Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

These guys are too little for farm chores. But I had them weed the garden today. I'll let them help put some seeds in, too.

aww, hard to worry about chores when you have littles to play with.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

BBL

 

[pertnear09]

Wish someone could help me, or I could get a few clones of myself. :/

Garden is not thriving. Tomatoes are yellow on the bottom leaves, overwatered? Strawberries are gangly. Purple basil is turning green. Green beans are yellowed and spotty. Squash and zuchini aren't any bigger than they were a month ago. I'm so bad at gardening.

Saw more brooders in the hona coop last night. Moved one and two littles popped out. I do to have the time to deal with them. Hope they're strong enough to survive.

I won't let the campers visit the farm yet because it's too messy.

 

[pertnear09]

Don't hold me to this but for for some reason the yellow leaves brings to mind the need for potassium

 

[h2oratt]

Wish someone could help me, or I could get a few clones of myself. :/

Garden is not thriving. Tomatoes are yellow on the bottom leaves, overwatered? Strawberries are gangly. Purple basil is turning green. Green beans are yellowed and spotty. Squash and zuchini aren't any bigger than they were a month ago. I'm so bad at gardening.

Saw more brooders in the hona coop last night. Moved one and two littles popped out. I do to have the time to deal with them. Hope they're strong enough to survive.

I won't let the campers visit the farm yet because it's too messy.

You already have campers? You are alreDy working? I can't keep up my work either. I will be hiring someone to help me

 

[campingshaws]

You already have campers? You are alreDy working? I can't keep up my work either. I will be hiring someone to help me

First week. They came in yesterday. We have two camps running and I'm training staff. DH did lunch for me so I could pick up at the house.

 

[h2oratt]

Hang in there. Does DH have a full time job outside of camp?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Wish someone could help me, or I could get a few clones of myself. :/

Garden is not thriving. Tomatoes are yellow on the bottom leaves, overwatered? Strawberries are gangly. Purple basil is turning green. Green beans are yellowed and spotty. Squash and zuchini aren't any bigger than they were a month ago. I'm so bad at gardening.

Saw more brooders in the hona coop last night. Moved one and two littles popped out. I do to have the time to deal with them. Hope they're strong enough to survive.

I won't let the campers visit the farm yet because it's too messy.

It's so frustrating, especially with all the effort you put into it. We have had terrible luck with beans the last few years. From what I read, they are very susceptible to plant viruses in the soil, so use crop rotation... don't plant them in the same spot from year to year, and make sure you get seeds/plants that have been bred for resistance. Same with tomatoes. You need to make sure the soil is good, so lots of good compost will provide nutrients the plants require. If you are planting in the same spot, lasts year's plants already used up most of the nutrients and rain leaches them out too.

Tomatoes might need calcium (or potassium like pertneer said). We crush up dry eggshell and sprinkle it around the tomato plants for calcium, but I forget what problem it solves. They will absorb it slowly when you water... don't want them to OD.

Purple basil might be getting too much sun. I have a purple leafed crepe myrtle that turned green when I moved it to a sunny spot. Tuck them in a bit of shade, maybe behind the tomatoes. Same with the strawberries... plants are always leggier in the full sun. Maybe strips of shade cloth over to protect from the full sun, but still allow some to reach the plants as the sun moves across. If it's not the sun, they might need some more compost. Are the strawberry plants new?

Only thing for squash and zucchini is COMPOST. If you have been having cool weather, that will slow growth too.

Take some pics of the yellow leaves and we might be able to pinpoint the problem. Also, Jane will know!

 

[campingshaws]

Hang in there. Does DH have a full time job outside of camp?

It's his full-time job. He does everything from bookkeeping and checks to maintenance on grounds and equipment. I'm considered part time because I don't work much in the "off" season, but it's easy to have 16-hr days this time of year. We have full-time (breakfast thru after supper) childcare in the summer, on camp days. Today their babysitter took them to the library! I see them at meals, during any breaks that I go home, and for baths/bedtime. DH and I pass like ships in the night, because I'm in the kitchen by 6 and asleep before 10. He's not done til midnight or later, because he goes to the worship services. Those are busy weeks. There are only 50 people here right now, so it's pretty relaxed.

It's so frustrating, especially with all the effort you put into it. We have had terrible luck with beans the last few years. From what I read, they are very susceptible to plant viruses in the soil, so use crop rotation... don't plant them in the same spot from year to year, and make sure you get seeds/plants that have been bred for resistance. Same with tomatoes. You need to make sure the soil is good, so lots of good compost will provide nutrients the plants require. If you are planting in the same spot, lasts year's plants already used up most of the nutrients and rain leaches them out too.

Tomatoes might need calcium (or potassium like pertneer said). We crush up dry eggshell and sprinkle it around the tomato plants for calcium, but I forget what problem it solves. They will absorb it slowly when you water... don't want them to OD.

Purple basil might be getting too much sun. I have a purple leafed crepe myrtle that turned green when I moved it to a sunny spot. Tuck them in a bit of shade, maybe behind the tomatoes. Same with the strawberries... plants are always leggier in the full sun. Maybe strips of shade cloth over to protect from the full sun, but still allow some to reach the plants as the sun moves across. If it's not the sun, they might need some more compost. Are the strawberry plants new?

Only thing for squash and zucchini is COMPOST. If you have been having cool weather, that will slow growth too.

Take some pics of the yellow leaves and we might be able to pinpoint the problem. Also, Jane will know!

Wow! So much good info. Ok, let me think... Everything gets full morning/afternoon sun, shade in the evening. We had talked about shade cloth earlier. One of the staff has worked in a nursery and has recommended a fertilizer.

Same beds as last year, but nothing is in the same location. I put in fresh soil and mixed it in.

Strawberries are new, but that does make me think of having a dedicated berry patch. Squash and zuchini each have one bloom OPEN, which is progress? They've only been growing and wilting, not opening at all.

It was raining this morning when I was there, so I didn't have my phone.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

arent strawberries supposed to run ?