Everything is going really well. The compost tea seems to be working. The plants are getting really big and tall. There is a level of learning involved during every season of growing. No two seasons the same, no two years alike. Every year, some new shit goes down that didn't happen last year.
Last year, my plants did not get too large and they did not produce as much as I would have liked. I had somewhat of a pest problem and the plants were kind of malnourished because I refuse to use chemicals, but had not figured out a really good organic fertilizer yet. I think compost tea has solved that problem for me this year.
This year, my plants are 4x larger, healthier, greener, thicker trunks, but what amazes me most of all is lack of pest infestation I have experienced this year. Granted, I moved, maybe I left them all behind. Maybe they haven't discovered my garden yet. Or maybe my compost tea has made my plants wax (like human skin) so thick and healthy that those buggers can't even bite through it! Who knows, but I like it. I'm not saying this year has been incident free..... I lost 3 tomato plants to blossom drop...a disease that is a result of sweltering heat. Not much I can do about that. Makes me glad I'm not a really real farmer, I really feel for them. They can't control the weather any more than I can, and they can lose their whole livelihood.
Here is a look at how we are growing along.
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| Peas reached the top of the latter |
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| Arugula, ROUND 2 |
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| Tomatoes, now 6 feet tall, 3 on left not producing due to blossom drop. |
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| Zucchini, Cucumber, Summer Squash, Watermelon patch |
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| Beautiful Zucchini Blossom (iPhone you still take my breath away) |
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| Watermelon! |
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| Kohlrabi |
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| Eggplant blossoms |
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| Radishes are 4x bigger than last years leaves. Almost no pest damage. |
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| Heirloom stand alone |
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| Pumpkin Patch gets bigger every day |
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