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Thanks a lot everyone for all of the advice. After reading the posts I was kind of thinking the same thing that spring has few things that can beat out fall Glib. But I guess one thing spring does have over fall it comes right after winter and a lot of folk are bursting to get something planted. It seems sad that summer comes just before fall as a lot of people are getting tired and are busy getting another school year started and miss out on the fall treats.
I was just called away at the beginning of June for a family emergency. By the time I got back two weeks later, the weeds had attacked and conquered everywhere. The asparagus bed is full of violets.
Fortunately, when the stalks die back in November, it's possible to do some serious weed work in the bed.
It looks as if a furrow has been chewed across the skin of the tomato. It could be some kind of caterpillar. I had some caterpillars eat the skin around where the tomato is attached to the stem. Either spray insecticide (organic is a good choice) or just conduct a daly inspection and pull them off. Look closely...they know how to hide.
Thanks a lot for your responses.
All the branches below this tomato, and 2 more tomatoes are missing, everything has completely vanished. I looked around in the yard to find any traces but din't find anything. I don't think it's caterpillars, I have never seen any of them in my garden yet.
When you stop to realize that hundreds of thousands of acres of corn are grown annually using only rainfall and ground water to hydrate them then you get an accurate idea of the water needs of corn. An inch to 1 1/2" of water a week is adequate unless growing in an exceptionally hot and dry climate.
So once again - where do you live and garden?
Dave
emmers - Thanks for the info as I didn't know. I've been on here for years but mostly as a searcher/lurker.
eheheh the animals are to scare away the bad and keep em company. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Funny most miss them but once they see one they can't stop trying to find them all.
In order of the pics left to right I have:
Peppers:
The Big Early
Purple Beauty Sweet
Golden California Wonder Sweet
Red Chili Hot
Tomatoes:
Sugary
Patio
La Roma
Golden Jubilee
Squash:
Yellow Straight Neck
Hybrid Cucumber
Zucchini
and last Black Beauty Egg Plant
WOW! I never knew about SVB and I haven't seen any signs and now I will keep a look out. Thanks so much for the advise.
I just pick one Yellow and Zucchini yesterday but that's it so far.
loribee2 - Thank you and I certainly don't mind trail and error :) that's life after all.
melikeeatplants - Thanks! I can't wait!!
Not alot you can do except flush/dilute with lots of water or add fresh materials (topsoil, compost, etc.) to dilute and bind up the excess nitrogen. Then replant. It's either that of let it sit dormant and compost in place for several months and then replant if season length allows.
Dave
Depends on what you planted it for, how you plan/planned to use it. Only for fresh eating, for canning or freezing or dehydrating?
If you like it but only want to eat it fresh then you might as well pull it and replant in the fall. That gives you the best fresh flavor without the bitterness.
If you planted as a green manure for soil benefits then turn it into the soil or toss it in the compost bin.
Dave
I wouldn't do seeds unless you have a way to bring the seedlings close to the light. They need to be no more than a couple inches from the bulbs. Given that, I'm not sure what value you're getting by putting them in a glass container. They need air circulation, which they wouldn't get in there, and it may end up too hot.
There is a forum called "Garden Junk". Some seriously creative people over there who might give you some ideas on what you can do with it (though you'll no doubt get one or two telling to you plant a fairy garden in it, LOL)
Personally, I'd use it as a terrarium for houseplants (after repairing the crack(s) first) rather than a greenhouse for vegetables.
As loribee2 said, veggies need a high amount of light. When people use flourescent lights they keep the bulbs only 1-2 inches away from the top of the plants. If the bulbs are any higher it leads to "leggy" plants. Good air circulation is a must to prevent damping off (fungus) problems. And it seems like watering the plants would be a bit of a pain. Plus, it just doesn't seem big enough to start many plants to me.
Rodney
Forget the 3 sisters idea. It doesn't work for many reasons that are discussed in the many previous threads here about it.
But yes, IF you can plant so that the okra section of the bed doesn't shade the melon section - depends on how your bed lays in relationship to the sun position it could work.
You'd still have the different water and nutrient needs of the plants to contend with so separate them as much as possible.
Dave
The drip rate is quite often. Faster than you might expect. I don't have a number but it is not a steady flow. A couple a second possibly.
The tape you purchased is rated at 40 gallons per hour per one hundred feet. Usual working pressure is 8-10 psi. If the pressure is higher it will put out more water. Max working pressure is 15 psi. At 10 psi each emitter will put out 0.30 gallon per hour. If the drip tape does not lay close to level the rate will vary.
I would suggest just getting a 10 psi regulator so you don't have to keep adjusting to get the flow right.
Here is a link that might be useful: Aqua-Traxx Drip Tape
Indescriminate spraying is never a recommended course of action. Know what is causing the damage first, then spray for that particular pest/fungus/disease. Or if you know for certain that a fungus/disease is prevalent in your area you can start a preventative spraying program.
In the case of your cucumbers, I'd bet that it's cucumber beetles transmitting bacterial wilt to your plants. Nothing you can do about the wilt once your plants have it but you can control the beetles. A search here will pull up a lot of info on them.
Rodney
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Don't know.. They might be springtails... A slow gradual dry down of your soil may help..