Kelly's 2016 Apartment Patio Garden - Page 9

jpop · March 30, 2016

Fantastic, everything looks great. Hope the aphids get what they have coming to them.

Deborah · March 30, 2016

Success! It all looks wonderful!

TexasTycoon · March 30, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissS

Looking awesome! You are doing a great job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpop

Fantastic, everything looks great. Hope the aphids get what they have coming to them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deborah

Success! It all looks wonderful!

Thank you everyone!! Just hoping to keep everything going once the weather gets rougher! Also I noticed way less aphids on the lavender tonight when I sprayed again. Should be able to take her out quarantine soon!

I did have to pull two bean plants that were shriveling up and brown but we have so many more that I'm not too hurt about it. The rest of them look great and their true leaves are getting big and strong. I'm not watering the beans with anything but water since I know legumes produce their own nitrogen and I want beans, not just leafy vines.

Worth1 · March 30, 2016

Kelly the beans still need fertilizer just not a lot, low nitrogen higher P and K.
Everything looks good.

Worth

TexasTycoon · March 30, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Kelly the beans still need fertilizer just not a lot, low nitrogen higher P and K.
Everything looks good.

Worth

I did scratch in a little bit of Osmocote Flower & Veg (14-14-14) a couple of weeks ago, but I'm just making sure not to get them with MG when I do some of the other plants with it. Should the Osmocote suffice?

Worth1 · March 30, 2016

That will be fine.

Worth

TressJ · March 31, 2016

Nice! Everything looks good.

TexasTycoon · March 31, 2016

Thank you TressJ!

Good to know, Worth. Sometimes I get things right!

Worth1 · March 31, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

Thank you TressJ!

Good to know, Worth. Sometimes I get things right!

Just because I say it doesn't make it right it just means it works for me.
I am also skeptical about the fertilizer thing.
I grew pole beans with my tomatoes and peppers last year and fertilized the devil out of everything.
I still had lots of beans.
I think some of this comes from people using straight nitrogen as they would with corn.
Worth

TexasTycoon · April 3, 2016

Update - still dealing with little black aphids on the lavender and now green aphids on my basil. If I can't get rid of them soon I will trash the plants and start over - I can't afford to wait it out too long and risk other plants being infested in such close quarters. I know that the neem+DE spray I've been using is better as a preventative measure and is systemic, so today I've used my regular insecticidal soap recipe (1 qt water, 1 T vegetable oil, few drops of dish soap) and subbed the dish soap with flea/tick shampoo (with permethrin) for dogs. I haven't seen that recipe anywhere, but maybe it'll work? Fingers crossed!

Tomato plant yesterday:

Satsuma:

Strawberry plants are putting off new leaves and looking good, including the weird frankenberry about to ripen:

Marigolds and cosmos at base of satsuma are putting out true leaves:

Jalapenos are getting fatter and fatter:

Beans are looking a little beat up from the weird cold mornings we've been having, but this week should be nice and warm and hopefully make them a little more comfortable:

Bell pepper has about 15 clustered buds and looks to be ready to put off some new leaves and branches. I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like from this point since ours last year was killed by aphids already at this stage:

Worth1 · April 3, 2016

Kelly I dont know if you know it or not but let the strawberry get stop sign red before you pick it.
At this point the flavor will be at its best.
Everything looks great.
Worth

TexasTycoon · April 7, 2016

I peeked at a carrot today...the 72 day growing period will be up in a week or two, is there any chance these are gonna fatten up?

Worth1 · April 7, 2016

Next year maybe.
Mine are doing the same.

Worth

TexasTycoon · April 7, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Next year maybe.
Mine are doing the same.

Worth

Dang, and here I thought my third carrot attempt would be the charm.

The greens are lush and healthy, at least! Do you have any ideas about why they're so scrawny?

TexasTycoon · April 7, 2016

Also, today's harvest included the frankenberry, haven't eaten him yet

March 30, 2016	#122
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Success! It all looks wonderful! __________________ "The righteous one cares for the needs of his animal". Proverbs 12:10

March 31, 2016	#127
TressJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Utah Posts: 51	Nice! Everything looks good. __________________ TressJ TomatoPusher

March 31, 2016	#128
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	Thank you TressJ! Good to know, Worth. Sometimes I get things right! __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

April 3, 2016	#130
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	Update - still dealing with little black aphids on the lavender and now green aphids on my basil. If I can't get rid of them soon I will trash the plants and start over - I can't afford to wait it out too long and risk other plants being infested in such close quarters. I know that the neem+DE spray I've been using is better as a preventative measure and is systemic, so today I've used my regular insecticidal soap recipe (1 qt water, 1 T vegetable oil, few drops of dish soap) and subbed the dish soap with flea/tick shampoo (with permethrin) for dogs. I haven't seen that recipe anywhere, but maybe it'll work? Fingers crossed! Tomato plant yesterday: Satsuma: Strawberry plants are putting off new leaves and looking good, including the weird frankenberry about to ripen: Marigolds and cosmos at base of satsuma are putting out true leaves: Jalapenos are getting fatter and fatter: Beans are looking a little beat up from the weird cold mornings we've been having, but this week should be nice and warm and hopefully make them a little more comfortable: Bell pepper has about 15 clustered buds and looks to be ready to put off some new leaves and branches. I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like from this point since ours last year was killed by aphids already at this stage: __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

March 30, 2016	#121
jpop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SE Florida Zone 10 Posts: 319	Fantastic, everything looks great. Hope the aphids get what they have coming to them.

March 30, 2016	#124
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Kelly the beans still need fertilizer just not a lot, low nitrogen higher P and K. Everything looks good. Worth

March 30, 2016	#126
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	That will be fine. Worth

April 3, 2016	#131
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Kelly I dont know if you know it or not but let the strawberry get stop sign red before you pick it. At this point the flavor will be at its best. Everything looks great. Worth

April 7, 2016	#133
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Next year maybe. Mine are doing the same. Worth