tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post737669863024256880..comments2024-02-28T06:15:48.314-08:00Comments on The Scientific Gardener: Cucumber BeetlesJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-76611830106980324092014-09-30T20:03:22.175-07:002014-09-30T20:03:22.175-07:00The best was one of the two "Tondo di Manduri...The best was one of the two "Tondo di Manduria", the Mandurian family carosello with darker green stripes. The disappointment was from the Bianco Leccese. But the truth is that I didnt't look after my carosello vines as in the past: six to ten of them on my balconies are too many. Next year I'll grow only three of them. Less quantity, more quality!!!j.sparwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297981957544621601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-81025993936381137602014-09-30T16:35:27.516-07:002014-09-30T16:35:27.516-07:00Dear Ray,
Thanks for your response!
I saw the sp...Dear Ray,<br /><br />Thanks for your response!<br /><br />I saw the spotted cucumber beetle a lot in California as well. They must live on some form of native vegetation there, because at times I would see them in large populations near the coast.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-50462055320174493472014-09-30T16:33:44.624-07:002014-09-30T16:33:44.624-07:00Dear Donna,
I do not think you would get the beetl...Dear Donna,<br />I do not think you would get the beetles up North. Two varieties of cucumber that seem to resist powdery mildew that I have grown have been the Painted Serpent and Arkansas Little Leaf. Arkansas Little leaf is such a fun regular cucumber variety to grow - just because the plants are so stout. (=<br /><br />I have tried the radishes before though it seems that if I have enough Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-41176413103782031652014-09-30T16:30:50.453-07:002014-09-30T16:30:50.453-07:00Dear Giuseppe,
Of the Carosello varieties you gre...Dear Giuseppe,<br /><br />Of the Carosello varieties you grew this year, did any do better than others? And likewise - which did worse?<br /><br />I have found that the Painted Serpent (Striped Armenian) is much more resistant to powdery mildew and mosaic virus than the Tortarello Abruzzese Chiaro (regular Armenian) is.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-44436487851874281462014-09-29T19:43:20.733-07:002014-09-29T19:43:20.733-07:00Here in my Virginia garden, I see the spotted cucu...Here in my Virginia garden, I see the spotted cucumber beetle more often, and many times on other plants, too.<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-70038826295555138602014-09-29T15:08:11.753-07:002014-09-29T15:08:11.753-07:00I also tend to have powdery mildew and not the bee...I also tend to have powdery mildew and not the beetles but I companion plant to help keep them at bay. I have been planting radishes and letting them go to flower now and I don't seem to get any beetles. Of course I am unsure if we would get them here in the North.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-90350543368693849212014-09-27T17:09:31.780-07:002014-09-27T17:09:31.780-07:00Dear Jay, it's nice to leave a comment in your...Dear Jay, it's nice to leave a comment in your blog. I haven't left one for ages!!! I've never seen the cucumber beetle on my carosello vines and hope not to see it in future. This year the powdery mildew was the big problem and I had too many vines to look after. Next year I'll grow only three plants so I can fight better against the powdery mildew. Hope to hear from you soon.j.sparwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297981957544621601noreply@blogger.com