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Old July 14, 2011   #11
b54red
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Originally Posted by creister View Post
Keith,

I have had success with Eva Purple Ball, Sioux, Break O'Day, NAR, Goliath(hybrid), Tom's Yellow Wonder, Earl's Faux, and Stump of the World. My climate isn't quite as humid as yours, but May, June and July we get pretty humid. I find the smaller fruited types do seem to produce better along with some of the early season varieties.

Once July rolls around, and all fruits are picked, I either pull plants or trim down to 2ft. to let them grow back for the fall. Spider mites really get bad around July, but this year I have stayed ahead of them and so far so good with fingers crossed. Super Sioux and Thessoliniki are two others that I have grown for fall crop with good success.
How have you stayed ahead of the spider mites? They have been worse than most years for me this season. All of my older plants are plagued by them and they are even getting on my seedlings when I set them out to harden off.
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