when are you sowing your garden this year?

[rbeau30]

I just looked at the Potatoes, Looks like I may loose them... they are thinning and the lower leaves are yellowing.

[Brian]

I just looked at the Potatoes, Looks like I may loose them... they are thinning and the lower leaves are yellowing.

Any idea what's causing that? I have one pot going crazy right now but I have no clue what I'm doing. If I saw that happening, wouldn't have a clue what to do.

I planted a second pot of potatoes about a month later and they haven't even started to bud out. They were fingerlings I got online, I'm thinking now they were sprayed with that bud-out stuff and are never going to start growing. Oh well.

[Dave]

Everything in my garden has slowed down. Gotten a few more strawberries, but when they are only 1 or 2 at a time I just eat them on the spot. My spearmint seems to be the exception, it's almost 3 feet high now. The leeks are looking a little sunburned, but nothing too bad. Everything else looks healthy, just slowed way down.

[rbeau30]

Any idea what's causing that? I have one pot going crazy right now but I have no clue what I'm doing. If I saw that happening, wouldn't have a clue what to do.

I planted a second pot of potatoes about a month later and they haven't even started to bud out. They were fingerlings I got online, I'm thinking now they were sprayed with that bud-out stuff and are never going to start growing. Oh well.

It just looks like they are turning yellow, I looked real close and cant see any bugs, I have a LOT of ladybugs all around so it seems they are keeping aphids and stuff down.

They were going strong for a while all bushy and green, but now they are thin and yellowing at the bottom. They are watered well and have very good drainage. Brand new soil with sand added for good drainage. They get sun for a good half of the day. I don't know I guess I'll just see what happens. They haven't been in the soil long enough to really do anything I don't think. They definitely did not like the last bit of hail we got, but I don't think that is what is causing this.

Everything in my garden has slowed down. Gotten a few more strawberries, but when they are only 1 or 2 at a time I just eat them on the spot. My spearmint seems to be the exception, it's almost 3 feet high now. The leeks are looking a little sunburned, but nothing too bad. Everything else looks healthy, just slowed way down.

Mine did too. Raspberries are turning pinkish red, should start being able to harvest a bunch soon. I cut a bunch of Peppermint the other day, it is drying right now. The house smells awesome. going to get the spearmint later in the week. It just grows back, LOL.

[hollohas]

It just looks like they are turning yellow, I looked real close and cant see any bugs, I have a LOT of ladybugs all around so it seems they are keeping aphids and stuff down.

They were going strong for a while all bushy and green, but now they are thin and yellowing at the bottom. They are watered well and have very good drainage. Brand new soil with sand added for good drainage. They get sun for a good half of the day. I don't know I guess I'll just see what happens. They haven't been in the soil long enough to really do anything I don't think. They definitely did not like the last bit of hail we got, but I don't think that is what is causing this.

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yellow leaves sometimes means not enough nitrogen, sometimes means too much water, and combined with wilting leaves can sometimes mean some sort disease. not sure if either is the case with your potatoes. a Google search will gives you lots of pictures of these potential problems and help you diagnose yours.

[rbeau30]

yellow leaves sometimes means not enough nitrogen, sometimes means too much water, and combined with wilting leaves can sometimes mean some sort disease. not sure if either is the case with your potatoes. a Google search will gives you lots of pictures of these potential problems and help you diagnose yours.

Yeah there is a bunch of different scenarios. Not enough or too much of calcium, magnesium, nitrogen, water. I am hoping not any of that other stuff, because the soil was brandy new, it couldn't have ran out of nutrients in the soil in 3 months could it have?

[Scogin]

Yeah there is a bunch of different scenarios. Not enough or too much of calcium, magnesium, nitrogen, water. I am hoping not any of that other stuff, because the soil was brandy new, it couldn't have ran out of nutrients in the soil in 3 months could it have?

Just because it is new soil doesn't mean it had an abundance of available nutrients. I tend to do soil tests on the different areas I am planting.

[rbeau30]

Just because it is new soil doesn't mean it had an abundance of available nutrients. I tend to do soil tests on the different areas I am planting.

I'll see about getting a kit when I get to the garden center. That would definately open the curtains as to what I have and don't have in there.

[SamuraiCO]

Storm yesterday took out my zucchini, butternut squash and cucumber plants. Tomatoes little damaged but the grow cages gave some cover for them.

Got to build hoop garden top for next year.

Will replant beens for fall harvest.

Weather been tuff on the garden.

[rbeau30]

Storm yesterday took out my zucchini, butternut squash and cucumber plants. Tomatoes little damaged but the grow cages gave some cover for them.

Got to build hoop garden top for next year.

Will replant beens for fall harvest.

Weather been tuff on the garden.

I got zero rain last night, only hail. Wierd.