The fun of organic gardening
Posted: Nov 09, 2009 10:31 am
I use neem oil to control pests and disease in my gardens but since the season is winding down there isn't much left in my veggie garden so I haven't sprayed for over a month.
I was in the garden cutting down plants and I noticed I had some new side shoots on my broccolli and cauliflower plants. I snapped them off and threw them in a pot of water in my sink. A couple hours later I cut the exess stems and leaves off of them, put them in a strainer and rinsed it under the tap. I steamed them for dinner and as I dumped them out of the steamer basket into a bowl I found 2 fat catipillars in the bottom of the basket. These were not tiny ones, both were about an inch long. I know my eyesight isn't what it used to be but I don't know how I missed them.
I showed them to my husband and said "You know I garden organic. If you see some more of these you may want to avoid them." He just smiled and said "Mmmmm. more protein!"
This morning I opened my refrigerator to see a confused wasp sitting on the shelf.
It's so worth it.
I was in the garden cutting down plants and I noticed I had some new side shoots on my broccolli and cauliflower plants. I snapped them off and threw them in a pot of water in my sink. A couple hours later I cut the exess stems and leaves off of them, put them in a strainer and rinsed it under the tap. I steamed them for dinner and as I dumped them out of the steamer basket into a bowl I found 2 fat catipillars in the bottom of the basket. These were not tiny ones, both were about an inch long. I know my eyesight isn't what it used to be but I don't know how I missed them.
I showed them to my husband and said "You know I garden organic. If you see some more of these you may want to avoid them." He just smiled and said "Mmmmm. more protein!"
This morning I opened my refrigerator to see a confused wasp sitting on the shelf.
It's so worth it.
