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[None]

My mintbasilcatnipfriends have acquired spider mites of varying severity, so I've gone in on some oil spray stuff and diatomaceous earth to treat them. The catnip is suffering particularly harshly from other critters eating into the leaves, and the mojito mint is rife with the mite damage.

The lemon balm is otherwise unaffected, and pothosfriend just doesn't give a shit or hasn't been close enough to pick up the sick. Shine on, Murphy.

[NAV]

My wife's spruce sapling got spider mites. She was planning on turning it into a bonsai. Instead it got yeeted into a bonfire.

[Dunamisdeos]

I got some pesticide for my raspberries, Japanese beetles were havin' at em'.

They're so bad this year that our HOA bought traps for the community.

[scriver]

I have invested too much emotion into my flax

[scriver]

I opened up one of my three spetspaprikor (pointy bell peppers) the other day and it unfortunately did not have any seed (they were greenhouse reared, I read that can have a big impact on pollination) but it bad the sweetest, most excellent taste.

I had my first red tomato and ate it. Very tomatey! 5/7 would chew again.

Also, I'll be asking for stuff to do with all my tomatoes in the food thread. Feel free to share if you have any good ideas or recipes!

[wierd]

Hilariously, despite the "grass has taken over, the plants actually planted never really took off---" ness of my garden this year, the cilantro has been unharmed. (what actually sprouted that is.)

Also, the pumpkins seem to be doing well.

I have volunteer tomato plants everywhere, but none of them are doing anything good.

[scriver]

God, pumpkins would be so much fun. My garden is super dry though, and pumpkins need like a low point (like a "natural ditch", you know, those places that are always green and lush) and lots of water, right? I did see on tv how one guy made a box for pumpkins by stacking old logs and compost. We have a lots of compost in our compost.

[Bumber]

I grew pumpkins as a kid on a dirt mound in the backyard, so I don't think the low point is a requirement.

[wierd]

Well, again, the grass has taken over... but.

Spoiler: pumpkins (click to show/hide)

First, the plants themselves...


And then the infant produce hidden away...


Bonus, blurry image of baby watermelon.

[dragdeler]

Y'all need to stop asking for rain.

[Vector]

I grew pumpkins as a kid on a dirt mound in the backyard, so I don't think the low point is a requirement.

Yes, I did a similar thing.

[None]

I found a pumpkin plant in the dirt pile at the end of the road in my old neighborhood; I think I kept the pumpkin atop my speaker for a few months. It was great.

My catnip has decided it needs to pump out flower buds instead of growing bigger and stronger. I've got phat nip nugs, which are probably more fun for cats, but I'd appreciate it becoming more plant so it can do more of that later.

[Dunamisdeos]

I opened up a red bell pepper the other day to find that little internal proliferation thing going on.

I planted it, and the seeds are now growing. I hope I have enough time before frost to get at least one pepper out of it.

[None]

You're a proper pepper propagator!

Edit: The catnip has inhabitants. Three inchworms have been pulled from from the one offshoot and some green buggin has been pinched from the other.

I am deeply unnerved.

[scriver]

I opened up one of my three spetspaprikor (pointy bell peppers) the other day and it unfortunately did not have any seed (they were greenhouse reared, I read that can have a big impact on pollination) but it bad the sweetest, most excellent taste.

I opened up the second one: It had three and one third of a seed! I wish I could plant them now.