Photo below - First, you'll notice that the red swc with honeydew melons in it has been moved to the next trellis over. This was done to hopefully expose the container to more exposure to direct sunlight, because the plants are kinda leggy.
Photo below - the 12 cucumber plants growing in the 34 gallon swc are doing really good, and have already outgrown the really tall trellis I made for them. I can't wait to see what the roots look like at the end of the growing season, because I bet it's pretty congested in there! The corn next to them are doing good too, and a few ears should be harvested in 2 weeks. I bet it's gonna be some good stuff, and we'll most likely roast them on the grill. Yum!
Photo below - here's some of the plants growing in 4 gallon swp's. The one on the left is planted with 2 cucumbers, and so far are doing exceptionally well. To the right of it is a tomato plant of some kind - of which I can't remember the variety right now. Oops! To the right of it are 2 black cherry tomato plants, which aren't shown in the photo.
Photo below - here's a "bush" variety of sugar baby watermelon growing in a 4 gallon swp. The reason they call it "bush", is because the vine is only supposed to get around 4 feet long. It'll be trained up the trellis later as usual, and it will be the first attempt for me at growing any type of watermelon in such a small swp. It's gonna be interesting!
Photo below - Here's my only early girl tomato plant in the garden, and it's being grown in a 4 gallon swp, too. See that tomato on there? Well, after taking this picture, I looked at it closely and it had a severe case of BER. Booooo! Luckily though, i've only found about 3 tomatoes that have been affected so far. That's not bad for 31 plants....
Tomorrow, i'll post a video of my trellises, and how they are utilized in the garden for my good friend Toni. She had asked me some questions about them, and the best way to explain everything is by doing a video. I've got another one that'll be coming up a day or two later, that covers rooting suckers from tomato plants. Gosh, I just love rooting those things, and have been giving out free plants like crazy!
Take care, and happy gardening!
8 comments:
I so hate BER. I always give them way too much calcium every year since I know mother nature will over water them many times though out the summer. I still get it on the occasional tomato anyway.
I love your planters! THey seem to do so well for you. With this heat and awful humidity are you checking the water levels constantly, or do you find they hold pretty well?
EG, I really want to learn more about your SWC. I live in mid-Mississippi. Is there anything you would recommend for the remainder of this growing season.
And, you are not alone!! I love rooting suckers from my tomato plants. Looking forward to getting advice from you to improve my process. I just can't make myself throw the suckers away when I pull them off the plant. Is this a sickness>
Great update on your containers! It's crazy to see huge plants in such small containers, so I'm looking forward to seeing the roots too.
Will the plants affected with BER need to be thrown out?
My tomatoes in swp's have terrible blossom end rot. Is there anything you can do about it?
Wow... everything looks so good! Looks like those cukes are loving where they're at!
Can't wait till tomorrow to learn more about how you do "EG Trellis Gardening!"
You want some wind? We've got extra today.
Guess my tomato plants are going to get very strong from being blown all around!
Daphne - me too. Mother nature is the biggest cause of mine.
ribbit - the small planters have to be filled every day, once the plant gets pretty big. However, a 5 gallon bucket of water is usually enough to top most of them off.
debi - Hmmm...you still have plenty of time for cucumbers, and also a cherry tomato of some kind. I'll plant cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage in them around the first of October.
momma s - yes, the ones with ber have to be thrown out.
peggi - that's so unfortunate....The best way to avoid it, is to maintain constant control with the wicking. Mother Nature's rainfall will try to thwart your efforts if you let her, that's why it's important to provide a plastic mulch on top that will shed any rainfall off.
Toni - thanks! The cucs are doing exceptionally well, and yes - your video will be ready tomorrow morning!
We live in Las Vegas, not much rainfall here. Is blossom end rot caused by too much water?
Thanks for responding
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