If you could understand the previous post of the cryptic garden plan, you may get that we are trying to rotate different families of crops so that the soil can become rich in all different kind of nutrients and become true healthy soil. His plan is based on a 200 square foot plot! Mine is 3' x 16'!!! Pretty small.But exciting! Sunday I planted carrots and pole beans right into the ground. I created 12 little starter pots to be kept inside for the first few weeks. These were all my lettuce family: swiss chard, arugula and butterleaf lettuce.
While planting, I discovered that my chili plants (annuals, so hopefully they can stay in their same spot for awhile), were a bit thin in the leaves. Earlier in the week Jimmy reported that our eggplant was stripped of its leaves and was "just a stick." Our squash was on its way out as well, in their case they were just not growing right.
Anyway, what I discovered was some of the BIGGEST caterpillars I have ever seen! This gardening shovel is pretty long, can you see how fat that little guy got off our eggplant and 1/8 of our chili peppers!? These guys are a real problem, you have to diligently watch your plants every day so they don't suddenly clear your garden!
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