lasts 2 weeks or less-No worry about reapplication if it rains 1-3 days after spraying


Application Recommendations:
Open the pouch and remove the lure. Simply hang one Honey Bee Attractant lure per 200 sq. ft. in garden at the start of bloom to any plant or tree in your garden. Attraction will last for 2-3 weeks.

(06-20-2009 07:23 AM)missjtiger Wrote: [ -> ]As you can see, it's on its last leg.....I guess these warm days and especially nights is what they don't like so it is slowly going to fern. I pick about 5-6 every other day now where when it was still cool it was about 15-20 every other day. Had some last night for dinner right out of the garden and man oh man were they good !Looks like maybe tomorrow I can pick a few squash. I overplanted the garden (the tomato plants are wayyy too close to each other. I'm in the process of getting Josh to building me another raised garden so I can maybe thin them out some. I am so excited to see those tomatoes because I really thought I wasn't going to have any this summer. My mouth waters when I think of a big ole 'mater sandwich...toasted bread, a little mayo and salt and pepper....YUM! I forgot to take a pic of the bee attractant...going to go do that now and post.

Well my pollinating powers didn't work on my squash. All I got is a bunch of green leaves and vines. Most of the flowers are falling off.

(06-20-2009 07:23 AM)missjtiger Wrote: [ -> ]I'm in the process of getting Josh to building me another raised garden so I can maybe thin them out some.

Good luck!!!!!!!

(06-20-2009 08:37 AM)kpigout Wrote: [ -> ]Well my pollinating powers didn't work on my squash. All I got is a bunch of grrn leaves and vines. Most of the flowers are falling off.

I just hate it when that happens, don't you?

We have squash, but some has blossom end rot. It has been too wet here, which can cause that. Hopefully a few hot, dry days will cure it.

(06-20-2009 01:29 PM)covingtontiger Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-20-2009 08:37 AM)kpigout Wrote: [ -> ]Well my pollinating powers didn't work on my squash. All I got is a bunch of grrn leaves and vines. Most of the flowers are falling off.

I just hate it when that happens, don't you?

We have squash, but some has blossom end rot. It has been too wet here, which can cause that. Hopefully a few hot, dry days will cure it.

A couple of years ago I had all kinds of problems with blossom end rot on my maters..... I was told to drop a couple of Tums in the hole when I plant them and it with cure the problem...haven't had blossom end rot since.

(06-20-2009 01:25 PM)OneShiningMoment Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-20-2009 07:23 AM)missjtiger Wrote: [ -> ]I'm in the process of getting Josh to building me another raised garden so I can maybe thin them out some.

Good luck!!!!!!!

luck and bribery