Comments on: Square Foot Garden: First of June

By: Gardener

Gardener — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:38:43 +0000

Excellent work on this garden article. It makes for an interesting and easy read.
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By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:29:05 +0000

Thanks, Heather! Our peppers are a little wimpy as well. The tomatoes and bush beans are doing the best, by far.

Have fun with your garden! I’d love to hear updates as the season progresses.

By: Heather@TheGreenestDollar

Heather@TheGreenestDollar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:39:17 +0000

Meadowwood Garden,

Thanks so much for the advice! I’m growing my peppers in a container, and we’ve definitely had some cool nights here in Michigan.

It’s good to know that I haven’t ruined them. I really appreciate the information!

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:27:04 +0000

@Heather — Peppers are tricky to grow because they are MUCH less tolerant to cold than tomatoes are. Ours always start slow too, so you probably are doing just fine with them — once they get comfortable they should start a growth spurt.

In the future you can try putting the peppers out a week or two later than the rest of your plants and see if that makes any difference at all. Sometimes the soil is a bit cool for them at the beginning and we think the cool soil coupled with some cool nights might be the culprit.

Good luck with your garden!

By: Heather@TheGreenestDollar

Heather@TheGreenestDollar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:45:50 +0000

Beth,

Your garden looks amazing! I’m so impressed with your raised beds.

I’m growing peppers as well, but they’re coming up really slow. This is my first year growing them, and they’re by far my smallest plant right now. Not sure what I’m doing wrong…but my tomatoes, at least, are growing really tall already!

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:07:58 +0000

@Vin — Thanks. It’s really been fun and we haven’t even harvested much of anything yet. I’m excited about being able to eat organic produce (especially bell peppers, which cost a fortune in my area) essentially for free.

Although our yard is an acre and a half, much of it is too shady for a garden. What’s great about this set up is our whole garden takes up an area that is only 12 ft x 22 ft.

By: Vin | NaturalBias.com

Vin | NaturalBias.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:55:24 +0000

Hi Beth, I think it’s great that you’re growing your own food and it looks like you have a great system in place! I can’t wait to try growing some of my own food in a year or two when we move.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:13:53 +0000

@ MWG Thanks! It’s encouraging to read that nature has a way of working things out.

To the rest of the readers, please check out http://www.Meadowwood Garden.com when you have a chance. There’s lots of good stuff over there.

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:10:46 +0000

Looks great! Must be nice to have those helpers!

Our garden is in transition at the moment. We have germination issues with the green beans, zucchini and yellow squash. Tomato plants are booming, eggplant are doing nothing except getting eaten by bugs. We have enough lettuce to feed the neighborhood!

It was like this last year, so we aren’t worried. Nature has a way of working things out.

Great job with your garden — can’t wait to read more about it!