Cukes! What is THIS on my CUKES??
2) How long should Cuke season last? Took 2 off the other day (Small but these are pretty good, even small.
3) at ONE point, Cukes were growing REALLY WELL. Now they have ONE vine left growing a few leaves and LOOKS like they might grow new vines and leaves, though I don't really know.
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Jim Ginas on Aug 11, 2013I CAN'T WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR! I will grow Cukes from one whole side by themselves an also on trellises. Tomatoes will get there own area plenty big for them also! NOW, just have to figure out Zucchini!Helpful Reply
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Lgsmith on Aug 11, 2013Cicada's ecto- skeleton(outer shell) of the insect.They burrow up from the ground and the shell splits and the insect emerges. Afterwards it usually flies away. Cicadas are members of the order Homoptera and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membrane wings, and large compound eyes. The insect's amazing lifestyle has been a source of fascination since ancient times. Several cultures, such as the ancient Chinese, regarded these insects as powerful symbols of rebirth.Helpful Reply
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Luis on Aug 11, 2013Jim they look like a dried Cicada shellsHelpful Reply
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Jim Ginas on Aug 11, 2013Lgsmith & Luis: ok, that makes sense. I've seen these a couple times this summer, one on my grandson's playset and once in the garden before. **** DO these do harm to the plantsHelpful Reply
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Maggie C on Aug 11, 2013cicadas should not harm your garden plants. It just climbed up there to get out of the exoskeleton and after that it dried off and flew away.Helpful Reply
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Carole on Aug 11, 2013I agree with Rhonda Brady and Maggie C- cicadas. I have found a couple of these 'shells' in the garden a few years back. The shell is part of their natural life cycle.Helpful Reply
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Luis on Aug 11, 2013No Jim they will not harm your plants, but here are some interesting information that I found on the Cicadas and maybe next time you can have a salad with cukes and cicadas LOL Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas. They are known to have been eaten in Ancient Greece as well as China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America, and the Congo.[6] Female cicadas are prized for being meatier.[6] Shells of cicadas are employed in the traditional medicines of China.Helpful Reply
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Luis on Aug 12, 2013Me neither Jim I don't eat any kind of bugs, yuck, although they probably have non of the hormones they put in our meats these days.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Aug 12, 2013Yea, Jim that is a Cicada. More localized in some parts of the country then others. Here is a photo what we see at the bottom of trees around us when they come out every 7 years. Other then a noisy few weeks. They do nothing other then to put millions of 1/4 inch size holes in the soil.Helpful Reply
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Jim Ginas on Aug 12, 2013Holy Crap! I've obviously heard of Cicada's and you hear them at night, but never have knew what they looked like till this week.Helpful Reply
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Luis on Aug 12, 2013Jim they also use the cochineal in some of the Snapple drinks that is why no Snapple for meHelpful Reply
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Jim Ginas on Aug 12, 2013and NOW with the kids being so disgusting at Fast Food places..... you just don't know!Helpful Reply
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Catherine Smith on Aug 13, 2013Your problem is probably cucumber beetles, Jim. You can try some insecticidal soap around and under the plants and in the soil, but their tough to kill off.Helpful Reply
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Sarah on Aug 13, 2013We used to collect these exoskeletons when we were kids and compete to see how many each of us could find in one evening while climbing in the weeping willow trees on our block. They were so cool!Helpful Reply
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