Okra: sprouted, a little slow, half were eaten by birds :(
Eggplants: no sign yet
Hot peppers: no sign yet
Sweet peppers: no sign yet
Tomatoes: no sign yet
Cucumbers: most have sprouted
Cucumbers: most have sprouted
Beans: cow beans have sprouted, others not yet. Some were eaten by birds (they have a thing for new sprouts I guess).
Radishes: white local style daikon have sprouted and another red colored long style. Others not yet. Birdies love'em too.
Mulukhia (jute mallow): doing great, this things loves heat.
Courgettes: half of them sprouted, like always Virginia Blanc being the best performer so far.
Purslane: has shown up but still slow.
Fenugreek: came up after purslane and is slowly growing.
Beets: no sign
Arugula (rocket salad): showed quick but still slow.
Cabbages: no sign
Broccoli: no sign
Cauliflower: no sign
Marigold: no sign
Nasturtium: no sign
Best performers are Mulukhia and cow beans (the long beans).
A couple of days ago I also started some salad greens among others in small cells to transplant later. Inshallah they grow (I don't have much luck with transplants). They're under shade.
This year I added support for tomatoes and cucumbers as they turned into a mess before. Plus when they're off the ground you can avoid diseases such as blight. I built it using bamboo stakes. For tomatoes I used 8 feet and for cucumbers I used 6 feet. I got them from ACE online (they even have click and collect so you don't have to wait for delivery but don't want to go and look for your items as they'll be ready when you come in).
Here are some pics for you:
Mulukhia (jute mallow): doing great, this things loves heat.
Courgettes: half of them sprouted, like always Virginia Blanc being the best performer so far.
Purslane: has shown up but still slow.
Fenugreek: came up after purslane and is slowly growing.
Beets: no sign
Arugula (rocket salad): showed quick but still slow.
Cabbages: no sign
Broccoli: no sign
Cauliflower: no sign
Marigold: no sign
Nasturtium: no sign
Best performers are Mulukhia and cow beans (the long beans).
A couple of days ago I also started some salad greens among others in small cells to transplant later. Inshallah they grow (I don't have much luck with transplants). They're under shade.
This year I added support for tomatoes and cucumbers as they turned into a mess before. Plus when they're off the ground you can avoid diseases such as blight. I built it using bamboo stakes. For tomatoes I used 8 feet and for cucumbers I used 6 feet. I got them from ACE online (they even have click and collect so you don't have to wait for delivery but don't want to go and look for your items as they'll be ready when you come in).
Here are some pics for you:
Happy Gardening
Yana
Hello Yanna,
ReplyDeleteI am a new in this, but I committed. So I am following the SFG track, I have two SFG now and they are doing okay. The thing is that I planted some cucumbers and tomato in the normal ground sand (completely untreated) and they are doing much better there than in my SFG. My SFG is done 1/3 Vermiculite, 1/3 Peat Moss and 1/3 Compost. But the compost is all from Shalimera (something like that), all vegetable based compost. I just saw your post on the source for horse, chicken, cow and fish compose and will go out and get those. Do you think this is my problem or do you have other advice?
If you don't mind sharing you email, I can send you some pictures to show you what I mean.
Thanks,
Kareem
kareemtolba@gmail.com
Hello Kareem, I am so glad that more and more people are taking up gardening and you are one of them. It is such a rewarding hobby. I really am wondering why your square foot garden is not thriving. To begin with, this year wasn't a great one for gardening. I have found that compost on it's own is not enough so I always add manures and organic fertilizer (I use Sustane). There could be many variables. Do both spots have the same sun exposure? Water? Are the seeds the same in both plots? Where the plants planted at the same time? Please give more details about your garden. I have sent you an email.
DeleteBy the way, where did you vermiculite? I have looked everywhere but didn't have luck sourcing it.
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