Been Away for a week..
Just got home... Noticed the dew is getting pretty bad in the mornings( meaning frost isnt too far behind here ). I decided gonna tarp Loretta in for the duration of her stay with us.
I had to build a wooden walkway behind her because the goats live behind there.. I never grew a plant this big before,(biggest one I grew up to this year was like the one next to her in the pics),so goats couldn't reach it.. this year they are very interested... It be a shame to have lamb of "bert" with my bud.. but he seems quite happy for any scraps
(He already looks high) fuker!!
When I got home ...also noticed a small bit on pm on a few lower branches.(just the fan leaves tho).so I removed them,and the popcorns that were near it(samples) .Extra word of advice for anyone thats a veggie gardener too... I learned if u plant a small cucubit plant( cucs/zuchinni/squash etc) nearby.. it a a pre-indicator of pm( they will always catch it first,,like a canary in a coal mine)..alret you to pretreat.. I did this year and was thankful I did..
I must say.. If it wasnt for being a "creeper" on RIU (not much of a conversationalist,but very much interested to learn) ..and reading and reading and reading and.. u get the pic (my addddd) I definelty would never have gotten this far in just my third summer at it.
I have also decided to add my DIY solar heater and a black barrel full of water to use as a radiator so to speak during the night.
(made it outta pop cans and scrap wood/glass).Hoping the next few weeks will not be as stressfull as last year when rain season started.
THANKS to all you's I may not have contributed much idea wise( yet) but I've learned a boat load ..of wut to do and NOT to do . When in doubt..I most definetly will turn to u fine folks thnsk again !