Yellowing leaves are often a result of overwatering(especially with plants that are in containers). Wait a few more days between waterings and see what happens...or if you want, you can probably wait until the plants look physically different(a little droopy) before watering to get a good idea of how long you can go between waterings. Yes - I made this mistake previously. I now mix ~40% perlite with ~60% potting soil and wait until the mix is almost dried out before watering. The darkening of the pepper foliage is what was concerning me.James282 wrote:Hey SG! Things seem to be going swimmingly
Do your containers have good drainage? This is a must for container gardening as well.
James
Some of my peppers have been really growing while a few others have not been doing much. Not sure what those doing well and those doing poorly have in common.oldschoolvdub wrote:my basil is doing really good also, but for some reason all my peppers don't really seem to be growing much at all. Not sure why, but they look healthy otherwise
Any recommendations to combat the ant problem.? (I wll look it up on this site, I'm sure there's something about 'em) As I was following along with you on your journey, I shared it with my husband and we're both inspired to try it. (From germination) I still have some time, not much, but "trial and error" right? Thanks again for your daily updates, I'm enjoying the journey with you. 
Aloha!! 
I didn't ponder planting directly into the ground for tomatoes but then again, we always use starters. That's pretty cool you can do tomatoes from seed in the garden.Naehu808 wrote:I read the whole four pages from start to finish!!!! Impressive and yes, inspiring!!! I've been buying starters from Wal-Mart, with decent results, but this year, I actually planted squash, and tomatoes from seed directly into the ground last month, and they are doing fabulous.
Would be interesting to hear what else does well in your climate. Glad you're enjoying this thread. Certainly learned a bunch myself this year starting from seed and from reading this forum.I also have kai-choy cabbage and spinach, which I've been pciking already and cooking with. Unfortunately, my corn did not do soo well, ants attacked them and I ended up pulling them out yesterday.
) Bet you it's one or the other (I think slugs); if you can clean them up you should be fine. Suffered some very similar nibbling and [url=https://www.paghat.com/slugcontrol.html]iron phosphate[/url]took care of the issue... We do have our share of earwigs around our yard. What don't they like?The Helpful Gardener wrote:Neem can be a pretty strong scent all its own; might be one of the few things I would NOT try neem on for that reason...
I think that may be slug or earwig damage; do some reconoitering first to find the actual culprit (if you don't see them in the day, and it sounds like you don't, then the night time is the right time
HG
Pressure treated pine boards from Home Depot. Check the labels on the lumber you're looking to use if you're pondering going the pressure treated route and do your research. I live in the NW and the lifespan of untreated wood is a bit short. Everything I read about the boards I used in particular, stated there is minimal risk with the chemicals used to treat them, but just to be sure, I'll use plain wood next time to remove any doubt and deal with rot over time if that happens.wolfie wrote:Hey SG, everything looks great, I never thought of doing rows in a raised bed like that, my stuff is all mixed in lol what type of wood are your boxes made from?
"Still limping along, but getting fungal diseases even fasterr than the healthier plants (quite a challenge this year; haven't had two consecutive days without rain in weeks). A few cukes and nothing to write home about; your English looks much better than anything I've harvested so far. Too much rain here too. Green tomatoes. Everything is slow. And thursday night's storm tossed some plants and flooded others. I spent the sunny next day tying up plants and trying to dry out others.The Helpful Gardener wrote:Well the voles munched the roots on that bed; acorn squash, cukes and wax beans all took a hit. Also the Fingerling taters are in that row and suffering; probably what drew the furry b***ards in the first place
Squash I am killing with right now; eating daily and just barely keeping up. Zucchini bread in the near future. Lots of green maters, but almost no red ones. Need sunshine. 'Sposed to rain tomorrow again. Well, haven't had to water, like at all...
HG
Weather sounds like our late/Spring early/Summer - summer didn't seem to want to start for us. Great to hear your squash is performing.The Helpful Gardener wrote:Well the voles munched the roots on that bed; acorn squash, cukes and wax beans all took a hit. Also the Fingerling taters are in that row and suffering; probably what drew the furry b***ards in the first place
Squash I am killing with right now; eating daily and just barely keeping up. Zucchini bread in the near future. Lots of green maters, but almost no red ones. Need sunshine. 'Sposed to rain tomorrow again. Well, haven't had to water, like at all...
HG
. Growing the cukes on a trellis is saving a lot of room.
I wet the cuke, scrub with about 1 tsp of coarse Kosher salt in my hands, then lightly rinse off. Salt acts as abrasive, seasons nicely and supposedly helps to remove bitterness in the skin.somegeek wrote:Found an easy way to get the small prickly things off - a few passes with a scotch brite pad under running water.
Thanks, applestar - I will have to give that a try. Will have many more opportunities to do so.applestar wrote:I wet the cuke, scrub with about 1 tsp of coarse Kosher salt in my hands, then lightly rinse off. Salt acts as abrasive, seasons nicely and supposedly helps to remove bitterness in the skin.somegeek wrote:Found an easy way to get the small prickly things off - a few passes with a scotch brite pad under running water.
