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AmandaEsq wrote: Hey everybody - bumping this thread. Finally got my stuff growing. I'm sort of ashamed that my spring crop has become my fall crop. Heh.
I wonder if it's the heat, not enough water, not enough food, too much of any of the above . . .
The fingerling eggplant is doing the best of anything. When do they turn purple?
Tomatoes just starting to bear ripe fruit.
Butternut - the first 2 plants planted in 1 bucket together. Each plant has one squash - one is about 5" long, the other only about 2". The flowers bust open very prettily, but I am having blossom rot, methinks. So many flowers - only 1 fruit on each plant. I read other threads - have not planted in buckets before, but I assume same holds true - not enough water and/or not enough nutrients? They did suffer a little when they were set out in the sun initially. I am watering from the top in this heat till water runs from the drain hole to make sure there's enough water. Have added additional granule food. Have "mulched" with dead grass/weed clippings (hey! on a poverty budget here!). Wonder if that will improve things? Have also seen the yellowish/orangey beetlebugs with black stripes. Have stink bugs also hanging out on these plants.
Watermelon had a tiny fruit which fell off. :/
Have kept it watered and added more granules to combat this. Having a bloom every other day-ish now. See tiny fruits, will see what happens.
Cucumbers - too soon to tell. :)
Trionfono purple pole beans - just getting 'em trained onto the teepee.
Pretty lame, eh?
Any help with these issues above which may or may not have Ebucket remedies will be appreciated!
A.
p.s. I will not use insecticide. Please only natural remedies if you have any to suggest. Thanks!
