My 2011 is less than 2010

[matermaniac]

disregard this post. or don't.

[barefootgardener]

You are one busy man..Wow..Nice truckload of manure you have..We are almost halfway through the month, but I am confident you will get the beds completed in time..Your beautiful plant babies look good and will have a nice home to grow in...Good job!

[matermaniac]

Plants are finally going in the ground and its about time. I now have a water source 10 feet away from the garden and not 120 feet away. That means there will be no more 5 gallon watering bucket this year.

What I need now is to run the drip irrigation, find more manure or other suitable composty type fill dirt for the beds and to also figure out what is happening with all of my German Stripe plants.

Unfortunately for the plant, it was buried amongst 150 or so other plants and this growth habit went by unnoticed by myself. I've decided to plant it anyway hoping that it may have been caused by too much Nitrogen. I say that because I did not see any critters crawling on it and the way it is curling in on itself. What is confusing to me is that all 5 of the German Stripe are like this and non of the other varieties.




EDIT: The plants new growth is normal once again. This one has survived.

[matermaniac]

I can only grumble a sighing, wimpering, AARRRGGHHHH at this point. I'm losing plants every day now for the past week and I don't know why. Plants are turning to mushy brown at the growing tips and withering away.
My paternal instincts are consuming me when I am at work and in class to fix the problems and I don't even know what they are.

And I want to do this for a living?


Varieties lost so far.

Copia
Ananas Noir
Chocolate Cherry
Cuor di Bue
Coyote
Orange Russian
Roma
Red Cherry
Banani

Several different hot peppers that were difficult to grow.

And I think a few more will die off as well soon.

Originally Posted by matermaniac

I can only grumble a sighing, wimpering, AARRRGGHHHH at this point. I'm losing plants every day now for the past week and I don't know why. Plants are turning to mushy brown at the growing tips and withering away.
My paternal instincts are consuming me when I am at work and in class to fix the problems and I don't even know what they are.

And I want to do this for a living?


Varieties lost so far.

Copia
Ananas Noir
Chocolate Cherry
Cuor di Bue
Coyote
Orange Russian
Roma
Red Cherry
Banani

Several different hot peppers that were difficult to grow.

And I think a few more will die off as well soon.

How old is your manure?

[FILMNET]

Manure is to fresh/strong, This might be to strong this year i would leave it alone beside my compost for a summer. Then before fall spread it around and cover with black plastic before the winter. You cannot believe anyone's stories who tells you about this great farm manure? or do you know anyone has used the same manure you are using? Around here the only farms left will not sell any manure. 1 bad story is all needed for gardeners to spread around.

[FILMNET]

This is easy to test, just fill a pot up with dirt from around the dead plants, plant an extra seedling in this pot, move it away from the garden . See what happens?

[matermaniac]

The manure is at least a year old and up to four years. That is how long it has been composting anyway.

But, the plants in manure are not the problem, its the ones still in pots. They are 1 1/2 months old.

[matermaniac]

Last night I started 3 seed each of orange russian, ananas noir and copia in hopes of getting enough seed before they die from frost in october.

Originally Posted by matermaniac

Last night I started 3 seed each of orange russian, ananas noir and copia in hopes of getting enough seed before they die from frost in october.

You can expect the Orange Russian #117 to look wispy/sickly when young. Mine was sown on 2-17 and it is just starting to come out of it's "sickly" stage. The leaves still have undercurl.

[matermaniac]

Time to update this thing. I certainly have a loet less than I started with due to some mysterious killing of plants.

Overall, everything is growing well. All of the plants are on drip irrigation now.


Black Cherry



Cherokee Purple must be a good variety because they are already getting munched.




Eva Purple Ball


Japanese Black Trifle


Opalka


Pink Brandywine

[matermaniac]

Red Pear


White Ice Cherry


Aunt Ruby's German Green


BHN 602


First BHN 602 picked before the Mockingbird got to it.


Bush Goliath


Red Cherry

[matermaniac]

Dear Caterpillars and Mockingbirds,

Die.

Signed,

Mike