MoniDew
08-22-2010, 01:31 PM
This is my second year in a raised bed system - starting with exceptionally poor soil, that I've been augmenting with compost as I can.
My tomato, pepper, green beans (viners, not bush), and squash vines are extremely long, but not bearing much in the way of fruit (and I'm still having some issues with squash borers - lost a lot of vines to that!)
I've gleaned about 3-4 edible tomatoes out of 6 vines - all summer.
I've gotten one tiny measly pepper from each pepper plant - yes I know to pick it early because it will bear only one fruit per season if it thinks it can get away with it. So far, about one each has replaced it - and nothing of edible size yet.
A few green beans off the viners - the bush did better but have fallen off now.
And, no squash yet - barely surviving, those vines.
I must be missing something - any ideas? anyone?
My tomato, pepper, green beans (viners, not bush), and squash vines are extremely long, but not bearing much in the way of fruit (and I'm still having some issues with squash borers - lost a lot of vines to that!)
I've gleaned about 3-4 edible tomatoes out of 6 vines - all summer.
I've gotten one tiny measly pepper from each pepper plant - yes I know to pick it early because it will bear only one fruit per season if it thinks it can get away with it. So far, about one each has replaced it - and nothing of edible size yet.
A few green beans off the viners - the bush did better but have fallen off now.
And, no squash yet - barely surviving, those vines.
I must be missing something - any ideas? anyone?