23,822 Garden Web Discussions | Vegetable Gardening

Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
donnabaskets(Zone 8a, Central MS)

LOL! It could be worse. It could be dandelions or dollar weed!

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 3:00PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
t-bird(Chicago 5/6)

Hope you are eating some!

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 3:10PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
donnabaskets(Zone 8a, Central MS)

I had those this year too. Fortunately they appeared very near the end of the season, so I pulled the plants and disposed of them. Will definitely rotate that bed next fall!

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 2:41PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
naturegirl_2007 5B SW Michigan(5B SW Michigan)

Also, from elsewhere on the site, it showed that a separate pack holding the seeds was inside the folded art pack. It looked like the art pack could be easily unfolded and framed.

"First, the factual. Each art pack unfolds to reveal a seed packet full of seeds. On the seed packet, you will find specific planting information.

The number of seeds allows you to plan your garden, the number of days helps you figure out when to plant. The short paragraph gives specific information for each variety--the type of soil they require, the amount of water and sunlight. There is also a description of how large the plant will grow and what to expect out of a single planting.

As far as fun goes, the information printed on the back of the art packs is the stuff of interesting dinner conversation. Each art pack has the variety name in English and Latin, as well as the artist's bio and a bio of the seed variety."

Here is a link that might be useful: Scroll to Art Packs: New and Improved

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 9:36AM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
julia42(9a)

Thanks guys. I guess you are better at searching websites than me - I looked for that info and couldn't find it - guess I didn't look hard enough!

Appreciate the help,
Julia

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 2:34PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
mckenziek(9CA)

Thanks glib. Do you test your soil?

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 2:59AM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
glib(5.5)

I have tested it once, but not at the beginning. Unless you have very sandy soil, a few applications of OM will give you good soil except for N.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 9:39AM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
jean001a(Portland OR 7b)

Something small ate the surface layer of tissue. Look very closely for the culprit, day & eve, using a flashlight if needed. Squish on sight, or drop into soapy water.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 12:54AM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)

I wish my peppers looked that good. Hard to keep a perfect plant. Doesn't look like a major issue to me IMO.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 9:32AM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
planatus(6)

When I tried doing it, they willingly went up about 3 feet and then totally lost interest in my trellising project. Most of the C pepos want to stay on the ground, in my experience.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 8:09AM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
pnbrown

I also find that cucumber is a fussy plant. I am attempting more of them than usual this year, in different situations, maybe I'll learn something about what they prefer.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 7:20AM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
mandolls(4)

Last year there were by far more posts about cucumber problems on this forum that anything else.

They are obviously a bit trickier than most of the other vegetables. I certainly get more fungus/disease problems with mine than anything else I have tried to grow.

My first year with them was by far the best and I have been hoping to repeat that for the past 4 years.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 7:23AM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
julia42(9a)

Are you sure it's St. Augustine? Usually St. Augustine is pretty easily smothered for me, but it takes a lot to kill bermuda grass. If it really is St. Augustine coming up, the few times that's happened for me, it's been really really easy to pull up - just a patch here or there.

But I keep thinking maybe you have Bermuda coming up instead - that stuff sure is tenacious.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 7:52PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
jean001a(Portland OR 7b)

please post images

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 1:06AM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Ohiofem(6a Ohio)

Your raised beds are really containers since they are not in contact with the ground. The combination of Miracle Gro garden soil and top soil is a very heavy and water retentive mix that really shouldn't be used in a container. Do the beds have good drainage? Is the soil drying out between waterings? If your plants haven't shown growth in a couple weeks, your problem is not going to be solved by adding fertilizer. If the soil is waterlogged, the plants are drowning and can't use fertilizer. If that's the case, you might want to pull the plants, replace part of the soil with a container potting mix and get new plants.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 12:16AM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Ann_in_Houston(z9 Houston)

It does seem to dry out between waterings but I will probe down deep and check to be sure. If it is too wet, I'll make more holes. Thanks.

    Bookmark     June 3, 2013 at 12:28AM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

I'll make them grow upright instead.

When properly hilled with soil and then mulched they grow upright naturally.

Dave

    Bookmark     June 1, 2013 at 12:05PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
ange2006

These are red potatoes. The two I started 5 weeks ago from last year's crop (two tiny potatoes) are as big as the one I started 2-3 weeks ago from seed potatoes purchased from the farmers market. It's possible that they are different, but they're both red. I'm surprised to see flowers so early too. Maybe it's the Arizona sun. A few days ago I found a little potato the size of a nickle.

I will take your advise and pile more dirt as they grow taller. How many inches of leaves should I leave above the soil?

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 9:51PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
jadie88(7 MD)

Not long after we moved in, a few volunteers popped up near the house. Two tomatoes, some basil, a cantalope, and a few pumpkins. I had a quick chat with them. "Thanks for popping up, fellas, but here's how it is: I have two kids, a new baby, and a house to move into. I won't be out here weeding, staking, and watering, so youre on your own. Survival of the fittest...lets see what you can do."

Darned if it wasn't one of my most successful gardens in terms of high yield for low effort! :)

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 9:12PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
SunshineZone7(7)

Is this weird?

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 7:18PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
Ohiofem(6a Ohio)

Mine do something like that when night temperatures drop below about 60F. I think it's showing stress. I planted too early this year, but now that the weather has been warmer for a week or more, a few flowers are blooming and I think they will be OK.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 8:27PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
MrClint

Yes, excellent article. It does speak to chemical residue in non-"O" seed and fraudulent "O" seed that is in reality non-"O".

Hopefully the USDA and other "O" governing bodies perform the same level of follow up as this German report.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 3:11PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
MrClint

Case closed. I found USDA "O" seed in bulk at a local heath food store, which is right across the street from a nursery that I frequent. The prices are reasonable, and the brand is Handy Pantry.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 7:51PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
clorpt

transplanting can slow down squash, but I grow several every year and always transplant. Even my giant pumpkins get transplanted after it is 2 feet tall and wide. Transplant carefully and you should have no problem. It looks to me like maybe too cold and too wet. ? Where are you located? I am on the coast of British Columbia and this (last week of May or first week of June) is when I set my plants to ground from the green house.
Don't fertilize until they show growth. If you can put a cover over them that will help to warm them up but DON"T burn them!. You need root growth in June. Taking off the first few flowers will let leaves and roots develop. Leaves and roots are what feed the fruit.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 1:57PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)

Sounds to me like these guys just need to get their roots established. I transplant squash routinely with success, but squash that are transplanted out of a rootbound pot will take longer to get established. The existing roots aren't pointed radially outward. The plants look reasonably healthy, but are those flowers??? Get rid of them. The plants needs to be concentrating on greenery. If you get a fruit set right now on one of those plants, it isn't going to grow any more. I also agree that you should hold off on the fertilizers until they are established.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 7:11PM
Sign Up to comment
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
vgkg(Z-7)

For staking tall tomatoes - 10ft long, 1/2" iron rebar works best for me. Driven 2' into the ground leaves you with 8' to work with. Lasts forever. Use visegrips and 5# hammer to drive into ground. Home improvement stores have them. I bought all of mine (30) almost 30 years ago when they were a bit cheaper.
Happy Staking!

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 6:20PM
Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo
zzackey(8b GA)

I use tall wood stakes for my tomatoes. They are hard to find. My friend uses tree limbs. Things have gotten to expensive for me to buy. I have to be creative with what God has given me intead.

    Bookmark     June 2, 2013 at 6:25PM
Sign Up to comment
© 2015 Houzz Inc. Houzz® The new way to design your home™