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davids10 z7a nv.

asparagus should be top dressed with a couple of inches of manure every year so building up the soil is probably fine. you might want to do the whole 5 in over 2 yrs. soil for asp really cant be too rich.

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 7:53PM
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howelbama(7 NJ)

I'm not 100%, but it looks like it could be a severe nutrient deficiency.

What are your watering and/or fertilizing habits?

What type of soil is it growing in?

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 10:19AM
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)

In the 2nd image, the dry leaf edges indicate the plants ran short of water.

Which could have damaged roots, thus caused deficiency like symptoms in the leaves. It's rather like dominoes -- one thing leads to another.

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 5:31PM
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HotHabaneroLady(7a Central MD)

That quality question is a sticking point. I've been looking since last year. And I too found hoots of search hits, but it was kind of a wasteland. Many were no longer active. Others just junk, etc. It seems like surely there should be some good ones out there!

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 10:43PM
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

As with so many things in life, it is often difficult to find any correlation between quality information and personal opinion. :)

As with YouTube gardening videos, each reader has to evaluate the credentials of the blog author (if any ever provided) and determine if any personal agendas are coloring the information provided. Then you still have to take it all with several grains of salt.

Dave

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 11:52AM
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loribee2(CA 9)

LOL Deeby. Your comment reminds me of the California cheese commercial (happy cows make better cheese) with the earthquake. Typical Californians making fun of our natural disasters.

Here is a link that might be useful: Happy Cows Earthquake Commerical

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 10:36PM
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carol6ma_7ari(zones 6 & 7a)

You were right, loribee2; I checked with my son (in Berkeley) and he says it's been about 10 years since anyone felt a bump or rattle.

Here's the 2014 list of hurricane names, though, just in case you want to follow them from your west coast perch, the way I follow earthquake tremors (online, on a weather site) from the east coast:
Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gonzalo
Hanna
Isaias
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paulette
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred

Carol (not a hurricane)

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 8:38AM
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loribee2(CA 9)

Zucchini are the only plants in my garden I don't fertilize after planting, mostly because I don't want to encourage even more zucchini, LOL

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 10:40PM
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planatus(6)

Once the fruits are setting I stay out of the vines, neither weeding nor feeding. I like buttercups, too, but they can run 15 feet or more. You can nip off the ends of the vines if they threaten to take over city hall.

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 7:53AM
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)

You've got Powdery Mildew. The plant int the first photo probably will not survive.

However you can try to save Plant #2. If you start treating it right away.

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 1:44AM
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)

Please show us the critters & the damage.

    Bookmark     July 8, 2014 at 1:24AM
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mdy113

I too have seen no females all season! been like 3-4 weeks and all male flowers every few days, until this past weekend when i saw ONE female starting to grow ( hopefully will flower soon). i really hope my zucchini plant doesnt produce only 1 fruit all summer lol

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 4:48PM
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2ajsmama

I've got the opposite - all females, haven't seen a male yet. Thinking of asking my neighbors if one of their plants can make a pollen donation ;-)

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 7:09PM
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Slimy_Okra(2b)

Mine are golf-ball sized at best. They emerged only in late May and early June, thanks to an extremely cold spring and a very late thaw. A full ground thaw occurred at my place only in late May and in some other people's farms it wasn't until June.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 4:17PM
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ltilton

My ground was frozen too. This may be one good argument for bins, to get an earlier start than the frozen soil allows.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 6:11PM
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ju1234((8 Dallas TX))

Egg plant seeds don't digest and act as laxative. If that's what you want, wait till it "give" feel otherwise pick when not.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 4:55PM
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)

As least for purple asian eggplants, if you wait until they're full sized, they'll be soft but have noticeable seeds. If you're going to broil them or stir fry them, I'm not quite sure why you'd want them to be soft. They'll soften up nicely just by being cooked.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 5:44PM
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What is this?Fuzzy melon thing growing in my garden?
Posted by Spiritlove July 6, 2014
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farmerdill

Some type of Cucumis melo. Probably a cantaloupe.

    Bookmark     July 6, 2014 at 7:57PM
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Spiritlove

Bloomin_Onion
Thanks for your help!
And yes it was like winning the seed lotto or alien growing.

Farmerdill, I didn't plant a cantaloupe but I'll take it!!
Thanks.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 2:41PM
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planatus(6)

Some varieties are much worse than others about not knowing where to put their peppers.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 9:43AM
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loribee2(CA 9)

Yes, I grow both Ace and Lipstick. The Lipstick never poses a problem, though admittedly, they are smaller sweet peppers and grow pointy (like lipstick) so I think they slide out from the "Y" as they grow.

The Ace, I've learned, definitely can't be trusted to grow unattended. Most likely because of their shape, they are constantly wedging themselves in the crux of branches.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 1:25PM
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n2xjk

A picture would help. There are a zillion potential corn diseases. If the leaves looked freckled before turning brown, it could be Stewart's Wilt.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 1:19PM
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lazy_gardens

I water them every 2 days

How MUCH every 2 days? Is the soil moist 6" and more down?

Dig down and see if it's a simple case of underwatering.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 1:21PM
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Ohiofem(6a Ohio)

My jug of Neptunes Harvest FE & Seaweed Liquid Ferilizer says:

Use 1/8 Cup (1 fl. Oz. or 2 Tablespoons) per gallon of water. Feed vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs every 2-3 weeks. Apply until soil is saturated or as a foliar feed until leaves are wet, top & bottom. It is best to foliar feed early or late in the day.

So unless your mix is a lot stronger than Neptune's Harvest, I would double the dose. When I water with the mixture I do it until the soil is saturated around the plant. Depending on how wet the soil already is, that could mean a gallon or more per plant.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 11:41AM
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CurlyJenny

Yes, my bottle is the same. I just mis-remembered. Many thanks for all your advice! Luckily we've had a few days with no rain, so they've had a chance to dry out. I fertilized this morning. I'll report back with progress!

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 12:09PM
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Stick your finger deep into the soil before watering. Moisture at root level is what counts, not the soil surface.

Dave

    Bookmark     June 24, 2014 at 7:38PM
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Turtlegardener(6a Toronto, ON. CAN)

UPDATE:

Too much watering was definitely the problem. I watered the eggplants about 1-2 times a week or not even if it's been raining quite abit.

Now the fruits have been setting and growing nicely can't wait to harvest!

Thanks again Dave

    Bookmark     July 7, 2014 at 12:01PM
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