Six indeterminate plants in the ground, mulched, drip line twice a week for about 40 minutes. Over the last ten days the upper leaves on four of them have rolled up along the midrib and feel thick, almost like plastic.…
Put six pepper seedlings out about three weeks ago, hardened off over a week, nights have been 11 to 13C and days around 20C. They have not died, leaves are dark green, but they have not grown a single centimetre…
Two plants, healthy looking, huge leaves, flowering constantly. Every little fruit gets to about 5cm, the blossom end goes soft and yellow, and within two days the whole thing is mush and drops off. I am watering at the…
One bed out of five gives me half the yield of the others. Same sun, same watering schedule, same seed. Brassicas go purple and stall, beans are fine. A full lab test through the extension service is about 35 here and…
First proper carrot attempt. Raised bed 30cm deep, filled with bagged topsoil mixed with about a third compost, plus a scattering of a general 10 10 10 before sowing. Nantes type, thinned to 4cm. Germination was great…