Maybe it's just that time of summer, the spinach long gone, along with the broccoli, the asparagus, and the lettuce turning bitter (though the guinea pig still loves it). Maybe it's the cabbage worms (see the cabbage below) or whatever bug has done a job on our Red Russian Kale. The okra plants look puny. Worst of all are the tomatoes, one of my heirlooms looking like it was ready to bust out of its cage, little tomatoes a -settin' on, and then yesterday afternoon, there it was looking limp as I felt in the 90 degree heat. No amount of water seems to enliven it. I feel devastated and am taking it personally.
Why'd you want to do that to me, after I been so good to you? The other tomatoes don't look like they're thriving either. Anybody have any advice? Any good blues songs to sing to the tomatoes to make them perk up?
The blueberries have been coming on strong, but we have to get out early to beat the birds. No cherries this year.
On the other hand, my friend doris davenport will be glad to know that the morning glories are doing just fine. They will be blooming soon.
And the golden chard, which I have in the garden and in pots, still makes me smile.
And the coneflower patch is crowded, blooms pushing their way to the top.
But I want my heirloom tomatoes back. This is the first year I've tried heirlooms and I so wanted them to work. Every time I look at them, I want to cry me a river.
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Kaye, the pictures don't reflect things in a bad light but I'll take your word for it! We water with well water which helps when their is no rain and you have to water. You might try putting four tablespoons of Parsons Ammonia in a gallon of water and water the maters with it. Lots of water in this heat is the only thing that works.We lost our watermelons. :(
I live in the city and have a crappy inch the size of a postage stamp - I am having BIG garden envy!
Kay, all I know to do for tomatoes is to keep them suckered and to remove any lower foliage that might want to touch the ground. And water, of course. And mulch, to hold in the moisture and help keep the blight away.
Gardens always have successes and failures -- your chard is beautiful -- I just realized I forgot to plant any - DRAT!
Hi Vicki and Carol, thanks for the advice. I fear we already have blight on one of my heirlooms. Probably we should just write off our tomatoes this year and plant in a different location next time.
Alison, I have sworn I will live in a city before I die, so you see, I have city envy!
Wow! I would grow that chard just for the beauty of it. Never thought of putting it in a pot. Now that's classy chard, I'm going to try that.
Hope your tomatoes perk up. Ours aren't looking to good either.
Hi Pat, what I'd now love to try is the chard with the red stalks, but I couldn't find any. I'm going to plant some Red Russian Kale in pots in August because its supposed to turn rather colorful in cool weather. Alas, our tomatoes are done for and we might as well pull them up and destroy them. Sad.
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