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Erin Powell
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Peach leaf issues - help with identifying issue
Comments (5)Thanks for the information. Purchased this tree from a local store this year and didn't spray it this year. My other trees are looking pretty good. Is there anything I can do for it during the growing season to help it out? Thanks!!...See MoreTomato plant issue, can you help identify?
Comments (16)Ok, the plant above is in a 4' x 16' garden bed, (not the container garden from my other post, and that one had the plastic taken off every day, and put back on at night, and has a thermometer in it for monitoring temps), that I filled 6 weeks ago with compost, composted steer manure, garden soil, some potting mix, vermiculite, 10-10-10 fertilizer, and a little native soil all mixed together. I have a total of 3 beds like this made. I planted out the seedlings that I grew first in peat pellets in the house in front of the window, then transplanted to Cowpots(tm). After they got big enough about 4 inches they lived outside in the shade in the day, then were taken in to the shed at night to harden off, after they were all hardened off, I planted 18 of them in my garden space. (again this is not the container garden that I had protected by plastic only at night). I then had two plants die a Aunt Ruby's German Green, and a Prudens Purple, first they looked a little wilted, and I thought maybe because of the little tiny white flying insects, so I sprayed them with Gardensafe(tm) organic insecticide which is and oil based product. I still had a lot of (I think) white fly's. So then I sprayed them with neem, and that seemed to help. Then I dug out the first two plants and looked them over, they looked like something ate the inside of the main stem. When I planted them they looked really healthy. Now one more plant started to wilt the same way. I am not sure what is going on. I am watering when the top of the soil is drying out, then I am doing the best pest control, with out spraying harsh chemicals, I am thinking of getting some Seven powder to put on them, or diatomaceous earth, but I don't know what to do at this point. I don't know if it is spreading plant to plant from the soil, I don't think so because each plant that died was in a different spot in the garden. I don't know if it is from little flying critters or not. There does seem to be a lot of regular fly's and lots of gnat type bugs in the garden but I don't know if that is a problem or not. I am just concerned that this will spread to all of my other newly planted tomatoes. Thanks all for your help. It really means a lot to me that you take the time to help us "newbies" out. Sammie K....See MoreHelp identifying bhut jolokia leave issue.
Comments (4)Some of my pepper plants have the same thing. I have noticed no difference in the plants with crinkled leaves compared to those without. I chased high and low for an answer and could not come up with anything definitive. Hope you get a reply. I will say once the weather no long went to extremes, I did not have any of the crinkling. The best, (most likely?), explanation I heard was something needed to be tweaked in the soil. I am sure there is an explanation, it just escapes me....See MoreHelp identify KBG grass issue
Comments (4)DR Funky - Are you sure? danielj - Thanks for the comments. I am wondering if this is a weed, disease, or something else. It seems like it lays over and is dead more towards the turf and some of the grass just pulls right up. Does that happen when it just gets too long like you mention? The spots I am concerned with were 4" or more just because of the location with some shade for part of the days. I was mowing this summer at 3.5" but the sod just turned 1 year. Maybe I should have been mowing lower. What's the best way to deal with it? Rake it then just mow normal? I can try to take a picture tomorrow. There are no brown spots in this area....See Moreakamainegrower
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