How much are you preserving this year?

[rebecca100]

I tried DE, but haven't had much luck with it. The seven dust is coming tomorrow! Hand picking all the little nasties is impossible. Yesterday I got up to finding one of my best tomatoes almost defoliated and several baby tomato hornworms munching happily on it.

 

[Neko-chan]

I hate tomato worms! I used to spend hours picking and squashing the little bastids last summer. I got on top of them eventually, but it was a while before I even noticed something was wrong, so they'd already done a lot of damage. Cursed little things.

 

[rebecca100]

I saw the damage before I saw the worms. I had entire branches defoliated and still couldnt find the little buggers. They really blend in . I put a 10 cent bounty on them and the cabbage worms. So far today I have paid out $7 to the kids. Tomorrow I am picking the cabbage because it is just too expensive to hire bug pickers!

 

[ORChick]

I saw the damage before I saw the worms. I had entire branches defoliated and still couldnt find the little buggers. They really blend in . I put a 10 cent bounty on them and the cabbage worms. So far today I have paid out $7 to the kids. Tomorrow I am picking the cabbage because it is just too expensive to hire bug pickers!

I did that once when the snail population was tremendous - 1 penny a snail, big or little. I paid out $10, give or take a bit, that weekend. It was worth it, I didn't have much trouble with snails for 3 or 4 years after that. The kids were of an age where I don't think they cheated me much, we just had tons of snails. And when I think that they were brought into California *on purpose* by the Italian and French immigrants, as a food source, I could just spit!

 

[Marianne]

I battled squash bugs like craaazy for the past three years. They were in the squashes, pumpkins, rhubarb... the ol' soapy water spray just gave them a bath. I tried everything. Nothing worked. Very little edibles harvested there. They crossed the line...

This year I bought some Sevin. I saw a squash bug a couple days ago on the zucchini and sprayed all the squashes. Battle cry!

 

[TanksHill]

Guess what!! Mom got me a present!!!

The Jackie Clay canning book

I will have to google that one and check it out.

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[justusnak]

I was the one that suggested 100 of everything. Now, its just hubby and me here, however we have LOTS of family dinners here, between 10 and 20 people at a time..at least 6 times a year. I hope the garden co operates..and I reach that goal...100 of everything. Come on sunshine!!!! Last year I did between 60 and 70 of everything, and we are already buying from the grocer..

 

[Wannabefree]

I think I may need 200 of everything now...100 is a good start though.

 

[BarredBuff]

I think I may need 200 of everything now...100 is a good start though.

Yeah you may!

Im thinking 100 hundred of basic items such as green beans, tomatoes, corn, potatoes. Then various amounts of other things.......

 

[Neko-chan]

This 100 of everything thing has me slightly confused. Are we talking 100 jars full of stuff, 100 plants to plant to pick from, 100 pounds of produce?

Please explain, because I find it an intriguing idea.