Taking over it seems The sweet potato plant seems to have started taking over its area and then some. I didn’t think this plant was going to make it, as it was just a cutting off the end of a tuber. But here we are about 3 months later and it’s spread everywhere. The flowers…
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Nothing planted
Not focused enough Unfortunately, I have not seeded any new plants. Every day I enter the hoop house knowing that I need to seed to have food to eat, but also every time I leave my mind moves on to the next item on my list of things to get done that day. Needless to…
Plant News
Thai Basil I really wasn’t sure what this was because I had mixed it up in the tray when I started the seeds. But here it’s mixed with some pepper plants. Sweet potato and Tomato This just happened on its own. I didn’t plant these two like this. Compose Watermelons These came up in the…
Okra
Clemson Spineless Okra I am looking forward to seeing what becomes of this plant. Clemson Spineless Okra I think it may be thinking of fruiting soon.
Wilting Cucumber plant
Dead or alive I am unsure of why this cucumber plant started witling. I thought maybe it was the heat earlier in the day but the next day it looked the same. Usually it will wilt from heat and bounce back when it cools down, but this time it didn’t. It’s been 4 days now.…
Pepper Drama
Something is eating the pepper plant I found it! I found what was eating my pepper plant. A caterpillar. Circled in red, it would come out when I wasn’t there to eat. Peppers Peppers
Soil-based
Experiment in compost I plant some of the same vegetables from the hydroponics system in a compost system. Basically I planted them in dirt mixed with compose. I wasn’t surprised with the way the plants grew, I was surprised at how badly they were attacked by pests. I build a separate hoophouse made with a…
Second Harvest
A little less this time Didn’t harvest as much this second time but it was enough for what I needed. The iceberg lettuce(top center), didn’t do as well. It does tolerate this heat. The other plants seem to have done well given they were left longer to grow.
Eating cucumbers I harvested
Harvesting cucumbers The flavor of these cucumbers did not disappoint me at all! I had been looking forward to trying them for quite some time. The reason is because the plant itself, with no fruit on it, smells so good. it smells of cool cucumber. So fresh and cool.