I normally get them to stay alive for 2-3 weeks after first fruit. The whitefly and then the red spider are fierce competition when the summer hits. Cooler weather this year (mid 30s) has made a huge difference.
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Greetings Uncle Spike! I’ve nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award 🙂
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Haha, saw your post this morning (and responded), and now only just seen your message – I’m all mixed up 🙂
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Unkle Spike, please do answer the questions! Hope your young mathematician’ll help you with the last one 🙂
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It’s dwarfed by its flower! 🙂
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Jeepers. With the whole pestilence thing, it’s a wonder we as a species eat at all.
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They have to too – just a battle of whp wind what
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Decipher please: who wind what
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Brain freeze…. it was just a matter of who wins what, as in they win some battles, I win others. Sorry about that 🙂
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The start of many more 🙂
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Until the hot weather cranks up, then the whitefly destroys all. So far, the early summer is unseasonally cool 🙂
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Really? Thankfully nothing bothers our cucumbers ..except when it gets too dry and they get bitter 😃
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I normally get them to stay alive for 2-3 weeks after first fruit. The whitefly and then the red spider are fierce competition when the summer hits. Cooler weather this year (mid 30s) has made a huge difference.
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Lovely! Always great when they show up:)
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