The Garden Thread 2024

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 14 Apr 2024, 13:25

As it stands, there are 5 tomato plants, 8 pepper plants, 2 Zucchinis, 1 eggplant and 1 cucumber now in the raised beds. There is also a pony pack of green onions waiting to be put in the ground.
I may have to tap into the third raised bed.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 18 Apr 2024, 18:45

Lots of concerns right now, so I went for a stroll among the tomatoes and peppers.
It's really something how the fragrance of tomato plants in a garden can be therapeutic.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 19 Apr 2024, 06:42

Our garden is coming along, but already having an issue with cut worms. Everything is dusted and smells of Sevin dust at the moment.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 23 Apr 2024, 18:37

I put in green onions this morning.
It is amazing how fast the tomato plants are growing!
I gave them a dusting of diatomaceous earth.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 24 Apr 2024, 05:53

Hovannes wrote: ↑23 Apr 2024, 18:37 I put in green onions this morning.
It is amazing how fast the tomato plants are growing!
I gave them a dusting of diatomaceous earth.

Do the diatoms work better than Sevin? So far I've lost a cucumber plant, the top from 1 tomato, 1 watermelon vine, and 1 snap bean plant.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 24 Apr 2024, 16:11

sweetandsour wrote: ↑24 Apr 2024, 05:53
Hovannes wrote: ↑23 Apr 2024, 18:37 I put in green onions this morning.
It is amazing how fast the tomato plants are growing!
I gave them a dusting of diatomaceous earth.
Do the diatoms work better than Sevin? So far I've lost a cucumber plant, the top from 1 tomato, 1 watermelon vine, and 1 snap bean plant.

I can't tell. I dusted the peppers with Sevin today just to hedge my bets.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 28 Apr 2024, 18:43

I thought I was done planting tomatoes this year (5 plants!) But I've got a hankering for Sweet 100s.
They're probably the easiest tomato there is to grow.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 13 May 2024, 06:30

My tomato plants are stressed, and I'm not yet sure what's going on. It could be fungus wilt, in which case I don't know what to do about it.

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sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 16 May 2024, 11:28

First cucumber, and a small pumpkin from a stray "wild" vine in the compost pile.

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JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 16 May 2024, 14:09

sweetandsour wrote: ↑16 May 2024, 11:28 First cucumber, and a small pumpkin from a stray "wild" vine in the compost pile.

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I wonder if pumpkins have stalk envy.