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I pruned one of the toloache bushes, which are now over my head. These things are so robust; neither bug nor disease seems to touch them. Handsome plants! I wanted the pickling cukes growing next to them to get a little more sun, though. I harvested the leaves and flowers from the prunings and am [...] I haven’t really been paying much attention to a mini-group of black spine-free daturas growing next to the pea trellis, since they volunteered and seem to be doing very well without any help from me. I’ve just been enjoying the occasional bloom. Yesterday I was having a good look at the garden and noticed that [...] I’m comparing three nightshades this year: regulation black nightshade (“the species”), Wonderberry, and Chichiquelite. Black Nightshade – Solanum nigrum Wonderberry – Solanum nigrum Chichiquelite – Solanum nigrum There are pretty clear differences between them already. The chichiquelite is obviously the preferred nosh of flea beetles. Most of those plants have holes in the leaves. The wonderberry’s [...] |
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