http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/08/06/crops-for-fall/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:57:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/08/06/crops-for-fall/#comment-1312 Mike (tfb) Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:49:07 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/08/06/crops-for-fall/#comment-1312 Steve: No, it's the flea beetles, they're still around, but at this size, the plants can generally handle 'em if they're less than a swarm. Could've left 'em under cover for a while longer, except the weeds go crazy under there as well and it seldom works out that we take it off, weed quickly, and float it back on (sounds simple, is simple, somehow hard to actually get done!). Steve: No, it’s the flea beetles, they’re still around, but at this size, the plants can generally handle ‘em if they’re less than a swarm. Could’ve left ‘em under cover for a while longer, except the weeds go crazy under there as well and it seldom works out that we take it off, weed quickly, and float it back on (sounds simple, is simple, somehow hard to actually get done!).

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/08/06/crops-for-fall/#comment-1308 Steve Mudge Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:30:48 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/08/06/crops-for-fall/#comment-1308 Nice looking Brassicas...did you leave the row cover on so long to keep out the Cabbage Loopers? Nice looking Brassicas…did you leave the row cover on so long to keep out the Cabbage Loopers?

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