Grow something.

[mahadevank@mastodon.social]

@Timothyswallehz I'm doing this and loving it. My star crops are Yam, Turmeric, Mint, Curry Leaves, Amaranth and Black Nightshade(its not poisonous if eaten the right way).

Tomato, carrots, cucumber, beans and a few gourds are on the way.

[chewie@mammut.gogreenit.net]

@n_dimension @Timothyswallehz don't forget discounted fuel (in the UK at least), and government subsidies help too

[missconstrue@mefi.social]

@Timothyswallehz @BrambleBearSnoring

I will be honest, my garden is doing the heavy lifting of feeding bugs… ‍️ Things sprouted, but they’re eaten to the ground almost instantly. It’s been…discouraging. 🧐

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@MissConstrue @BrambleBearSnoring
Sorry for the disappointment but it's a very little problem according to me
Once friend said that every problem has a solution through nature
Through nature I think you can use some insects that do feed with bugs and put them in the garden or using alcohol on your crops to prevent bugs on your garden
Try this ,it will work

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@Kade1
Thanks for idea but would you mind if I ask you some

[thoughtsofawho@mas.to]

@MissConstrue @Timothyswallehz @BrambleBearSnoring This is disheartening. My spinach crop was devastated by grasshoppers. I have upped my companion planting to see if that helps (marigold, parsley, rosemary, dill). Will see how that goes but I think my biggest success was manually squishing them whenever I saw them (yeah, eww). Maybe try netting/foliar sprays?

[missconstrue@mefi.social]

@thoughtsofawho @Timothyswallehz @BrambleBearSnoring

I haven’t seen the culprits, but I suspect ants, because it’s the season where they fly to make new nests. But, I’ve not seen any sign of them in the beds, so? I’ve got nets, but I was waiting until they were tall enough to stake. Companion plants are my next step. I left the center row empty for those, I just have to research which ones.

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@n_dimension
Me too during the period of covid ,I had much crops where by some times became dense in my little garden but I never made it commercial but also some times it's needed to make it commercial because of some needs of me some of my friends whom I support financial and economically
The vegetables were also looking good I had put them market and were bought some times
Now how are you able to grow vegetables in a dry state

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@chewie @n_dimension
I don't know why fuels costs are increasing rapidly here in Uganda
Is it the same over there

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@mahadevank
Yeah thanks for the kind words,are you living in a swampy area because yams often grow very well in that kind of are
Those kind of crops are need much care and time to care for them
Besides that I am Timothy swallehz from the eastern Africa in Uganda
What about you

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@thoughtsofawho @MissConstrue @BrambleBearSnoring
Thanks for the message,I think the grass hoppers devasted your spinach because you had not sprayed some organic pesticides on them ,I wish you a good luck in your new plants and I engage you to still plant some spinach in your garden
Besides that are you also a gardener like me

[timothyswallehz@mastodon.social]

@MissConstrue @thoughtsofawho @BrambleBearSnoring
may be were also ants or caterpillars because in Uganda caterpillars mostly attack our vegetables but we use organic pesticides to control them on the garden
I don't know much about this season where you living but I wish you a good luck in companion plants
What do you always do when pests attack your crops

[chewie@mammut.gogreenit.net]

@Timothyswallehz @n_dimension because they can get away with it, basically

They've gone up a bit, but nothing crazy yet ...