Thanks Tin and LSS.

LSS - with using a sprinkler, do you have any problems with fungi on the leaves? The garden is in my backyard and I have the whole yard already set up with sprinkler lines. I was going to turn them off in that area, though, next year, because of the fear of fungi (hence the soaker hoses which are below the mulching and foliage).

If fungi isn't a problem, I might just leave the sprinklers as-is, and save a few hundred bones.

Um, the only fungus comes from between my toes...I probably should have that looked at...


No, there's not a fungus problem. However, I don't put my plants to bed wet at night...Okay, I do, but just in the summer when it's still 93 degrees at midnight...

As long as you water at the appropriate times for the season, there shouldn't be a problem.

During this summer heat there is no worries for fungus. But , its really up to your situation on what you will need to do. During the spring I could not keep Powdery mildew from forming with just the humity and morning dew, watering in the morning.When you use water, try to concentrate it in the plants' ROOT ZONE. Water from a sprinkler won't all reach the soil surface because of evaporation--a loss of up to 25%. BUT, using sprinklers can help also in this EXTREME summertime heat but the roots are where the water should be concentrated.Remember , plants dont take up much water through its foliage, so watering these areas is not that efficient. Concetrate watering on the root zone. I have learned to do both use soaker hoses and hit the foliage with water once a week. Plants do best when the root zone is kept moist ,not wet, 100% of the time. For that reason I like to water this time of year in the evenings, so less water is evaporated compared to the daylight hours. Another reason I use soaker hose is because the water is let out slowly, very slowly, "SOAKING" the soil. To keep these areas consistently moist is a challenge, thats why I like to use a timer.

20' by 40' , Thanks.






The orchard is about 150' by 500' or so.

Absolutely beautiful PayneTHF. Very nice

Thanks, it's a second job but worth it.

Nice!!! Looks great . Nice haul , your doing something right.

Payne Awesome place and harvest!!!

My wife would love those grapes. What county are you in? It looks sandy.

LSS - Great harvest.

Do you know why my peppers(bells) would have one bad spot on some of them?



I haven't even been on here in a month. We found this huge umbrella and just had to put a new rope through it. We put up several fence poles so we can move it around and this has really helped out.



ALL the peppers and okra are really popping. I've been watering at night for the last month.

Things are looking great

I get those brown spots too...I think they are caused by pests...Either squash bugs or grasshoppers and I'm not certain which...I had about 4 peppers I had to throw away because of those stinking spots...They were probably edible, I just prefer to be the first one to bite into my food...

Lavaca county. Do you have horn worms on any of your plants?

I think next year I am going to plant the okra spaced all around the garden to help block the extreme summer sun. If they are planted early they get pretty tall. Nice place you got there.

I finally have squash producing , waiting on cucumbers ,cantaloupe
jalapenos to start producing . I planted from seeds early July

Could anyone help my brother out with these melons? What's happening??

Blossom end rot?

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/tomato/2000082444023571.html

That's what I was going to say...A lack of calcium will cause this...

If need be you can foliar feed a calcium solution through the leaves. Spray the plants down with your nutrient solution.This will get the calcium in the plants quicker. If using chemical nutrients use half or quarter strength. Get the calcium in the ground also at regular strength.

Thanks for the help! I'll forward this too him

If I wanted to plant some veggies for a fall harvest what should I plant? Or is it too late?

You could be successful with peas, carrots and/or lettuce...Most everything else won't be successful...If you can find some squash plants at a nursery, you would probably get some fruit off those as well...

If you have a green house you can all winter long. Or you can try some potted veggies in a sun room. Its never to late.

well I'm going to see what happens.. I did plant some carrots, corn , cucumbers and some radishes...

Has everyone given up on your tomato plants?

Half of mine are brown, tops of them are green, but only one tomato on the plants.

Should I rip them up and plant a fall garden like m5ash?

The majority of mine are okay (but then again, I planted approx. 200), but I did have to rip up some. I do have some that are beginning to produce again. It's probably too late for you to plant new tomato plants, unless you can find some in the store that are already showing blooms and even then, it might not be enough time...

It's really a personal call, but if the lower half aren't green, it's probably best to replace them with something else...

Peas will survive a light frost better than most things, so that might be a viable option for you...

Havent given up on mine, fingers crossed,lol. There still green but they have stopped putting out with all this heat.

We have Rabbits in the Area here , Besides the Obvious how do you keep em out of the garden , They have been eatin my squash