Monday, August 20, 2018: Cabbage bugs

Joyce came over today to harvest some basil. While chatting with her I noticed just how much damage has been done to both the cabbage and the kale. The kale is essentially eaten down to the stems. The cabbage has also been well chewed on. I got out the Bayer Natria insect, desease & mite control spray. It lists kale and cabbage as valid applications. We'll see if there is a improvement. The instructions say to reapply every 7 to 10 days or after rain fall.

Kale

Cabbage

The peppadew peppers are really doing well. I found a web site that says:

"Peppadew™ is the trademarked brand name of peppers from a pepper plant called “Piquanté.”

The trademark on the name is held by Peppadew International Ltd of South Africa.

The Piquanté bush grows up to 1 1/2 metres tall (5 feet), bearing up to 50 to 60 chiles per bush.

The peppers ripen over a four month period, with peppers lowest on the bush ripening first. The peppers are small and round, only about 2 to 3 cm tall (1 inch), with bright red thin flesh walls. They look like a cross between cherry tomatoes and small red peppers."

The peppers now are green with a crunchy skin.

The santaka peppers are now starting to turn red. I think I will dry them and make a chili powder.