- that my corn is only partially pollinating, if that;
that my watermelons are unlikely to produce a ripe melon before the first hard freeze;
that five of my HBC II's are experiencing slow growth, two of them likely because of a nitrogen deficiency;
that two of my tomato plants are dying, and now the disease appears to be spreading to the two at the other end of the bed;
that the stupid mistake I made while planting my strawberries, a mistake that is compromising crown development, may hurt their ability to over-winter;
that my pumpkins have begun developing powdery mildew, and the milk spray isn't working;
that my Habaneros will not recover from the hail in time to produce mature fruit;
that my last two batches of compost tea were probably anaerobic (sp), given that the pump just gave out on the current batch, belatedly alerting me to its pitiful performance on the last two; and
that one of my Super Chilies has begun to show signs of disease.
If I didn't know all of this, I would be ever so much more cheerful when I visit my garden. Instead, I wander from bed to bed, and I fret. Ignorance is bliss.
