How does your garden grow

[Nytracker]

Have a box in the shed...  it works . Age shouldn't matter . As long as it's been dry ... clumps up . Just dont over mix.

[BizCT]

Monday morning update. Things look good. 2 pics here. One is biggest jetstar tomato so far. The other is my green zucchini. Looks super healthy to me, but should I start to see something soon?


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[Otto]

6 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Monday morning update. Things look good. 2 pics here. One is biggest jetstar tomato so far. The other is my green zucchini. Looks super healthy to me, but should I start to see something soon?


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yes, big yellow flowers.  Won't be long.  Have you fertilized? 

[BizCT]

1 hour ago, Otto said:

yes, big yellow flowers.  Won't be long.  Have you fertilized? 

twice about 10-11 days apart. One of my cucumber plants has a few yellow flowers.

Edited June 15, 2020 by Biz-R-OWorld

[LET EM GROW]

The black muck soil in my garden and the neighboring farmer fields has killed my crops as well as the farmers... it dries out fast and draws some serious heat.. corn fields are dead, and my garden is too... Dont think there is any saving it. Sad!

[BizCT]

Right on cue @Otto. I didnt have my phone with me, but this morning one of the zucchini plants had a giant yellow flower out of nowhere.

[crappyice]

Right on cue [mention=3175]Otto[/mention]. I didnt have my phone with me, but this morning one of the zucchini plants had a giant yellow flower out of nowhere.

Italian delicacy...deep fried zucchini flowers!


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[crappyice]

Above cucumber I started inside...these seeds I just sprinkled a few weeks back. Nice to have same plants produce at different times ..extend the production IF the indoor plants survive (looking scrawny)

Tomatoes are ok- left two out of plastic to compare results

Sad jalapeño and eggplant


Watermelon stared inside

Some watermelon seeds stared in ground 2 weeks ago.



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[BizCT]

2 hours ago, crappyice said:

Italian delicacy...deep fried zucchini flowers!


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I'm scared to pick any flowers on the vegetable plants.

[corydd7]

Yankee bell peppers are coming in. Plants aren't loaded but doing ok. Shishito peppers are loaded it's going to be a good harvest. And about five snakes that scared the shit out of me.

Jalapeno are just starting, everything looks good except for my eggplant which is losing a battle with bugs

[sbuff]

Am I the only one who sprinkles diatomaceous earth around zucchini and squash to prevent bugs 

[BizCT]

One of my pepper plants, which already has a pepper growing started dropping leaves? each day another seems to fall off. strange?

[crappyice]

Yankee bell peppers are coming in. Plants aren't loaded but doing ok. Shishito peppers are loaded it's going to be a good harvest. And about five snakes that scared the shit out of me.
Jalapeno are just starting, everything looks good except for my eggplant which is losing a battle with bugs

You mind sharing a pic of your struggling eggplant? Mine are weak too but always have been. I May be giving up on them totally


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[Water Rat]

4 minutes ago, crappyice said:

You mind sharing a pic of your struggling eggplant? Mine are weak too but always have been. I May be giving up on them totally


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Slugs might be the reason your eggplants are struggling. Take a empty cat food can and pour some beer in it , then lay it near your plants. Check it in a day or two. 

[corydd7]

1 hour ago, sbuff said:

Am I the only one who sprinkles diatomaceous earth around zucchini and squash to prevent bugs 

My buddy just told me to do this. I'll take a picture of the eggplant soon.

[corydd7]

Crappy eggplant for crappyice.

[Water Rat]

Eggplants love to eat fertilizer. They need to have it for a good yield. I used to grow the purple and white varieties. 

[crappyice]

That’s my BEST crappy eggplant!

Here’s my worst...also posted on the Chipmunk hunting thread for some reason!



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[corydd7]

3 hours ago, Water Rat said:

Eggplants love to eat fertilizer. They need to have it for a good yield. I used to grow the purple and white varieties. 

Yeah I hit them with fertilizer yesterday not sure if it's to late.

[crappyice]

Eggplants love to eat fertilizer. They need to have it for a good yield. I used to grow the purple and white varieties. 

Are you talking miracle-gro type
Stuff or something more high octane


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[BizCT]

These two pepper plants right next to each. They both have peppers but one started dropping leaves and the other looks great


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[BizCT]

Both green squash. Why does plant shoot straight up and the other lays down? Both look healthy


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[Bionic]

16 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Both green squash. Why does plant shoot straight up and the other lays down? Both look healthy


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They all look wilted to me like they are starving for water.  

[phade]

Cory - you have some pest damage there. I'd research options. The DE mentioned can be an option, as would some organic and non-organic sprays and powders. To me, you also have some nutrient deficiency based on the coloration of the leaves and curling.

Lowe's sells a vegetable garden bag of fertilizer for $10-15. It's 5-10-5 but also has some of the micro and secondary nutrients. I'd look into that as an option.

Biz...that looks like you have some soil challenges if you are watering properly. Not enough OM and water holding capability to keep the roots intaking water.

[BizCT]

1 hour ago, phade said:

Cory - you have some pest damage there. I'd research options. The DE mentioned can be an option, as would some organic and non-organic sprays and powders. To me, you also have some nutrient deficiency based on the coloration of the leaves and curling.

Lowe's sells a vegetable garden bag of fertilizer for $10-15. It's 5-10-5 but also has some of the micro and secondary nutrients. I'd look into that as an option.

Biz...that looks like you have some soil challenges if you are watering properly. Not enough OM and water holding capability to keep the roots intaking water.

 

2 hours ago, Bionic said:

They all look wilted to me like they are starving for water.  

The pics i posted are deceiving as i did not water this morning and it was blazing heat midday when I took the pic. everything except that one pepper plant is a deep green in person, and they all keep growing at crazy rates. 2 of my tomato plants are close to 4 feet high already.

Edited June 19, 2020 by Biz-R-OWorld