Big fat black beetles about an inch long and half an inch thick have been munching on the bean plants at night. I don't know where the bugs go during the day, but I mostly see them at night. Mostly.
I went ahead and dusted the plants with diatomaceous earth to see if that will kill the beetles.
Kentucky Fried Garden is my journal of vegetable gardening in humid western Kentucky USDA zone 7a. Knowing where my food comes from and whether it comes from non-genetically modified seed is important to me. I try to use open pollinated varieties in an effort to continue maintaining the diversity of food plants available to humans. Trying to extend the harvest by experimenting with hardier varieties and overwintering plants will be one of my projects.
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