Good Morning!
I'm attaching a photo of some of my seedlings. This is my first veggie garden, and I'm know diddly about veggies, so I'm asking.
My zucchini leaves are yellowish. What's causing that, and what's the solution? Plants have been in the ground two weeks or more at this point.
Here's on of the "Head Lettuce" - it seems to be wilting.
Admittedly, it is in full sun, and I was going to put a shade material over it to provide some protection, but a family friend said they're most likely just acclimating to being transplanted.
How will I know if it's growing right? The leaves in the center stand upright (even in full sun), but the outer ones tend to droop.
Thanks.
Just a photo of the Northern "leg" of my U-shaped garden. Waiting for carrots to sprout. I'm really blown away by how quickly everything is coming up. But we are in Florida, so I'm sure the heat has something to do with it....
The "Back" leg of the Planter Box
snap peas, buttercup squash, strawberries, summer squash on opposite end, cucumbers, one watermelon, and I'm waiting for peppers on the very end. Just past the container, in the ground along the fence (to the left of the bushes) we have some cantaloupe which just sprouted from seed.
The southern-most 'leg' of the planter
four beefsteak tomatoes at the end where the hose is. beets, blue lake bush beans, some more onions, romain lettuce (thought it was arugula, but actually read the label this morning - LOL) lettuce and tomatoes and onions were bought as plants from Home Depot - the rest from seed.
Been in the ground two weeks - can i fertilize the tomatoes? what's the best 'natural' fertilizer? I saw someone mentioned fish emulsion in a different thread. Is that good for tomatoes, and where can I get some?
thanks in advance for everyone's patience!
Your first photo of zucchini. Those first leaves are not "true leaves" they are called cotyledons. It is okay that they are turning yellow. They will eventually fall off.
I lived in Palm Beach County for over 30 years. My son lives in North Palm Beach.
When I lived there, I gardened during the winter. The Florida summer heat is very hard on vegetables.
thanks for getting back to me. ...and good to know that I'm not killing my zucchini - the only veggies my daughter wanted for herself.
SoFlaCommercial, I had the same experience as Honeybee. Nothing grew for me much past June, except peppers and okra. I could get cold weather crops to grow if I started in December or January, but they didn't do well for me. Tomatoes went in in the fall, and things like squash in January.
It wasn't always the heat that did them in, the bugs are horrendous. I tried to stay organic, but some heavier duty insecticides might work. I also had trouble with the (so-called) soil, so went to container growing. That did better, but summers were still pretty non-productive.
Hope I didn't crush your bubble, and you may well have better luck than I did, but I wish I'd known ahead of time.
If you can, go see the Extension Service at Mounts Botanical Garden, they're a great resource, and can be very helpful. They have hand-outs, and some of the Master Gardeners know their stuff when it comes to veggies.
Best of growing!
catmad - I had forgotten all about Mounts! I purchased several tropical fruit trees from the Rare Fruit Council's annual sale. The only thing I miss about South Florida is my Mango Tree!
SoFlaCommercial - here's a link for you. Take your lunch, you'll fall in love with their garden! It's right opposite the airport, at times it looks like a 'plane is going to land on your head!
http://www.mounts.org/about.asp
