will it kill the plants?

I'm doing better this second year with my raised beds, but I think mine was more of an issue with drainage. I'm not breaking any records, but I've got 12-15 peppers going and about 20 or so peppers scattered over 8 or plants. I did much better last year in the fall though. It was a tough summer watching my maters plants grow tall but not produce anything, but when September rolled around they did quite well.

I've found myself with room for a few more things to plant, but can't decide what I want to put there. It'll probably be a couple of nice mature cubanelle pepper plants. Those are the best tasting peppers.

the plants are going to die

For a more controlled application of round-up, you can sponge or paint it on. A little dab'll do ya! I've used a rope wick in the past as well.

i had watermelon or pumpkin growing from my compost pile, a few tomato, and some trampled on cucumber plants, and a fruit laden peach tree destroyed last night by some severe storms last night in san antonio. luckly i had just brought in my 3 week old chickens from there chicken run which is a 10x15 chain link dog run, it was thrown across the yard by the winds.

For what it's worth, I was reading an article last week about Roundup. Roundup was found to cause extreme harm to reproductive cells, including destroying cells and DNA damage.

Anyways, just worth noting.

Many different ways to get rid of weeds.

Boiling water

vinegar/salt

and DE has REALLY helped out to control bugs and my harvest ratio is up. With DE I've found it works as a preventive...once you got bad bugs it's usually to late and then the best thing to do is remove the infected plants and either burn them or put them in a plastic bag......DON'T COMPOST!

Hey Adventure, I've got another plan for spring next year

I'm going to see about getting 1 or 2 chicks, and letting them go ape-crazy in my garden before planting in the early spring. That should wipe out a little bit of the bug population, albeit for a little while.

Just not sure what to do with the chicks after that. I can't keep them, lol.

That's usually what I do....but I built a movable cage so I can isolate them to one area.....I'll take'm!

This guy was hanging out with me last night



My wife spreads last years seeds of these black-eyed susans every fall and they keep coming back.

Since I haven't been here in forever , some pics...

Some potatoes I picked.



Beans and peas are doing really well. Though, my peas are covered in ants and I have no idea why.



Finally, the tomato plants set fruit. I've got somewhere around 10-15 total, from 2 plants. Not very big plants, but at least I have tomatoes.

I have a ton of fruits on my tomato plants. I have 6 plants with roughly 10 fruit per plant. About 5 or 6 nice big suckers, the kind you can put in the palm of your hand and not be able to fully close your hand. Why will these little boogers not ripen? They have been this way for over a week. I've never had tomato plants before, but didn't expect it to take this long for them to ripen.

It takes a while. Be patient. The wait is worth it.

Things are looking pretty good in my garden. I was happy to see my first jalapeno starting to grow but went out today to discover it missing. I can only assume it was a bird or a squirrel - I put up a fence to keep the dogs out. Not sure if birds or squirrels can feel the heat but I hope they can so they'll think twice next time.

Any ideas to keep them out? I hear scarecrows don't do much. What works? Rubber snakes? I read something about reflective objects (like CDs) that twirl might work.

Also, my green bean plants are producing a pretty good amount of beans but the plants themselves don't look big enough to me. Should I remove all of the existing beans and then remove the blooms as they form for a while so the plant has a chance to grow? Or should I just let them go?

Thanks Siberman it's better this year than the previous 4 so hopefully it keeps improving.....I knew nothing when I started and still know very little. Are there professional gardeners that you can rent for the day? Mine keeps going in stages with improvements each year, but I really think it could be much better.

I'm surprised that there isn't a company that sets up "your" garden on timers and all the planting and then maybe a once a month maintenance????

I think that would get a lot of lazy people gardening!

Will they harm the peas? I noticed I had actual sprouts forming of the shells the peas will be in, this morning. I hope they don't eat the peas before I ever get to harvest them.



I read it in Mother Earth News magazine, who got it from the Toxicology journal.

Link

Might be a good way to make a dollar.

I'm getting only a couple nanner peppers a day (only have two plants). I cant eat them every day and they are spoiling before I get enough to pickle. I have them just sitting on the counter top. Is there a better way to store them until I get enough?