Why do people do this?! I’m frustrated for you.
I’m learning wool is amazing for the garden!
So curious about this! You sow peppers now and get a harvest before first frost? Do you use cover at the end of the season?
Oh I thought you were OP, my bad!
I would water longer, especially since you have a raised bed and I’m guessing your soil isn’t clay…
Based on my personal experience: I find nearly everything grows well here - the sun is amazing and plants grow faster than in other climates, but you will need to water often or install drip, mulch is your friend, and you’ll need to learn how to work with the short growing season. Also I don’t have a problem with the clay soil as long as it stays covered (mulch!) and planted…and I let things winter kill, leaving roots in the ground. Plants provide organic matter - your soil will change within 2-3 growing seasons this way (maybe faster), it is really cool to watch.
Not too late for lettuce or carrots in shade/partial shade. I am still harvesting and there‘a more to come! Also shin kuroda carrot variety is supposed to tolerate heat well, I’m trying some this season.
Gallon per minute? You mean per hour?
I try to consistently prune. I heard this is how the onion farmers do it…that keeping greens upright is important for bulb development (if they get floppy it can slow or halt bulb growth). Just what I heard (and what I do) - I’m no expert.
Stick some zinnia, sunflower, and cosmos seeds in the ground! Great reward for little effort. Also I hear you can grow anything in Kansas. Have fun!
Yes! Now I’m plugging my plant sale in Englewood 😁 S Delaware and Chenango. look for the carport and plants in the driveway. I’ll have plants out there until end of June!
Here is another clever way that might work well for you! https://gardenlady.com/how-to-stake-a-flopping-peony-attractively/
You could consider a more permanent cage/structure. I’ve seen some beautiful wooden peony “boxes”. Or maybe individually staking with bamboo or sticks (takes time but gives a beautiful, natural- looking result).
Probably not helpful, but I’m guessing some kind of cucurbit. Cucumbers? Squash? They don’t look particularly furry, so my first thought was cucumber. Unless you planted a bunch of melons in a pot, which is less likely, I figure.
Yep…looks like white grubs (beetle larvae). They supposedly only eat grass roots (not veggie roots). If you find brown caterpillar-like grubs in the soil though…those are cutworms (moth larvae) and they will sever the stems of your tender veggies. Best solution I found for those is waiting to plant until you have big stems on everything.
I’m not planting out my warm weather stuff until Tuesday, when (I think) nighttime temps will be reliably 50 or higher. I’ve even had the best success with peppers when I planted in June. So I don’t think you’re late! You can do tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, basil, summer squash…corn, beans…If your plot is big enough or you have some welded wire or something for a trellis you can do winter squash and melons. If you can create some shade, it’s not too late to enjoy some lettuce and brassica greens before they bolt. You could even try carrots (I’m trying shin kuroda this year - they’re supposed to be heat tolerant. (And frost tolerant, and good for heavy soil). So cool that your place comes with a community garden plot!
I had the same thought. The compost may have been too much (especially if it was bagged - high phosphorous can be a problem) plus the disruption of the soil life/food web. Still, I think the plants will recover and so will the soil, everything just takes time. Clay soil can be a wonderful thing, because it retains moisture - you just have to keep it covered.
I do this too, and my soil looks great!
Raised garden bed depth
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