Cuke Update

I hit the Cukes with malithion on Sunday along with adding a big spoonful of Miracle Grow to each of the containers (through the water pipe).

I also examined the black dots more closely. Some of them moved. Must be aphids.

We'll see what happens.

My current Pineapples

I have a pineapple patch with around 15 pineapples in it. I have another 5 or so around the yard in various places (some with over a 6 foot wingspan). I got another two pots with 2 or 3 plants in each pot.

That makes over 25 plants.

When will they put out fruit?

Veggies After One Month

After one month.....the tomatoes are performing good for the most part. I don't see any fungus, leaf, or bug problems. The tomato rankings are:

• Left: Bush Beefsteak (from plant guy) - 3rd out of 5. This is the worse performer from the plan guy. It still beats the snot out of the Home Depot plants.
• Middle: Homestead (from HomeDepot) - 4th best out of 5 tomatoes. The Home Depot plants were a big dropoff from the plant guy's plants.
• Right: Husky Reds (from plant guy) - 1st our of 5. Best performer. Really large strong stems and very rich, dark green.

• Back Right: Big Boys (from Home Depot) - 5th out of 5. This is just now starting to grow after one month in the ground.
• Left: Bush Early Girl (from plant guy) - 2nd out of 5. Strong and tall.
• Middle: Peppers (from seed)
• Right: Cukes (mix from plant guy and seed) - See prior post for issues

Cuke Issues

My cuke plants are growing large and bountiful. But....I got problems:

Little Black Dots
I assume this is bugs. I didn't find anything but went ahead and sprayed. Hopefully that will take care of it.











Yellow Leaves
I don't know what this is. I will check and/or post on the internet to see what I can do.

Orchid Update

Here is the original orchid. It now has an incredible number of shoots.














Below is the other orchid. It seems to be going well.














All I have done is put them under my oak and did a hose spray once every week or two. Hopefully they will be able to make it over the winter.