nothing growing

[sheeshshe]

I planted my cucumbers which had 1 leaf, 2 weeks ago. granted we had a bunch of rain in between there. but it has been rainy for at least 4 or 5 days now. STILL no growth. I am getting frustrated and impatient at this point.

tomatoes haven't grown either. melon, eggplant, squash, nothing! well, the squash grew 1 new leaf LOL

seriously though, this is just defeating and very frustrating! whine over

[SPierce]

Paitence! Things don't grow faster, even if we stare evilly at them and wish they would! The reward is well worth the wait!

[sheeshshe]

I know it LOL!! I"m so pathetic! I go out there 3 times a day at least and look to see if the've grown at all hahah!!! I was gone all day today and I just checked, and I think the tomato plants FINALLY have grown a tiny bit and they are actually looking greener! the color was all wrong probably because of all the rain etc. but finally I think they're starting to look happy! YEAH!

[gumbo2176]

I know it LOL!! I"m so pathetic! I go out there 3 times a day at least and look to see if the've grown at all hahah!!! I was gone all day today and I just checked, and I think the tomato plants FINALLY have grown a tiny bit and they are actually looking greener! the color was all wrong probably because of all the rain etc. but finally I think they're starting to look happy! YEAH!

Some of what you are growing will do better once your temperatures get a bit higher. I'm guessing you are still seeing temps in the upper 50's/low 60's at night and in the upper 70's to low 80's in the day up in Maine.


My daytime temperatures are mid 90's most days with like numbers in humidity, so my garden is suffering right now and some things are already done for the season until fall planting.

[mattie g]

I know it LOL!! I"m so pathetic! I go out there 3 times a day at least and look to see if the've grown at all hahah!!! I was gone all day today and I just checked, and I think the tomato plants FINALLY have grown a tiny bit and they are actually looking greener! the color was all wrong probably because of all the rain etc. but finally I think they're starting to look happy! YEAH!

Some of what you are growing will do better once your temperatures get a bit higher. I'm guessing you are still seeing temps in the upper 50's/low 60's at night and in the upper 70's to low 80's in the day up in Maine.


My daytime temperatures are mid 90's most days with like numbers in humidity, so my garden is suffering right now and some things are already done for the season until fall planting.

Gumbo...check out this site: Heat Index Calculator

If you had a 95-degree day with 95% humidity, the heat index would be a toasty 154*.

Not calling you out or anything. Just trying to inform.

[SLC]

Do you take pictures of the progress? When i first put everything in the ground (just about six weeks ago), I took pictures daily, and although I was looking at the actual garden with my own eyes every day, I didn't realize the progress until I looked at the daily pictures, or even weekly pictures. At first I thought the same thing as you and then looked at the first pics I took and there really was a difference!

[cynthia_h]

I planted my cucumbers which had 1 leaf, 2 weeks ago. granted we had a bunch of rain in between there. but it has been rainy for at least 4 or 5 days now. STILL no growth. I am getting frustrated and impatient at this point.

tomatoes haven't grown either. melon, eggplant, squash, nothing! well, the squash grew 1 new leaf LOL

seriously though, this is just defeating and very frustrating! whine over

It's possible that many members have missed this thread, which contains a good overall description of your soil and water situation. Those conditions may account for a good deal of the frustration you're experiencing with the seedlings, if they haven't been addressed yet.

Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9

[sheeshshe]

I planted my cucumbers which had 1 leaf, 2 weeks ago. granted we had a bunch of rain in between there. but it has been rainy for at least 4 or 5 days now. STILL no growth. I am getting frustrated and impatient at this point.

tomatoes haven't grown either. melon, eggplant, squash, nothing! well, the squash grew 1 new leaf LOL

seriously though, this is just defeating and very frustrating! whine over

It's possible that many members have missed this thread, which contains a good overall description of your soil and water situation. Those conditions may account for a good deal of the frustration you're experiencing with the seedlings, if they haven't been addressed yet.

Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9

I don't' think it is due to that though. I've amended the soil and I"ve been using the right water on it. I don't normally have problems with the seedlings though. they usually start to grow a bit and then they stop growing. this year they're just not growing at all. I think it is the fluctuating temps. it was hot, then cool, then warm, and now it is going to warm/cool and cool at night this past week it was 50's at night and my tomatoes were starting to lose the purple color to them finally. and now its going to get cold again. can't win. the cucumbers though are in soil I had hauled in last year and the peppers too. even my daughters tomato plant which is in the hauled in soil isn't growing either.

today we get rain again. its been raining all night. thankfully the next 5 days or so are supposed to be sunny. but still just mid 70's

you think fertilizer will help at all even with the fluctuating temps?

[sheeshshe]

Do you take pictures of the progress? When i first put everything in the ground (just about six weeks ago), I took pictures daily, and although I was looking at the actual garden with my own eyes every day, I didn't realize the progress until I looked at the daily pictures, or even weekly pictures. At first I thought the same thing as you and then looked at the first pics I took and there really was a difference!

I haven't, however, when the cucumber plants started out with 1 leaf, and they remain with 1 leaf after 2 weeks, I don't' think they've grown at all hehehehhe. same with the tomato plants, they were small when I put them in. and they just started on some new leaves. it is easy to tell since the plants were small to begin with. squash too. they are starting to do something though! they're getting new leaves as of yesterday! yesterday seems to be the winning ticket. everything appears like it is starting to grow things as of yesterday afternoon LOL!

[rainbowgardener]

Sunny and mid 70's is perfect! no reason to that.

Any where between 70 and 85 is just fine for the summer veggies. Above that a lot of things start getting stressed by the heat, having trouble pollinating/ setting fruit, etc.

[sheeshshe]

it is more the night temps that come with the 70's temps. its been high 70's all week and 50s at night and finally they are starting to do something. but the next week is supposed to be mid-low 70s and 40's at night my tomato plants dislike the 40's they turn purple. sniff sniff

[DownriverGardener]

I planted a burpless cucumber plant back in late May, and it didn't seem to do much. In fact, I ended up taking it out of the container-trellis and replaced it with a morning glory vine because I thought the plant was done for. After it sat in a 1 gallon container with a small trellis attached, it slowly came back to my amazement. I planted it in the ground yesterday. So just through my experience, the cucumber plant took a long time to get going.

[luvthesnapper]

All of my transplants, except the tomatoes, took weeks before they did anything major above the surface. Below however, the roots were growing like crazy. I got impatient, and dug up a lima bean plant, only to find a foot of root growth, with no real leaf growth.

I've only had one year that when I planted, everything started to grow within a few days.

[mattie g]

Sorry to hear, sheeshe. You're just more at the mercy of climate up in your area for summer vegetables than most of us are.

My tomatoes are doing really well so far, but my bell peppers just haven't wanted to take off. One of them isn't much bigger than when I planted it a good two months ago. Now...it was getting pecked at by slugs for the first month, so that slowed it down, but it's still frustrating, as I can't seem to get a good bell pepper crop in my garden. The jalapenos and habaneros were ridiculous (in a good way) though, and my once again my hot peppers (serranos and jalapenos) seem to be doing a better this year than the bells. Really strange!

[sheeshshe]

that makes sense about the root growth. perhaps they're working on their roots and getting a nice root system down and then they'll go POOOOOF! and surprise me with tons of new growth soon