Cold weather & pests
Wim, Kathie here.
You certainly write English well for a man who doesn't speak it. What
can one say about a language in which the COMMON name for a flower is
nasturtium, when the Latin name is tropaeolum. Like, why did they bother
with a common name, if it is no easier, no more poetic than the Latin?
Chris Michalec's comment about marigolds (tagetes - Latin name) and
nasturtiums reminds me that marigolds are also supposed to repel
gophers, which while not insects can also devastate your pumpkins. When
I tried them, however, I discovered that some gophers at least have a
taste for them.
What I have found to be effective, although 'twas an accidental
discovery, is that if I grow artichokes at the edges of my patch, I can
accumulate the snails on the plants, search and destroy them before a
general invasion occurs. Good luck w/ your pumpkin patch.
Chris wrote: Marigolds, and nasturtiums have been purported to be useful
and repelling unwanted insect pests. I have grown marigolds next to my
pumpkin hills the past two seasons, but haven't really noticed if they
really helped in that regard. It would take a significant number of
marigolds to really cover a pumpkin patch once the plants take off.
Wim, Mr Belgium, wrote: I don't speak English...
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