Gardeners in the Asylum

shilala · 07-02-2013, 10:29 AM

Our garden is still a soggy embarrassment.
These cold nights are great for sleeping, and the rainy days are great for depression, but the combo really sucks for growing a garden.
Rain, rain, and rain in the forecast for the next 10 days, so it'll be more of the same.
I can report a nice pile of sugar peas, the chinese kind that you eat pod and all. Those plants have laid over and haven't dried out long enough to stand back up, so they're starting to rot.
The beans look great!!!

DPD6030 · 07-02-2013, 03:11 PM

Got a question for you garden "experts". I planted 4 green pepper plants and not a single one of them has grown since planting about a month ago. Everything else is growing great (tomatos, jalapenos, beans, cucumbers, zuchini and squash). Any ideas why the green peppers are not growing?

OLS · 07-02-2013, 04:55 PM

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Any ideas why the green peppers are not growing?

As the county agent here says, get a soil test, lol. However under those circumstances,
I think it is safe to say that if started from seeds, the seeds could have been old and barely viable,
or not viable for another reason, and if you bought them as seedlings in a nursery or garden
center, it could still be the same, even plants that manage to spring from weak seeds can
grow, but in a very stunted fashion, with little vigor. Outside of that, it could well be the odd
season we have had this year, EVERYTHING seems to be getting a slow start. Except weeds.
Add to that you are in the mitten as you say. I am sure there are others who could be more helpful.

Mr B · 07-02-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DPD6030

Any ideas why the green peppers are not growing?

If you have any good compost, make some compost tea. I hope to be making a video on that this weekend.
Make a dilution of 30% Tea and 70% non-chlorinated water and spray it onto and all over the plants. Then drench the roots w/ a 50% dilution of the same.

Get some Azomite rock powder and work it into the soil real good around the plants. This has over 60 trace elements that your soil has probably lost over the years.

P.M. me your addy and I will mail you some Azomite if you cannot find it near you.

http://www.azomite.com/

jjirons69 · 07-03-2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DPD6030

Got a question for you garden "experts". I planted 4 green pepper plants and not a single one of them has grown since planting about a month ago. Everything else is growing great (tomatos, jalapenos, beans, cucumbers, zuchini and squash). Any ideas why the green peppers are not growing?

Peppers love hot weather. Give them time. They'll hook up soon.

07-02-2013, 10:29 AM	#1
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Our garden is still a soggy embarrassment. These cold nights are great for sleeping, and the rainy days are great for depression, but the combo really sucks for growing a garden. Rain, rain, and rain in the forecast for the next 10 days, so it'll be more of the same. I can report a nice pile of sugar peas, the chinese kind that you eat pod and all. Those plants have laid over and haven't dried out long enough to stand back up, so they're starting to rot. The beans look great!!! __________________

07-02-2013, 03:11 PM	#2
DPD6030 Shepard of the sheeple Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Mitten Posts: 7,166 Trading: (151)	Re: Gardeners in the Asylum Got a question for you garden "experts". I planted 4 green pepper plants and not a single one of them has grown since planting about a month ago. Everything else is growing great (tomatos, jalapenos, beans, cucumbers, zuchini and squash). Any ideas why the green peppers are not growing?