Unlocking Your Garden with Meagan Lloyd | The Beet

Meg Lloyd grows, preserves, and cooks her own food in a small backyard garden in North Carolina. In just three years she transformed her black thumb into a thriving green thumb and along with it a new appreciation for food. She has learned so much about how to prepare the fresh garden produce that she harvests. Now, she’s sharing her love for gardening and garden-to-table meals with the world!
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[@LB-vl3qn]

Meagan, you might try wrapping your squash vines in black tulle, especially when they're young. You can get an entire bolt of it off ebay for less than $10. Bugs of all kinds can't get underneath the folds of the tulle without getting caught in it. I recommend the black because it disappears into the landscape. Just remember to rewrap your vines as they grow so they remain protected. And, definitely bury the vines at as many joints as possible. These two things have been the best defenses against SVB for me here in N Texas. Also, I grew the Seminole pumpkin last year for the first time and cannot recommend it highly enough. It was extremely prolific and probably the most delicious squash I've ever eaten. I actually crave it roasted with s&p and garlic olive oil. Delicious! Good luck fighting the vine borer! ~ Lisa

[@katherinecornette5315]

Seminole pumpkins are amazing! Yes, I use tulle as well to keep insects off plants.

[@WeTopia_]

Pausing the video to say how delighted I am to see you interviewing Meg!!

[@TabythaPolaris]

Love Meg!

[@davidalvarez7615]

I love these longer series videoes ❤️🙌🏽

[@ThePuertoRicoGardenGuide]

Enjoyed the podcast, ty!

[@Jamie-jg1in]

Great conversation! Meg gives me hope I will be successful in time.

[@austintrees]

Joseph Lofhouse might be able to help you out with toxic squash syndrome, he does Landrace Gardening, and I guarantee you he would know a thing or two about that.

[@jessicapacella2937]

Dude that's wild

[@latebloominghippie]

💚💚💚

[@latebloominghippie]

Awesome way to enjoy my Friday night 🤓 😂 Thank you for being you! 🤟

[@lyndelgado6138]

Never heard of TSS. WONT b making a pie out of just any pumpkin from halloween. Will do taste test first. Thx.

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

Toxic squash syndrome is rare...at least that's my understanding. Most cross-polinated squash is fine.

[@GrowsGoneWild]

Feed it to your chickens and see if they end up naked 🤣

[@jeremyhula931]

I think peanuts like sandy soil. Maybe you could do some digging and find out.

[@jeremyhula931]

I don't even care for squash that much. It's okay. Maybe it's time to find a replacement for squash. It can make you sick maybe even unto death and make your hair fall out. If something that we call a vegetable can't be crossbred with another squash or whatever, without making a sick, bald, or dead then maybe it's something we shouldn't be entertaining to begin with.

[@jonerlandson1956]

any bird will dominate an infant...