Tap your tomato plants to encourage good pollination – this involves gently tapping the blossom stem, causing a vibration, Water every day and start feeding them weekly once fruits set.
Mound the soil up around your potato plants. It does no harm to the plant if the soil covers the stem; on the other hand, being exposed to sunlight can turn them green and in some cases, poisonous. The same general principal goes for celery plants – as the stalks grow taller, pull loose soil around them to hide the stalks to keep them tender.
Consider growing a lettuce container garden – they’re beautiful! They don’t require full sun, so a partially sunny area is fine. Growing in pots discourages many lettuce-loving critters, and some copper tape around the rims of the pots will keep snails and slugs at bay. This time of year you can start them from seeds, adding a few more each week or two for a continuous supply.
Pepper plants like slightly acidic soil and lots of iron and magnesium so if yours start looking a bit yellowish, mix up some Liquid Iron and watch them green up and grow up!
If you are growing Tomatillo plants, remember you have to have two plants for pollination – one on it’s own will grow fine but will not produce fruit.
If Deer are helping themselves to your veggies, try our Deer Ban capsules placed every 15’ around the perimeter of the garden. One application followed by one more in 4 – 6 weeks should get you through till most harvests.
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