Recent content by 1WildHairL8r

Do you know if those "pocket" soil testers, (like from home depot) are accurate? I think they're pretty reasonable. I wonder if I "fix" the soil problem, if the fruits' taste will improve?

Would a potassium source be the epsom salt mixture I've read about?

No, it's been pretty dry here. I do water most days, though. Could I be over watering? I have fertilized around the base of the tomatoes with a nitrogen-phosphate-potash tomato food.

Hi everyone. I have been so proud of my tomatoes -- the plants are big and strong and I have about 150 of the green fruits ripening from only 4 plants! The first two I picked a couple of weeks ago were scrumptious! BUT... the last two tomatoes that have ripened are bitter. The fruit itself...

My husband and I laid down some weed guard and then laid the vines on top of that. Seems to be doing well so far. In fact I noticed the plants in the back were a lot perkier today with the vines all moved out of the way -- they finally get full sun! We started so late this year that I'm...

Interesting. I moved the vines out of the box and now there's more space for the other plants. It's too late for my pole beans, but I think I may get a few very small peppers after all. Should I prep the ground outside of the box in any way? It's just our sandy loam loaded with weeds. I guess...

Me too! VERY new to gardening and chickening. ;) Loving it so much. I've learned alot from this site and from the Path to Freedom site.

Well, there's about 1 to 1.5 foot of space on each side of the garden. Then there's fencing which it can very definitely grow up or through. Then there are CHICKENS! What a treat for them. Given what you've written, I think the best be will be to move the temporary fencing on one side of the...

Thank you! I've already learned so much from this site. I have my cucumber vines growing up on stakes. I can do the same with the watermelon and cantalope, huh? Okay! That does sound like a better solution. I"m sure I have something around here to use as a stake -- I think I even have some...

I'm such a newbie. I found your site from the BYC site and was inspired to plant a garden this year. My DH made me a 4X8 box and filled it with beautiful, rich soil. Then, I planted too much in it and now my cucumber vines, cantalope vines and watermelon vines have totally choked out my pepper...