Planting a new cucumber variety

[@jamesstandley4584]

We have great luck with the beit alpha here in 8b SC

[@LickBranchFarms]

Good to know, hoping for a good crop thanks for the response!

[@thomashouseal5688]

Do you plant a lot of flowers to bring in pollinators ? Or do you have bees on your farm and they take care of that ?

[@LickBranchFarms]

We have lots of blooms with squash and other vegetables growing all year long, usually enough to keep the pollinators around

[@alanjackson4957]

What brand of ground cover do you use? I ordered some that has a 40 year life. When it came in it said 40 year life if covered over and only one year not covered.

[@LickBranchFarms]

I Use Dewitt 3.5 I’ve got some I’ve been using for 5 years in the sun and it’s still good

[@HamiltonRb]

I have the worst luck with cucumber beetles infecting the plants, and having to throw them out after they scribble up and the leaves wilt. I have used soapy water, neem and even peroxide on the leaves but nothing has worked, and wondering how you handle them on a bigger scale?

[@LickBranchFarms]

I don’t like to use pesticides to control pest but if I do have to use anything it is Spinosad, it will control beetles, and it is organic

[@HamiltonRb]

@@LickBranchFarms Thanks, will look it up