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Just got a few starts at HD since I was there...also got a cucumber start...I've got the makings brewing for a great salad!
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Hi Carrie:
I tried a green bell pepper, yellow banana pepper and the small red hot Hawaiian Chili pepper. I planted all three after they were well established. Bugs stripped the leaves off the green and the yellow both of which died shortly after. The Hawaiian Chili pepper thrived and became a waist high shrub covered in good looking red chillies. The problem with those though was that they were way way too hot. Too hot to eat. Little wonder that the bugs didn't eat them too.
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The Hawaiian Chili Peppers make great chili pepper water.
They can also be sold at farmers market for a small fortune.
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Hi Damon:
I have heard of the Chili water and would like to give that a whirl.. Know of any good recipes?
TIA,
Andrew
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The Hawaiian Chili Peppers make great chili pepper water.
They can also be sold at farmers market for a small fortune.
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Thanks dude.
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I am hoping that since I have them all in their own pots and up off the ground it may help with the bug situation. Looking for good anti-bug (but not anti-people) remedies for my veggies! Anyone??? Dean?(wink, wink)
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The leaf miners are eating my cucumbers and squash. Any one know how to stop them? My peppers are doing great, big green-red and tasty.
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Carrie-depending on how "organic" you want to go, there are insecticidal soaps that are sold commercially. They are considered organic and can be used up until the day of harvest. Also if your area isn't too large, you can get insect netting and surround the plants. This works best if the pots are on concrete or at least something that the bugs aren't able to hide or crawl through. Some of the pyrethrin sprays are also considered organic and non-toxic to humans. Pyrethrin would be the active ingredient in the spray.
Larry-the pyrethrin sprays will help to control leaf miners. The mechanical way of controlling them is to follow the "trail" that the larvae creates as it eats it's way out of the leaf. The egg is normally laid somewhere in the middle of the leaf and they eat their way often times to the edge where they emerge and fly away. If you can catch them before they reach the edge and just pinch the leaf you can smash the larvae. Unless the problem is bad, it normally won't cause that much harm to the plant and your production should be fine. The insect netting I mentioned above will also help.
Hope that this helps a little.
dean
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