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Friday, August 16, 2024

Cucumber Beetles Aplenty, Cucumber Beetles Galore!

While many other astrological and lunar calendars were marked by the presence of one animal or another, 2023 was, for me, "The year of the Cucumber Beetle".

 


 


 

 


 






Never have I experienced cucumber beetles in such numbers in my life. I spent well over 50 hours combating them in order to realize a harvest of some of the varieties that I was growing. Two-thirds of the varieties that I was growing were so profoundly impacted by them that they produced a drastically decreased harvest that was not worth sharing with others.

 


 


 


Altogether, the only good thing about the cucumber beetles was when I was done with them. The end of the season provided me with much needed relief. Given the amount of work I put into these plots, I am hesitant to attempt growing in those plots again.

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