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hey y’all! just wanting some advice on my basil. I’ve had a plant before and it thrived but this one is not looking too hot. Some leaves are getting wilty on the edges and some just don’t come out or they just die immediately. any ideas what’s happening? it’s in a south facing window sill and I water every other day. (just to keep the soil moist) TIA!
My jalapeño plant (Joe) was struggling with a severe aphid infestation. I got him from Lowe’s and he was already covered with maturing peppers. Once I identified the aphids, I was spraying him with water every day. The aphids did not go away. Next I tried dish soap and water. They did not go away! Then, I tried water and vinegar, stunted the growth of the pepper, and ultimately killed poor Joe! He STILL had some aphids that hatched after the vinegar so I just was so annoyed I squished them with my fingers. Next thing I knew, he was a twig in the shape of a Y. I kept watering him for I was very hopeful to someday use fresh jalapeños in my cooking. About a month and a half later, he made minuscule leaves! Now, he is full grown again and has a pepper! The picture below is it today. He is now only dealing with minor dehydration, which is easy to fix. (In the pic you can see my favorite plant: a kalanchoe named Spike and my hydroponic mint sprout named Jolene).
What a summer! Rain rain rain! It triggered massive growth in the gardens. I planted 600 corn seeds in a small 15x5 pit. Cut back 50 as they reached 6”. Cut back another 50 a week later. Ended up keeping 400 stalks. Worried the corn would be small and underdeveloped but my worries have been relieved. THIS IS THE SWEETEST CORN! Small tender tasting beautifully pollinated ears. Patting myself on the back for this one! Also don’t let anyone tell you crowded gardens are bad. Nonsense. Here’s to a real corn harvest!
Beautiful baby kumquats! My tree is tiny, but making a good effort. They should be ready in November.
My jalapeños are almost ripe! That red one is about ready for picking.
Every morning I walk out my back door to see what we can use for our diets that day. This morning? Beautiful green onions and purple potatoes. Purple potatoes are delicate and slightly sweeter than normal potatoes. Flesh is bright white so the contrast is brilliant. Livens up any plate. Happy gardening! Hope your harvests are big and plentiful.
I live in east texas. Does anyone know if any plants i can start growing now that won’t die during the winter??😃😃I heard pumpkin last pretty long, so i’ve started those.
Hi everyone I just started growing basil and they keep drooping. I water them and everything I’m thinking I need to freshen them by taking out the small wilted ones. Any help will be great!
Sooo I just trimmed the runners off of my potted strawberry plants. My plants grew like two strawberries and then stopped flowering. Then I noticed all of this new growth happening - the runners. I let a few of them get established, but today I went out and trimmed them all off in hopes of maybe getting a few more berries this year, or at least next season the mother plant will be more focused on berry production. My question is, will what I did with the runners work? I placed the few that had already established roots into another pot and just barely covered the roots with soil, leaving all of the leaves uncovered. I mean, I planted them super shallow. Is this going to work?! Should I do anything differently? I threw the rest of the runners that hadn’t quite grown any roots yet in my back yard along the fence. Would they have a chance of rooting into the ground naturally or will they just rot there on the ground where I tossed them? Lol it’s my very first time growing strawberries and I’m new to this whole gardening thing in general anyway so any advice is appreciated! Thanks!
We got baby romas!!!
Our tomatoes we grew from seeds—but where are the tomatoes? I took everyone’s advice and repotted my tomato plant, but it is definitely in shock.
I really wanna plant some fall vegetables but I live in illinois. Anyone have any suggestions?
So about four days ago I impulsively decided to plant some spinach. I started it in a soda can so it’s named Spinach Can. And look! It’s so cute!
What else should I plant in my garden I already have 4 tomato plants 2 pepper plants 2 cucumber plants 1 apple tree and 1 grape vine
I’m growing hydroponic peppers. What should I do next?
Harvesting some of the biggest sunflower heads I’ve ever seen. My sunflowers don’t grow the tallest but they max at 12 feet and grow humongous flowers. And in turn? Massive amounts of seeds. All full and ready to eat. Only a few will be eaten. The majority goes into my seed collection. Going to need a bigger bucket!
Anyone have a guess at what these seeds are? I think they’re all different and I’m pretty sure they’re all vegetables.
How do you do hydroponics you just put the sead in a bowl with holes in the roots come out or something
I’m going to start a new plant soon but I don’t know what I should plant can’t make up my mind so whatever vegetable plant is most suggested I will plant
Anyone have a solution for bugs 🐛 eating my plant
