Hows Everyones Garden Doing

[Danimal]

Thom -- if you don't mind my asking, what size containers are you growing your tomatoes in? Dan-o

[Quillback]

Thom - I have never heard of water crystals, what are they if youy don't mind me asking? Did you add any calcium to your soil? I had an earlier problem with blossom end rot which can be caused by lack of calcium. What brand of water soluble fertilizer are you using? I used Miraclegor earlier this year but switched to Osmocote once the tomatoes started setting. Osmocote is a 01-10-10 slow release.

[Quillback]

That is 10-10-10 I meant to say.

[3wt]

Tomatos- my best year ever. TONS of them starting in early July/late June. The Lemon boys started first and are still going. Brandywines started early and great and are slowing down. Better boys were a little later but are going too well. Cherries grew ridiculously large and are producing way more cherry tomatoes than anybody could ever need.

It's the first year I suckered and trellised vs. letting them go and staking. I'm a believer. I also added a lot of compost because I raised the bed to level it. Much better soil, and I added a little time release fertilizer, and an occaisional hit of water soluble fertilizer.

Jalepenos produced tones of peppers and are sill going, Red Hot Chillis going well, and Poblanos are about ready.

Bush beans producted 3 good pickings and are done.

Pole beans were slowed by a japenese beetle invasion. They are flowering great now and should produce late

Sugar snap peas died early.

Cucumbers are out of control

Squash and Zucchini did great until white flies all but killed them.

I don't really know why everybody else is having such problems. Maybe I've had less of the rain, although I had a lot early.

I am fightign early blight on tomatoes, which I hear is bad this year. I lost 3 of 4 mr. stripeys already. The last one produced ~5 fruit and is about to croak.