Garden in May

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Lindsey

Gayle, your garden is beautiful! We can't start planting anything here yet. Gardens usually go in at the end of May or start of June. I think I will be putting tomatoes in my planters in the next couple of weeks and bringing them inside overnight.

That's a good idea, to go ahead and plant, it gives them a head start - as long as you protect them at night!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Gayle, I looked at my garden again last night. I've been making sure the moisture is right, and it has plenty of sun. Been watering and spritzing with the liquid seaweed. I think I may have given it too much fertilizer. Using a 50/50 mix of compost and potting soil may have been too much. It looks like my plants are burning up. The squash plants especially. My eggplant is about a foot tall and has a tiny purple eggplant already. The squash are blooming but the leaves are almost burned up. The leaves on the tomato plants are turning yellow at the bottom and dying. The tomato plants haven't grown very much at all. My basil was doing good, but it's beginning to turn yellow, too. The only thing that looks good is the rosemary. Not sure what to do now.

I should add to my reply above, that I tried to grow tomatoes in containers a few years ago. I bought great organic potting soil, didn't add anything to it - but didn't use seaweed either (didn't know about it back then) and nothing grew very much. The tomatoes just did not grow, didn't bloom and eventually turned yellow and died. Don't know why............

[Gina]

Gayle your veggies are growing beautifully. I don't have a green thumb at all. I have plenty of dirt but no ambitions.. In Bklyn I had a 2x4 garden and my husband use to plant.. Here nada go figure.. lol

Diana , Marilyn you girls to have green thumbs... Judy, I wouldnt dare put any veggies outside on your deck. Bears now thats scarey..

[Marilyn]

My garden is looking terrible. I'm definitely not overwatering, but have watered sufficiently that this should not be the problem, and have been using the liquid seaweed only once per week or once every other week. I really think it's the compost that I mixed in with the potting soil. I think it was just too much nitrogen or something. Too much of a good thing. My squash have blooms and little squash, but the leaves are all dried up. Still don't have my computer back so can't post pics.

[judy]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

My garden is looking terrible. I'm definitely not overwatering, but have watered sufficiently that this should not be the problem, and have been using the liquid seaweed only once per week or once every other week. I really think it's the compost that I mixed in with the potting soil. I think it was just too much nitrogen or something. Too much of a good thing. My squash have blooms and little squash, but the leaves are all dried up. Still don't have my computer back so can't post pics.

They still have your computer? I hope you get it back soon.