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Iron phosphate pellets, sluggo is one brand name. In your case, I suspect they are hiding under the pots during the day, but basically they live everywhere in little pockets of moist plant decay. Very helpful in nature, a bit destructive when they get into gardens in large numbers.
Buttergold is an SE type, so assuming you want to stick with other SEs, varieties I've grown with good results, these all reach at least 6':
Delectable
Bodacious
Bi-Licious
Bon Jour
A variety I've had poor results with is Early & Often (despite being an SE type, had boring flavor and wasn't particularly sweet).
A variety I've had variable results with is Ruby Queen. Probably depends what you use as a pollinator (the package recommends using another SE to pollinate it; I've never grown RQ by itself)
I like the bamboo(?) U's. A little more decorative than the plain old tomato cages. I think I'd use them for eggplant and tomatillas, maybe peppers if they get too heavy. Where did you find these? Nancy
Nancy, not sure about using them for tomatillos, but the bamboo hoops are fine for peppers & eggplant. I got these at our farm store Wilco & at Fred Meyer (Kroger's). You probably don't have either of these stores in your neck of the woods, though.
Where are you located? It doesn't show where your name appears.
Most people look up their USDA zone and/or where you live which helps others help YOU with any suggestions!
I live in No CA, others are on the East coast where there are many different growing conditions!
That's my only suggestion for now! Things look pretty good in your garden! Nancy
Thanks for the clarification farmerdill. Wow, how nice to have them overwintered!
Greenthumb.5, oriental sweet potato leaves are very nutritious and may be more nutritious than several leafy vegetables combined. The tenderness of them just melts in the mouth. Best of all, it is fool proof to grow it, and a lot of them. The leaves of neither the ornamental nor the tuber sweet potato are edible.
That is very pretty. The flowers really add a lot. I think if I was doing it, I'd make sure I had a couple of square feet blooming most of the year (I'm in Texas, so year round is realistic...). It makes it look a lot more designed I think.
On a side note, I sure wish I could get my chives to bloom like that. I think I've had one flower from them in the past 3 years...
What they said.
You might want to clip a couple now. Then, like gardenman said, isolate the healthiest after they get some true leaves. Next time, 2 (3 max) should be enough with fresh seeds.
Kevin
This post was edited by woohooman on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 3:25
What I often do when I have a cluster like that is to snip all the middle ones but leave 2 or 3 around the perimeter of the cluster. Let those 3 grow a little longer until you're sure which is the stronger and then clip the other 2. That way, each of the three has a little longer with more space to show its stuff before you pick the winner. Also, if you lose one or another to birds, cutworms, fungus, heat, etc, you'll still have another in its spot.
But make sure you eventually thin to one plant per bunch though. My experience is that Kohlrabi is VERY sensitive to being planted too densely.
Any "cycling" that may happen is triggered by available nutrients and how the lack of them can affect plant health.
So assuming there isn't a hidden monster that didn't get picked and is triggering shut down, most likely means it is past time to feed the plant.
Dave
Well, I have two decently large sized waiting to be picked for dinner tonight.
I haven't given them anything since I planted them. So I'm assuming a feeding and picking the two should help?
I have Bonnie's herb and vegetable plant food. Think that should suffice? Or do you or anyone, recommend anything else?
They are all in potting soil less soil and have been since early April. Lots of rain since then and plenty of drainage!
It would be very likely that they would go to seed, if you had not pulled them. Any over wintered onion(full size) will flower eventually, given enough time.
Another thing is that some onions are compound inside. When you cut them you'll see two (or more)hearts. I think in the wild nature onions also multiply. Isn't that another way to MULTIPLY? :D
madroneb & seysonn: I haven't done a "lift & separate" yet but I will do that & grow them out. Probably end up with enough seed to cover the planet. I'll try to remember to make a follow-up post when the results become clear.