I'm very concerned about the garden this year. We got a jump start on our zone 4-5 growing season since we now have a fab greenhouse. However, we've had SO much dang rain!! And very little sun and warmth.
Everything came out of the greenhouse and went into the ground so late this year. And it's all so stunted and the leaves are yellow on just about everything. Especially the tomatoes. The yeild is terrible, only a handful of tomatoes per plant and the leaves are wilted and yellow and falling off.
The blueberries only got 2 flowers on one plant! Looks like no homegrown blueberries for us this year
whitering
Posts : 8 Join date : 2010-07-09 Location : The prairie
Subject: Re: Gardening Woes Tue 13 Jul 2010, 2:15 am
I can understand your concern. I found several gardening sites that had information about stunted growth in plants. They all talked about the nutrional needs of plants and there was one that gave a way to test the drainage of your soil.
I found a site called Gardens Alive that has a guide to nutrient deficiency that may be of use to help your garden.
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Subject: Re: Gardening Woes Tue 13 Jul 2010, 8:18 am
We have the opposite issue, no rain and really hot! Our lillies are out and dying now. Our grass is brown and ugly. We need rain so badly!
Absinthe Angel Admin
Posts : 105 Join date : 2010-07-06
Subject: Re: Gardening Woes Tue 13 Jul 2010, 10:48 am
Things seem to be doing better now that the rain has stopped. They are getting the warmth and sun that they were so badly in need of and so are finally starting to grow. We are started to harvest our first strawberries, over a month late! They are small, but they are tasty