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FreibeetgÀrtner
FreibeetgÀrtner 26.07.2026, 18:26
Hi 😃 Those pests are back đŸ˜±â€”flea beetles. Over the last few days, the nearby rapeseed field has been harvested. And now the flea beetles are looking for food 😞 We’re protecting our plants with an insect netting that has a mesh size of 0.8 x 0.8 mm (Photo 1/2). As you can see in Photo 2, there are lots of flea beetles clinging to the outside of the netting 😞 I’m catching them with yellow sticky traps. This is very effective—Photo 3👍 And a few pests always manage to get under the protective netting. That’s why there are bowls of water with dish soap placed underneath the netting—that way, they’ll drown—Photo 4 And a few more things that aren’t going perfectly in the garden. Photo 5: The bell pepper just snapped off 😞—we forgot to tie up this branch. Photo 6+: My melons had had enough—the leaves were all wilted 😞
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FreibeetgÀrtner FreibeetgÀrtner 26.07.2026, 18:32
Zum GlĂŒck wĂ€chst die Melonen bei unseren Garten Nachbarn richtig gut 7 Melonen an einer Pflanze tran vielleicht auch mehr. Sie ist veredelt deshalb sind da so viele dran. Die Melonen Foto sind 2 Wochen alt.
Sonnenkind Sonnenkind 26.07.2026, 19:42
Bei mir sitzen die Erdflöhe auch am GWH. Sowas hatte ich noch nie. Ist wohl dieses Jahr eine richtige Plage.
Lenchen Lenchen 26.07.2026, 21:51
Ich muss morgen auch mal SchĂ€lchen fĂŒr die Erdflohbiester aufstellen

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