So this year I decided to plant a garden.
I planted sugar snap peas (all eaten down ground hogs--I got three peas--not three pea plants--three peas).
I planted potatoes (eaten by something else).
I planted peppers (they just didn't grow--I don't have any idea why).
I planted onions (didn't grow).
I notice from my blog post that I also planted basil from seed...I have no idea what became of that haha!
I also had the seed and desire to plant corn, watermelon, zucchini, and butternut squash that I never got into the ground.
I planted two varieties of tomatoes.
Above is a picture of my Martino's Roma organic, heirloom tomatoes. My babies that I grew from seed. Seedlings
However....dun, dun, duuuun--below is another view. This is
blossom end rot. This is a physiological disease not an infectious
one. It has to do with the plant not being able to uptake enough
calcium. It was quite alarming--I'd never seen that one before.
Welp, I hope that this might make you feel a little bit better about any garden troubles you experienced this year!!! Can't be this bad :-)
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Ugh -- I'm sorry! We had a rough garden year here too because of very strange weather and extreme heat/drought.
ReplyDeleteI've had blossom end rot in seasons past... but here's a really easy preventive measure: When planting your seedlings in the spring, drop 2-3 tums in each hole. It will gradually release calcium. A master gardener shared that tip with me and I never plant tomatoes w/o my bottle of antacids!
Thanks so much! I am definitely going to try that next year. What a great solution. Cheap and simple--love it!
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