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| 3 quarts of green beans harvested Wednesday from the garden |
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| Romano green beans growing on bush plants |
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| Japanese beetle eating a green bean |
The green beans are finally large enough to harvest from the garden. I was able to get 3 quarts on Monday and another 3 quarts on Wednesday, the colander holds 3.5 quarts. Monday's harvest went into a wonderful pork stir fry flavored with soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and hot pepper flakes. We've also been eating lightly boiled green beans as a side with most meals. Wednesday's harvest went into the fridge for safe keeping.
The Japanese beetles have been eating the leaves of the bush bean and okra plants, usually I'm too busy squishing them to take a picture. But here's a nice one with the beetle eating a trail along the length of a green bean. The infestation isn't too bad this year, thank goodness. The spring and summer has been really dry and there was a late cold spell in the spring which may have contributed to the low number of pests this year.
I don't enjoy squishing bugs, especially beetles because they crunch when you squish them. But squishing is better then using pesticides.
2 comments:
Oh how horrible! I have never heard of these horrible bugs down here in Australia. I am glad that you are getting a good crop anyway!
Sometimes I forget my gloves and have to run inside, so I can run back out and squish them!
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