Comments on Growing Ideas with Johnny's Selected Seeds: Pest of the Week 8/24/09

How about leafhoppers ? After doing some research ...

2010-02-19T19:21:05.458-05:00

How about leafhoppers ? After doing some research I think that's whats been attacking our carrots. The leaves get reddish, lots of extra bushy growth both above ground and under ground. I read that interplanting with petunias helps, does it really ? Any other ideas ?
Thanks, Jean in Mt.

I had an awful time with Curly Top destroying my t...

2009-09-02T15:40:14.337-04:00

I had an awful time with Curly Top
destroying my tomatoes and green beans this year. Are there tomato varieties etc resistant to Curly Top? Any suggestions?

Bonnie Sprague
High Plains Nursery
Allison, Colorado

Hi Carl, We're going to try to make this a regula...

2009-08-31T15:18:05.785-04:00

Hi Carl,

We're going to try to make this a regular column. We know how hard it can be to deal with pests, and I'm sorry the cucumber beetles got the better of you this year.

We have a couple of products that might help, and are preventative as well as effective during an infestation. They are here:

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/product.aspx?scommand=search&search=cucumber%2bbeetle&item=9181&category=292&subcategory=655

and

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/product.aspx?scommand=search&search=cucumber%2bbeetle&item=9336&category=292&subcategory=625

Good luck!

Daria, the webmaster.

Nice post. I can use all the help I can get id pes...

2009-08-27T11:42:34.425-04:00

Nice post. I can use all the help I can get id pest. I was over run by cucumber beetles this year. They total destroyed all my cucumber plants and severely stunted my squash plants, even my butternuts suffered. Used pepper spray, and hand picking but lost the battle. Finally used sevn, and this gave my squash plants a break. Could use more info in pest and what I can use on them. I try not to use pest. Preventive action would be a big help.

Thanks Carl
Southwest PA