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Also doesn anyone know their soil pH level is???

I asked the company I got my soil for my beds for what the pH level was and they said 8.6-8.8 which is sh!t for growing things like tomatoes, its the same place I got it from last year and things did OK, so I hope they got that wrong!!!

Though I did have bit of trouble with spots and end rot on a couple plants so maybe that was the cause???

Next year Im gonna actively seek out soil that is around 6.0-7.0 pH level... I normally shovel 4-6 wheel barrows off the top and mix in new soil each year, so I'll just blend it in...

Ive grown one tomato and one pepper in some bagged up potting mix in my greenhouse just in case...
 
Water Ur Seeds said:
I cant handle spicy food these days but jalepeno & basil salt sounds fckn dope!!!

Ive just planted 4 tomato plants, one sweet bell pepper and some pepper plant my dukes gave me so I'll see how they turn out... And some herbs in the Trug too...

Annoying two of the sweet honey cherry tomatoes arrived damaged couple days ago, I got refunded for them and planted them anyways so hope they still take...

My cucumber should arrive in a couple days too, hope that arrives in good order... So annoying the local garden centres didnt have any grafted F1 honey tomatoes or cucumbers this year, hate getting plants in the post... I was too slow to get my sh!t in order...

Also has anyone grown Brussel sprouts before??? I planted two of them but they dont look too good...
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Sounds good!

My dad grows brussel sprouts from time to time. Gotta look out for them if they are overwatered they might get mold on the leaves from what ive seen.


Got some yellow and regular beets coming up
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Some cucumbers. Put a lil mesh net around it so the bugs dont get it before I do lol
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Also got a couple kinds of tomatoes coming up but they looking pretty beat today its been windy out. Im pruning off all the yellow leaves. What are honey tomatoes? đź‘€
 
Water Ur Seeds said:
Also doesn anyone know their soil pH level is???

I asked the company I got my soil for my beds for what the pH level was and they said 8.6-8.8 which is sh!t for growing things like tomatoes, its the same place I got it from last year and things did OK, so I hope they got that wrong!!!

Though I did have bit of trouble with spots and end rot on a couple plants so maybe that was the cause???

Next year Im gonna actively seek out soil that is around 6.0-7.0 pH level... I normally shovel 4-6 wheel barrows off the top and mix in new soil each year, so I'll just blend it in...

Ive grown one tomato and one pepper in some bagged up potting mix in my greenhouse just in case...
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I dont know too much about soil ph and all that but I know they have testers to see what it is. The also have soil additives where you can increase or decrease the ph of the soil depending on what you need. I think lime increases the ph and compost can reduce the ph.
 
Inori said:
Sounds good!

My dad grows brussel sprouts from time to time. Gotta look out for them if they are overwatered they might get mold on the leaves from what ive seen.


Got some yellow and regular beets coming up
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Some cucumbers. Put a lil mesh net around it so the bugs dont get it before I do lol
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Also got a couple kinds of tomatoes coming up but they looking pretty beat today its been windy out. Im pruning off all the yellow leaves. What are honey tomatoes? đź‘€
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Sh!t think I might had overwatered them already, I gave them a good soaking when I planted them and couple days later with some feed lol It gets hot in the polytunel think it might not be ideal temp for them... I'll let them chill for abit then and see how they do...

Inori said:
I dont know too much about soil ph and all that but I know they have testers to see what it is. The also have soil additives where you can increase or decrease the ph of the soil depending on what you need. I think lime increases the ph and compost can reduce the ph.
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Yeah I was thinking its easier to raise the level but not so much lower it (permanently), apparently the home kits arnt too accurate but you can send a sample off over here to RHS and they can test it for you, would be interesting to know the pH of my garden soil for fruit plants and things...

Though my honeysuckle and loganberry plants seem to be doing well and theyre in the ground...
 
First honeyberry sightings!!!

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Anyone had this on their plants before??? Looks like washing up liquid or something... Its all over the honeyberry...

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Found out what the white bubbles are, 'spittlebug excretions'...

hort.extension.wisc.edu

Spittlebugs

White blobs of bubbles on plants are created by the insects called spittlebugs, and their foam helps protect them. To find out more about these creatures, read this article...
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Water Ur Seeds said:
The fruit??? Yeah kinda, would say theyre more bell shaped but they do vary slightly in shape...

The white stuff on the leafs and branches look like bath bubbles, very strange...

Its only my second season growing them, they seem very easy and also very hardy plants to grow...
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Yea I was talking about the white stuff on it but I see you posted it I have em on my peach tree
 
Banginscrew901 said:
Yea I was talking about the white stuff on it but I see you posted it I have em on my peach tree
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After some Googling think its normal around Spring and nothing too major at the moment and its being monitored in UK, as in parts of Americas and Europe spittlebugs have spread Xylella bacteria which can wipe out large areas of plants, crops and forrest...

Cuckoo spit (spittlebugs) / RHS Gardening

Cuckoo spit is produced by the nymphs of sap sucking insects called froghoppers. It is harmless and the insects that produce it are part of the biodiversity a healthy gardens supports.
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Xylella fastidiosa / RHS Gardening

The bacterium <em>Xylella fastidiosa</em> causes disease in a wide range of plants. It<em> </em>has not been detected in the UK but there have been major outbreaks in mainland Europe. There are serious concerns about the risk of introduction of <em>Xylella</em> via infected host plants imported...
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So I grabbed some basil from the garden and sliced the jalepenos up. Put them all on the rack and dehydrated them for some hours.

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After they were dried out I mixed it all together with some coarse sea salt and came out with this. Tastes pretty good. I had the grinder on high. Next time im set it to low so its not as fine. I like it to be a bit more coarse than how it came out.

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Inori said:
So I grabbed some basil from the garden and sliced the jalepenos up. Put them all on the rack and dehydrated them for some hours.

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After they were dried out I mixed it all together with some coarse sea salt and came out with this. Tastes pretty good. I had the grinder on high. Next time im set it to low so its not as fine. I like it to be a bit more coarse than how it came out.

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Looks absolute fire...

Some red jalepenos mixed in with the green for the aesthetic would be dope too...
 
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