gearjammer
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I am thinking they might need a bit of fertilizer try spraying so miracle grow on them
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dave350
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I’m not sure what you have for recourses in your area but if you know a place that’s knowledgeable maybe try taking a couple leaves down for someone to look at or show them this pic, maybe it’s a disease.
Maybe check the ph of the soil. You can get a tester at Home Depot/ Farm store for about 20$.
Is it too wet or too dry. Are your temps above or below average. (We’ve had below average temps and wet conditions in the spring the last couple years and it’s hard on my plants)
Maybe they just need some fertilizer.
Those are a couple thoughts that come to mind.
CMT
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Kind of looks like a potassium deficiency. That affects the larger leaves and not the baby leaves which is a sign of that. Got any potash you can dilute and water them with? Even if soil tests don't show potassium deficiency, potash won't hurt them. It's just a potassium enriched burnt ash of some sort for plants. Also, are there any discolored spots or any other symptoms hidden on the undersides of the leaves? That could tell a bit more as to what else could be wrong.
I spread some Se7in dust on them because I saw tiny black bugs on the undersides of the leaves. Not sure if that's what's causing the damage, though. My experience with aphids (I call them plant fleas) is they prefer the tender, young leaves. The beans are setting fruit, but I'm still concerned with that leaf spotting because they need photosynthesis to make good beans. These are Roman style flat green beans.
Some of my more tropical peppers are starting off a bit slow and my potatoes are going absolutely nuts. I'll have to cage them in so they don't overwhelm the rest of the garden.
I have mulched around the roots of almost everything with chopped straw. Last couple of years, I used bark chips and the plants loved having their feet sheltered, but I understand bark tends to leach the nutrients from the soil...so I'm trying straw this year.
Some of my more tropical peppers are starting off a bit slow and my potatoes are going absolutely nuts. I'll have to cage them in so they don't overwhelm the rest of the garden.
I have mulched around the roots of almost everything with chopped straw. Last couple of years, I used bark chips and the plants loved having their feet sheltered, but I understand bark tends to leach the nutrients from the soil...so I'm trying straw this year.
gearjammer
jammer
tried to plant my last ptck of corn today, temps were hotter than hell but my buddy and I tilled it .raked it and started to plant when all hell broke loose , thunder , lightning, wind, and 3/4" of rain fell inj a half an hour.
We were going to plant 30 more rows but ended up with only 12 rows. hopefully we can plant the rest in the next few days.
quite honestly the rain has kicked our ass this year!!!
We were going to plant 30 more rows but ended up with only 12 rows. hopefully we can plant the rest in the next few days.
quite honestly the rain has kicked our ass this year!!!
dave350
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Silver King is also good. There’s a variety I was buying the last few years called “Super Sweet.” It comes in late so it has to be planted with other earlier varieties but lemme tell ya. It’s really good corn.
Had a farmer tell me once to water in the morning rather than evening. Watering in the evening gives disease a chance to settle in. Ain’t tellin ya what to do just passing it along.
gearjammer
jammer
tried a fairly new corn called gotta -have -it. neighbor planted it last year and it was really,really good so I thought I would try it.
also planted a another super sweet called incredible, also a super sweet and it it makes it it is also great!
also planted a another super sweet called incredible, also a super sweet and it it makes it it is also great!
Night watering brings in slugs and earwigs in this area. But sometimes, it's better to water at night anyway so the plants can get better benefit from the water. Generally, I try to water in the mornings when the plants are young and vulnerable and then, when they're stronger and more mature, trim up the lower leaves and suckers so the slugs have to at least make an effort to get a meal. I haven't found a slug bait yet that actually works as advertised. Not even beer.
dave350
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tommyh
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yea,I sometime water the top half morning and the bottom half evening.
wife thinks evening is the only time to turn the water on
dave350
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When I was growing up my dad said we were wasting water as soon as we turned the spigot on. You were also wasting electricity cause the pump had to run to pump the water up.
The good ole days!
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dave350
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Lot a money in wood. In more ways than one.
tommyh
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we shucked and silked 10 dozen ears of white sweet corn a little while ago.
Don`t know the name
My mother in law got it from some guy down in Anson Co near the Pee Dee river
they are dang pretty ears,no worms or bugs
she paid 22 bucks for 10 dozen ears,gave half to us
I love it !
Don`t know the name
My mother in law got it from some guy down in Anson Co near the Pee Dee river
they are dang pretty ears,no worms or bugs
she paid 22 bucks for 10 dozen ears,gave half to us
I love it !
gearjammer
jammer
so what are you going to do with 60 ears of shucked corn?
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