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I'm kind of ashamed to admit that my wife & I consistently struggle to raise radishes and potatoes - two things that should be extremely easy. We successfully raise just about any and everything else in our 3 gardens, but not radishes or potatoes. And I don't know why.
Is there anything that any of you consistently have a hard time raising?
Spinach, never seems to either come up, or live much past the seedling stage. I'm trying a new variety this year, one that's suppose to be heat tolerant: https://www.botanicalinterests.com/p...h-Lavewa-Seeds Crossing fingers!
Also have trouble with peas - seems either too hot, or when I put them in the ground the squirrels/chipmunks seem to think it's a snack put out just for them.
I gave up trying corn. I'm trying eggplant again this year, hasn't worked well for me in the past.
Spinach, never seems to either come up, or live much past the seedling stage. I'm trying a new variety this year, one that's suppose to be heat tolerant: https://www.botanicalinterests.com/p...h-Lavewa-Seeds Crossing fingers!
Also have trouble with peas - seems either too hot, or when I put them in the ground the squirrels/chipmunks seem to think it's a snack put out just for them.
I gave up trying corn. I'm trying eggplant again this year, hasn't worked well for me in the past.
We've done okay with spinach, but never planted many peas. Just enough to sit in the garden and eat right out of the pod.
I think the trouble with sweet corn is that most of us don't plant enough of it to really get it pollinated.
Is there anything that any of you consistently have a hard time raising?
Broccoli. Brussel Sprouts. Corn. but not "consistently" because after a couple times you don't want to waste any more garden space and time trying. Clay and lack of Sun probably my issue.
Eggplant too but I think I got a handle on that. They like the soil acidic but I have to be careful for the plants around them.
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I'm kind of ashamed to admit that my wife & I consistently struggle to raise radishes and potatoes - two things that should be extremely easy. We successfully raise just about any and everything else in our 3 gardens, but not radishes or potatoes. And I don't know why.
Yeah, those 2 things have seemed the easiest here. Test the soil PH and fertility, make sure its loose for underground crops. How far do your potatoes get? Do you use Hay to hill them when the green top part grows?
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We gave up on corn. We cannot plant until Mid-May when the soil warms up, and we can get frost in early October. With that short growing season we decided to try "On Deck Hybrid" which matures in just 60 days. First the crows pulled up the
seedlings to eat the seed, then when the ears formed, the #$@^@?!! squirrels ate them. We ended up getting two ears out of 12 plants. They were delicious but not worth the trouble since we can get it fresh from the fields at a local farmer's market for as little as 5/$1 May-September.
Yeah, those 2 things have seemed the easiest here. Test the soil PH and fertility, make sure its loose for underground crops. How far do your potatoes get? Do you use Hay to hill them when the green top part grows?
We've decided to not grow any more potatoes. They're cheap at the grocery story, and unlike a lot of produce, they store well.
I think one of our issues with the radishes might be that our soil isn't sandy enough.
I can't grow any sort of squash or zucchini. There's an enormous amount of vine borers around me that are active from late April - October. This year I put out pumpkins away from my garden. I'm going to continuously douse them in pesticides (that I wouldn't put near anything I eat) to try and knock the population down. Maybe next year I can get some squash.
^ I have the same issue, can't grow my favorite plants - pumpkins - thanks to stupid squash borers.
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