Gardening and Landscaping

[djr63]

So is paying attention I just killed part of my cucumber plant.

I was taking off the dead stuff earlier (like they tell you to do) and because it's such a tangled mess I guess I cut something I shouldn't have. I went back out a little bit ago and there's a whole bunch of wilted vines all over the place. I followed it as best I could and sure enough...I cut a main vine. Dammit. There's still plenty left but still. Lesson learned...pay closer attention when pruning.

I also saw the first stink bug near my garden. We've had a few around the outside of the house (NOTHING like the last couple of years) but the Marigolds seemed to be doing their job of keeping them away. I moved a smaller Marigold to the other side where I saw the stinker. I don't ever want to go through that again.