Garden Action

 Bug update: By Dennis

I said I'd report back on the garlic spray and I'm happy to say that it seems to have made a difference. Either that or all the flea beetles in the back yard are full and, given the state of the Arugula, I wouldn't be surprised. On the plus side, I've spotted some new Arugula leaves coming in and they're mostly intact.
I have, however spotted a new guest back there. He's called a Spotted Cucumber Beetle and, from the description I found on the internet, he can be a tough nut. From Wikipedia "They are sucking invaders which harm crops and ornamental plants"
Here's a picture of him before he enjoyed a garlic shower.

  I was tempted to smash him, but I'm just as curious to see how he reacts to the garlic spray as I am harvesting plants. I did an inspection after a few days and didn't see any, so maybe it did the trick.

 Other garden news:
Last weekend my Father-in Law built us a trellis for the garden...thanks Mike!

 A few of our plants are doing really well.  The jalapeno plant has one hot one on the way.

The cherry tomato plant has about six fruits.

And our squash seedling is doing the best out of all the seeds we planted.