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Gardeners - why are my leaves yellow?
All of my pepper plants and my basil have this problem - the leaves from the bottom up are turning yellow. Even a few leaves on my Boston Bibb lettuce are turning.
I read that it is a result of some sort of extreme - too much/little water, too hot/too cold. I water every 2-3 days, depending on how hot it has been and if/when it has rained. Is that not enough water?
Also, when the temps dropped last week close to the 30's, what if anything did you do for your garden?
Re: Gardeners - why are my leaves yellow?
Well, we did nothing and I have black leaves on my squash.
Didn't even cross my mind but I assume the weather is why they turned black.
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It might be too much water. I doubt your plants would yellow (ye still live) if they are being under watered. Are there any crunchy leaves? If not I'd guess over watering.
Sounds like your plants aren't getting enough nutrients. Plus the colder weather doesn't help.
My basil is still crazy but the tomatoes have slowed because of the cold. I have all my fall/ winter plants in now so I'm not doing anything for the light cold we have now. We've got the last 4 cantaloupes to pick and some corn but no more summer stuff. The tomatoes will be pulled once they stop producing.
sounds like overwatering. you could probably ease off the watering a bit now that temperatures are getting lower. You could also try doing a single watering with some fertilizer.
I didn't expect frost last week so I didn't do anything to protect the garden. Usually I will cover my squash plants as they are probably the most sensitive thing I still have out. Otherwise my broccoli and peas seem pretty robust to the cold.
What kind of fertilizer do you guys use?
I try to use organic but I'm not strict on that. Bone meal, fish emulsion, worm castings and whatever I can find for nitrogen when needed. I'm having my soil tested next spring before planting to make sure I don't over fertilize. If you started off with the Mel's mix and add good compost then you shouldn't need to fertilize too much.
i have been composting since january. i cannot even tell you how excited i am to get into that stash come spring...lol.
i'm not messing with a winter garden (just planted some periwinkles from my grandma's house) because this is my busy season and i know i won't tend it well so i haven't bothered.
i am getting crazy wile dill sprout EVERYWHERE. dill and catnip are like, monsters. even the crazy heat and no watering, ever, didn't kill off the catnip. it's just in the ground, not in planter boxes.
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