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Plant help

DH and I started a container garden a few weeks ago.  Our zucchini plants have become pretty yellow and our tomato plants are starting to look a little yellow too.  We've been watering twice a day, using fish fertilizer once every two weeks, and we used compost when we planted them originally.  Any suggestions?
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Re: Plant help

  • twice a day might be too much.  are you sticking your finger down into the soil to verify it's actually dry before you water?

  • ~NB~~NB~ member
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    imagekastle:

    twice a day might be too much.  are you sticking your finger down into the soil to verify it's actually dry before you water?

    This was my first thoought as well. Do they literally dry out that quickly?
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  • They have been drying out that quickly.  Our tomatoes seem to be doing better but they're planted a lot deeper.
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  • You can also get a water meter.  I was SHOCKED when I did and realized that was why everything was dying. 

     

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    They have been drying out that quickly.  Our tomatoes seem to be doing better but they're planted a lot deeper.
    They shouldn't be planted any deeper than than where the roots are. Soil shouldn't be piled on the stem.
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  • How big are the containers? Do they need more soil to hold the moisture? Are you using fresh potting soil?
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