Yes to that!!! I did use spinach once it bolted, it looked pretty cool!! I think we should normalize more of that!! I wonder what other food plants would work good?? Maybe Swiss chard, The rainbow stuff? Beet leaves? Have you tried anything else that not necessarily a cut flower or regular foliage?
Is that similar to fusarium wilt? I’ve not heard of asters wilt before. There were definitely a couple things going on with my statice this year so it’s entirely possible it was the aster wilt.
I guess it’s actually aster yellows. Next spring I will be using row cover on my asters. This is my last resort. I have found in other cases if I use row cover for insects on crops that are really affected by flying creatures not earwigs or slugs I have a greater chance of success. The asters take a worse beating than the statice. My statice is only affected late in the year and I don’t lose a lot of stems. Asters on the other hand get totally wiped out. I just pull them out as they start wilting and before you know it there are none left 🥲 This is from Google lol Overview . aster yellows can affect statice: What is aster yellows? A chronic disease caused by a mycoplasma-like organism that affects a wide range of plants, including flowers, vegetables, and weeds How it affects statice Statice, a perennial flower, can be damaged by aster yellows. Symptoms may include leaf reddening and yellowing. Other plants affected by aster yellows Many other flowers, including asters, marigolds, coneflowers, and zinnias, can also be affected by aster yellows. Symptoms vary Symptoms of aster yellows can vary depending on the plant, the strain of the phytoplasma, and the age or size of the plant when it was infected. How it spreads The aster leafhopper is considered the primary vector of aster yellows. Damage in the garden may be patchy or spotty because it spreads where insects feed.
I tried those bags and they were not helpful at all! I’m not sure if it was my timing at getting them on, or if there was something else going on too. But I stopped using them and things bounced back after the evenings got colder.
@@ilenehales7849 I find organza bags work 100% on my dahlias for earwigs. They will do the same for Japanese Beetles which unfortunately have found my corner of the universe.
Garden Gathered is the look. Its got movement and texture. Its exactly what I do. Watching from Ireland ❤
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I loved using volunteer cherry tomatoes in my bouquets this summer! My volunteer tomatillos got a little too bug eaten to use very much.
Yes to that!!! I did use spinach once it bolted, it looked pretty cool!! I think we should normalize more of that!! I wonder what other food plants would work good??
Maybe Swiss chard, The rainbow stuff? Beet leaves? Have you tried anything else that not necessarily a cut flower or regular foliage?
@outgrowin radish flowers and seed pods were pretty, too. I'll have to try spinach.
Good call! I always have plenty of those that go to seed!
The statice had aster wilt at least that’s what I was told!
Is that similar to fusarium wilt? I’ve not heard of asters wilt before. There were definitely a couple things going on with my statice this year so it’s entirely possible it was the aster wilt.
I guess it’s actually aster yellows. Next spring I will be using row cover on my asters. This is my last resort. I have found in other cases if I use row cover for insects on crops that are really affected by flying creatures not earwigs or slugs I have a greater chance of success. The asters take a worse beating than the statice. My statice is only affected late in the year and I don’t lose a lot of stems. Asters on the other hand get totally wiped out. I just pull them out as they start wilting and before you know it there are none left 🥲
This is from Google lol
Overview
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aster yellows can affect statice:
What is aster yellows?
A chronic disease caused by a mycoplasma-like organism that affects a wide range of plants, including flowers, vegetables, and weeds
How it affects statice
Statice, a perennial flower, can be damaged by aster yellows. Symptoms may include leaf reddening and yellowing.
Other plants affected by aster yellows
Many other flowers, including asters, marigolds, coneflowers, and zinnias, can also be affected by aster yellows.
Symptoms vary
Symptoms of aster yellows can vary depending on the plant, the strain of the phytoplasma, and the age or size of the plant when it was infected.
How it spreads
The aster leafhopper is considered the primary vector of aster yellows. Damage in the garden may be patchy or spotty because it spreads where insects feed.
What was the name of #5 on your surprise list
It’s Phacelia 😊
Thrips are awful. Large organza bags, put over the buds of dahlias help with the bug pressure.
I tried those bags and they were not helpful at all! I’m not sure if it was my timing at getting them on, or if there was something else going on too. But I stopped using them and things bounced back after the evenings got colder.
I had the same results, they helped only some of the time @@outgrowin
I’m glad to hear that because I was wondering if there was something more going on.
@@ilenehales7849
I find organza bags work 100% on my dahlias for earwigs. They will do the same for Japanese Beetles which unfortunately have found my corner of the universe.