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I come to the garden section and all I see is threads on trees/flowers/shrubs...
Where are the vegetable garden growers?
Hello? Anyone home??
I have tomatoes, string beans (green beans), & cucumbers which are doing excellent. I actually have them growing in "hay bales". I think the hay heats up the soil alot which they love. They get about 9 hrs of sun per day and I'm in zone 7a/7b, so the temps are heating up here now.....
I dug a "trench" out of the top about 9 inches down of my hay bale and filled it w/a mix of potting/starter soil. You know, the really good rich stuff......Then I drenched it w/a mix of water and a tablespoon of miracle-gro.
I started the cukes by seed. I pushed my finger down in the soil about inch down (about 5-6 inches apart), dropped in the seed and covered it. Watered it some more w/the miracle-gro and let nature take it from there. (Water once a day, and once a week I'll mix the water w/miracle-gro to give it a fertilizer boost).
We've been getting consistent temps in the upper 70's low 80's w/alot of sun. Just like the cukes love. They have the dark green "felty" type leaves w/yellow flowers growing in each plant...
I promised I'd put pics on here, but hopefully I should have it on by tomorrow...
I want to grow a garden, or at least have a couple raised bed ones.
I wont be able to start anything till july/aug as thats when we move
in our new house. Im on the central coast of Calif. What can I start then?
And HOW does one keep the durn bugs off there veggies? Do you use
natural repellent or chemical? Oh, and Miracle grow is the bomb!
I ask about the bugs,because I tried to grow basil and it got worms,which were originally white butterflies,I think.
I want to grow a garden, or at least have a couple raised bed ones.
I wont be able to start anything till july/aug as thats when we move
in our new house. Im on the central coast of Calif. What can I start then?
And HOW does one keep the durn bugs off there veggies? Do you use
natural repellent or chemical? Oh, and Miracle grow is the bomb!
I ask about the bugs,because I tried to grow basil and it got worms,which were originally white butterflies,I think.
Greenchili
I'm not sure what your zone is but I'd prob assume its 7-9....
Best thing would be to search online to get answers or goto your local bigbox store and ask questions....that would be my first thought...
Regarding bugs, knock on wood I haven't had them (yet). I just check the plants every day and see if anything is going on w/the leaves or stems...that's pretty much it...
I started growing veggies for the first time this season.
I'm a little disappointed in how slowly the plants seem to be growing (and I'm supposed to be able to harvest in 60 days? ).
I'm growing a few different types of tomatoes and peppers and one eggplant, all in a raised bed (and a few in pots). Plenty of sun, but few blossoms . Maybe I need to be fertilizing more frequently?
I'm also growing herbs - different types of basil and rosemary and a few other things - and the herbs are doing great in comparison .
I started growing veggies for the first time this season.
I'm a little disappointed in how slowly the plants seem to be growing (and I'm supposed to be able to harvest in 60 days? ).
I'm growing a few different types of tomatoes and peppers and one eggplant, all in a raised bed (and a few in pots). Plenty of sun, but few blossoms . Maybe I need to be fertilizing more frequently?
I'm also growing herbs - different types of basil and rosemary and a few other things - and the herbs are doing great in comparison .
Zone 9a
could be the soil that your using....like you said, maybe your not using enough fertilizer...
Do they look sick/wilted? are they not standing staight up and looking healthy?
could be the soil that your using....like you said, maybe your not using enough fertilizer...
Do they look sick/wilted? are they not standing staight up and looking healthy?
Everybody is standing, just not growing much. I do have one tomato plant who is looking a little grey, that one may not make it through. We've had a bunch of rain the past 2 days, so I'll get a good look tomorrow morning.
The soil I used was a mix of topsoil and manure.....I know, probably not the best choice, but I just wanted to get them going for this year, next year I can build a more permanent garden. I've used Worm Poop for fertilizer.
I just thought by now I'd have bunches of blossoms and later fruit...but so far, some plants have no fruit and others just one fruit...is that normal at this point, or should my plants be well underway?
Are these plants crazy for fertilizer? Do I need to be fertilizing weekly or something (I have not been)?
I've been veggie gardening for years. Seattle is zone 8, but a weird zone 8, meaning you can't plant certain things too early because they'll get early blight, they won't freeze, but mildew, mold, etc will kill them. I start tomatoes, melons, winter squash, peppers, and eggplant indoors and they go outside around the end of May( I'm a little behind schedule).
Broccoli will grow here almost year round, as well as things like collard greens.
I'll have to try that hay bale idea..the hay doesn't sprout grass or anything?
Your growing season depends on the weather. Ideally most vegetables perform best when nigthtime temps are in the 60's and the daytime temps are in the 80-90 range.
Fertilizing at those times are best. Using Miracle Gro, Bloom Plus or similiar products aid in a boutiful production. Most people don't read the instructions for the fertilizers and that's where they have a problem of either too much and burn the plants or too little and get a weak growth. So please read before using.
There are organic insect sprays that are good for the plants to control whatever is digesting on your plants. Bacillis Thurengensis, otherwise know as BT, (available also as a dust, a product called Dipel) is a natural control for worm type critters.
Ortho makes a organic spray for vegetables as well as roses and other plants. If you get the RTU's, ready to use, containers, then you will have the proper mix ratio that won't harm you plants.
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