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Ok, the size difference with your peppers is likely due to a difference in heat. The bucket on has soil that warmed faster, so it put on a good spurt of earlier growth than the ones in the ground. Why did the watering issue go from fine to death overnight? I think you were probably flirting around the edge of disaster for a while, then just hit the critical point. The fact that there was any standing water at all is pretty telling. Standing water in any pot is a no-no for any plant that doesn't naturally live in a pond or bog.

Also, I think you are asking how can the plants have droopy leaves from both underwatering and overwatering. Well, plant leaves get their rigidity by being pumped full of water. When they don't have enough, they go limp, pretty straightforward. The thing is when they get overwatered, the roots die. The roots are where the water comes into the plant, so without enough roots to do the job, the top needs more water than the remaining roots can supply, and voila, droopy. Hope this helps.

Next time when you plant zucchinis take in consideration their love to the sun - they always "walk" toward the sun. So if you plant them on the edge, make sure that morning sun is from the side of the edge.

A high wind last nite shifted my #2 zuke so far it pulled the tulle cover right out from its anchors. Seems fine now, though.

There's a period when the leaves are large enough to work like sails but the vine hasn't yet set secondary roots to anchor it into the soil. Anyway, planting zukes should give them a chance to get those secondary roots down as soon as possible.

True of most squash,.

I am in the southeast - south Georgia about 10 miles from the Florida line. I will check out those varieties (and if anyone has spares they want to send me, just holler :-)).

Thanks!

I find diplomat, gypsy, and marathon to all give me huge heads, tight beads, and great taste.

I don't know where you are, but most places in zone 5 June is way too late and/or too early for broccoli. They don't head well in the summer heat.

Maybe yours will get a 2nd wind come cooler weather.

Agree that it is way too late for broccoli even in your zone. It is a cool weather, early spring crop long since harvested. Planting in mid-June is too late and the heat now will only cause it to bolt, not form heads. Try April next year or look up the Fall garden planting date for zone 5 and start some new transplants now for planting then.

Dave

And even though I have 7 pumpkin plants, so far there are only 2 pumpkins, and it appears one has stopped growing.

I am sorry to heat that! I love growing cucurbits but I can't stand PM and nothing more irritating than having a beautiful green plant and come out to check on it, only to see a bunch of white spots on it :(. Hope you get it to come back! You're ahead of me in gardening zone so maybe you will have time to save it and get more pumpkins.

ci-lantro

I did cut off the scapes since I was trying to taste them. Probably too late, since they were pretty hard (I read that they should be picked before the '2nd curl' or so).
There were 3 scapes left that I missed (good for test galina suggested).

Rina

The only thing you lose by harvesting too early is size. If you harvest too late the bulbs will be at their biggest but the bulb wrappers will rot away and they won't store as long. It's better to harvest garlic earlier than later.

I would have let one more leaf brown before I harvested those in the pic but that's just me. The size difference would have been negligible so you pulled them at the right time.

Rodney

5 gallons is a small container for an eggplant too.. 10 gallons or bigger would be ideal.

thank you all for your help, thefoegottenone : yes i think i was over watering , the soil is good mix but my fault is watering them everyday with too much water.slimy_okra: i do fertilize them with balanced fertilizer and i used some epsom salt too(just once so far). i will reduce the watering amount and will see. will post more pictures if it became better in the futer.
but anyone can tell me if it will give me any fruit in the futer before the fall
thank you all

Well, I've never grown broccoli in a pot but that does seem a little small considering how tall and wide the plants grow in the open garden. Regarding watering I can't give you any rules. They will show if they need water by their behaviour. Only when needed applies to all plants - it's just that some need more than others. Feel down in the soil if you can't tell from looking at the plant. It doesn't have to be wet on top but it needs to be moist (not wet) an inch or so down.

Thanks floras,

Thanks for the response. I guess I wait and hope they turn orange.
Elaina

I had kabochas about two years ago. They're my favorite eating squash. Even in AZ, where the summer was much too hot for their liking, my kabocha tried to overtake the garden and yard. I'd say that ten feet for kabocha is pretty "short".