I seem to be overwatering. One of the watermelons rotted on the vine and one on the same vine got end blossom rot, so it’s likely no watermelons this year (I calciumated the tomato area but didn’t do anywhere else.)
Great to hear that Pat didn’t eat the crickets!
There were some really big black birds in the south yard today. Crows or ravens? Maybe that’s where the strawberries are going. As long as they ingest bugs, too, am willing to share produce. How do you train them to finish one item instead of taking a little bit of many items?
Finally figured out how to make a really good salsa that’s simple (6-7 ingredients unless forgetting something which is probable) so we bought extra sweet onions to make a lot of it and freeze it unless there are too many tomatoes in which case we should stew and can them.
I have a really autentico salsa recipe.
Maria’s Famous Salsa recipe
5 yellow chiles
1 white onion
1 bunch cilantro
1 can whole or diced tomatoes
salt to taste
garlic powder to taste
2 avacados
Boil chiles in water for approximately 30 minutes. Place in blender (in two parts) and puree:
chiles, with stems removed
1/2 onion
1/2 bunch cilantro
tomatoes
sal and garlic powder
Pour into bowl. Add remaining onion, chopped, and cilantro, chopped. Chop avcados and add to mixture.
Serve with tortilla chips.
Happy Quatro de Julio!
Tom says the really big black birds are ravens. They studied local bird life in detail for Envirothon, and sure enough, there was a question on the wildlife test about crows vs. ravens!
You could try netting. DP never picks the berries from his bushes, anyway, so I figure we’re just doing a public service for the local avian community by letting them eat.