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I have been gardening at my "new" 200 year old house for the last 3 summers. My first garden there was on the site of an exising garden spot, but last year, I outgrew it. I started a new garden plot this year. In the spring, we tilled up a spot in the old orchard that gets full sun all day long. As far as I can tell, it was always just orchard and hay fields. The soil is very lumpy clay, but is well drained. We ammended with very well rotted horse manure, compost, and peat. We mulched with straw. I didn't do a soil test because I just assumed it would be like all the other gardening space I use.
I have been accosted by every bug known to gardeners. My chard and beets are being eaten by some invisible bug that attacks only the leaves. I've had squash beetles and cabbage beetles this year. I've never had any bug problems before at the old garden, which is still doing great. Radishes seem to burn as soon as they sprout, even parsley isn't doing well. Tomatoes and beans are fine, and actually looking great, and carrots look really healthy.
My question is this: Do you think I've just got tons of bugs because it's a new site that hasn't been gardened before? I'm wondering if these guys were just lurking underground waiting to be brought to life. It's a great site but I don't have the time to deal with an ongoing problem for little to no results. Should I just abandon it and stick to the existing site?
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