tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post4216992614287516697..comments2023-10-15T05:55:18.404-04:00Comments on Heather Drive: Square Foot GardeningHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838246429529148138noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-27124910006647970862012-07-16T19:11:20.731-04:002012-07-16T19:11:20.731-04:00The crazy heat this year is really zapping the flo...The crazy heat this year is really zapping the flower production of many plants. Even tomatoes which we think of as hot-weather plants need night temps below the mid 60's to keep the flowers coming. Additionally- if you are getting giant beautiful plants with little produce there is likely too much either organic material (compost) or it was too well fertilized at the start. The rule of thumb is to give them a half dose of either at the beginning and then feed again when they begin setting fruit- this way they don't just make tons of leaves. Aim for 5% organic material (you are currently at 33.3%). Don't be afraid to add some garden soil in with the substrate too- they really need the minerals. Keep your chin up though! No one can tell you exactly how you should do it- the fun part is trial and error, so you can be really proud of the successes!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623170397753427031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-9302147350187184912012-07-06T06:25:55.990-04:002012-07-06T06:25:55.990-04:00I too tried planting some plants like potato and c...I too tried planting some plants like potato and carrot at my backyard and failed to succeed at the beginning. Felt very sad for it. Then got some tips from my neighbors and friends. Collected more information on it. Now i have succeed in growing many plants.Lawn Mowing Brisbanehttp://www.mowthis.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-88835190625523992002012-07-03T22:49:52.079-04:002012-07-03T22:49:52.079-04:00It'll take a year or two to get strawberries, ...It'll take a year or two to get strawberries, but they're totally worth it! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-60060395203280247612012-07-03T20:56:39.163-04:002012-07-03T20:56:39.163-04:00We have a hobby farm(mainly to house our landscapi...We have a hobby farm(mainly to house our landscaping business equipment), but I have about an acre garden that did pretty bad last year because I didn't take care of it (except the tomatoes and eggplant did awesome), this year my cucumber plants are huge and budding out nicely, my squash plants and tomato plants are doing great as well (I got a couple of yellow squash and zucchini so far, but only green tomatoes so far) The hot peppers are doing okay but the bell peppers are struggling. I also have gotten quite a bit of broccoli and my cabbage is doing good, as well as the pumpkin plants are doing good. The eggplant are all getting eaten by a little black bug- I have tried spraying them with organic neem oil, but they are still there- I am going go try a Tabasco mixture next. I have actually found that starting my squash and other plants from seed works really well and I don't have to deal with some dying from transportation shock- plus its a lot cheaper!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-76588700070748639102012-07-03T19:24:27.684-04:002012-07-03T19:24:27.684-04:00Great job! This is the Boy and my 3rd year of cont...Great job! This is the Boy and my 3rd year of container gardening on our rooftop patio and while our plants would love a good rain - they've been loving the heat! We've got mad yields this year, way better than anything we've had in the past. A tip for your tomato plants, once the flowers have started to really yield tomatoes cut off the LEAVES that are on that branch. That way the plant's energy will go to the fruit and you won't be staring at green tomatoes for weeks. We have so much fun with our veggie garden especially since - like you - we have no worries if we produce or not. We're happy with whatever we get and this year - things are booming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-11473315935655176972012-07-03T16:47:15.335-04:002012-07-03T16:47:15.335-04:00I've had gardens of various sizes (and my gran...I've had gardens of various sizes (and my grandfather had a home garden that was 1 acre that I helped with when I grew up.) It looks like something is munching on some of your leaves. The zucchini would do MUCH better being outside of that contained area. They get bigger ; the bigger they get the more 'fruit' (veggies) you'll have. And, I've found having more than 1 of a certain kind of veggie is better, as they tend to cross multiply better. I've had everything from watermelons, peppers of various varieties (the banana peppers did better for me), tomatoes of all sorts, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, green beans, etc. And, remember there are bush green beans (and bush varieties of other veggies) that are in my opinion better because they do not need a trellis to climb. Good luck ! Nothing better than fresh veggies that you grew yourself !Brooke Kordasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-68272669101419383882012-07-03T15:25:59.929-04:002012-07-03T15:25:59.929-04:00Wow, impressive! I like mixing lots of vegetables...Wow, impressive! I like mixing lots of vegetables in the same garden and seeing what happens. <br />We had a tomato plant that had one nice sized fruit on it for awhile and no other flowers were developing - eventually we picked it when it was too early because some animal was eating it and then right after lots more flowers grew and lots of fruits - maybe that would help with your pepper? <br />Also, regarding the broccoli plants and the bugs eating those - I guess I wouldn't worry unless/until they are really decimating the leaves. If the leaves are too torn up,they might not be able to do their photosynthesis work, then the entire plant will suffer and the vegetables might not grow too well.Luciannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883231481319176942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-70157957358223006662012-07-03T13:30:52.325-04:002012-07-03T13:30:52.325-04:00We're growing one tomato plant this year. I s...We're growing one tomato plant this year. I swear that thing is like a weed!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784281288421587793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-14578744069895512202012-07-03T10:10:01.006-04:002012-07-03T10:10:01.006-04:00From what we heard, strawberries can take like a y...From what we heard, strawberries can take like a year to really get good fruit off of them, but I'm not sure if that's true or not...Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318432618768960668.post-54975125899365562412012-07-03T09:52:34.974-04:002012-07-03T09:52:34.974-04:00I am just like you - experimenting. Without really...I am just like you - experimenting. Without really knowing ANYTHING. But man is it gratifying to see something grow! I have a few little bell peppers that look like yours - they grow a little bit every day which is SO exciting! And some of my tomatoes are actually turning RED! Three of the cherry tomatoes were ripe enough to pick and my husband tried one the other day. How are you keeping critters away from your plants though? I swear, the birds and chipmunks keep snacking on my strawberries and I'm afraid for the tomatoes.Life of a Doctor's Wifehttp://lifeofadoctorswife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com