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Pastimes : Gardening and Especially Tomato Growing -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: the longhorn who wrote (3168)	5/1/2020 8:04:42 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3495

Interesting here the beetles definitely prefer potatoes over other Solonacea family kin.. However eggplants seem to be a delicacy especially the fatter European varieties.. not so much the Asia ones I prefer.. worse on some taters like Golden Yukon is they produce little tomato like fruits which are terribly poisonous but look like cherry tomatoes... Anyway.. a trick picked up from PEI farmers .. I sow mustard white/yellow doesn't matter apparently,. I use white.. and till it it in prior to potatoes.. mustard is sown in spring 3 weeks *before* last frost date,,, Till it in and plant taters... It inhibits the growth of potato beetles as it decomposes.. plus it is a green manure.. I feel also in my case.. overwintering beetles tend to search neighbour's taters on emergence as mine are planted later LOL.. This is only a theory of mine :) Last year though I had minimal damage.. neighbours had worse.. Year before I was decimated.. I sow a second fall planting of mustard also and till it in before freeze... apparently the beetles overwinter as adults... Gophers not a problem here.. voles yes but they like turnips... Groundhogs yes but they prefer greens... Man, there's nothing like fresh potatoes from the garden...especially the fingerlings with some butter! I agree 1000% Folks ask me why potatoes .. they're so cheap.. I just say taste these :)