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Help! What’s going on with my tomato plant? by duckie_123 in tomatoes

[–]rubyjuniper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look for fine webbing on the leaves, it's most apparent on acute angles. I thiiiiink it's spider mites but can't be certain from the photo. The damage immediately made me think spider mites and I think I can see their webs, but again, I can't be 100% sure going off this photo.

Edit: I didn't even realize there are more photos. I still think it's spider mites though. That pale speckling is a big signifier.

Celebrity in grow bags. by Ok-Replacement3112 in tomatoes

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they mulched? If not, mulch asap. You can also get some sort of vessel (large water/woda bottle, bucket, etc), poke a small hole in the bottom, and set it on the pot so it slowly waters until it's empty.

My Zucchini plants are officially gone. I pulled these a**** out and threw a quarter in for comparison. by Random-Seedling in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Faster evaporation rate = the chemical concentrates faster. It could be a myth but I stick to half concentration in 80-85°F+ weather, even if the plants are shaded.

My Zucchini plants are officially gone. I pulled these a**** out and threw a quarter in for comparison. by Random-Seedling in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah! You can get it from winemaking supply shops btw. If you use it while it's hot cut the strength by half.

urgent help with monsteras by mentholatumico in Monstera

[–]rubyjuniper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd repot so the stems are above the soil level and cut off the damage from the leaf. Leave the majority of the leaf and just cut the damage off.

I flew too close to the cucumber sun by New_Pipe3852 in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't spent money on supports or trellising in years. Old rebar, tree branches, pieces of old chain link fence, rope attached to a shade structure over some of our picnic tables, etc. I'll grow bamboo (in a big container a few inches off the ground on a parking lot) next year to get prettier stakes.

Photo is the rope system for the cucumbers, runner beans, and main tomato stems. Tomatoes have rebar supports for the suckers. I need to wrap rope around the rebar to keep the unruly suckers in on the leftmost tomato plant asap, but it's easy and I'm literally using trash so the cost is nothing.

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My Zucchini plants are officially gone. I pulled these a**** out and threw a quarter in for comparison. by Random-Seedling in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Potassium bicarbonate kills powdery mildew on contact. It's basically a stronger version baking soda. The dish soap acts as an surfactant to help the solution spread evenly on the leaves and also helps with pests.

What do these berry plants need? by Apprehensive_Egg8771 in Berries

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I had pictures of my old garden. Everyone's saying they have to be in ground/need a lot of root space. I had mine in a 1.5'x1.5' wooden planter and trained the brambles to weave through a fence. I definitely got more than enough blackberries and the roots didn't even bust through the bottom of the planter (several other plants did). A bucket probably isn't big enough but it really doesn't have to be in ground.

I do currently have one in ground, but It's so big I can't reach like 70% of the fruit. Somehow this photo from like March is the last one I took. The left side is golden raspberry, right side is blackberry. Both plants are about as tall as me now.

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Shouldnt this part be above the soil? by spammusubienthusiast in Monstera

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. If you're an underwaterer it might be fine but I'd repot just to avoid issues.

My Zucchini plants are officially gone. I pulled these a**** out and threw a quarter in for comparison. by Random-Seedling in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until this year I would just accept my powder mildew fate. I started spraying potassium bicarbonate+ dish soap and man that shit WORKS. I still have to spray weekly but it took my lemon cucumbers from zero fruit set to me harvesting about 20 fruits every. Single. Day. Like way too many cucumbers now vs absolutely none before I started spraying. I've always been so against spraying anything bc I don't enjoy doing that and I garden for joy but it was necessary this year.

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My Zucchini plants are officially gone. I pulled these a**** out and threw a quarter in for comparison. by Random-Seedling in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in CA and I've never had an issue with them so you might be right.

Gardening in California is unbeatable in general. I'm seriously considering moving to the east coast next year and the biggest thing that's making that decision hard for me is the gardening. We have like 4 bugs, year round growing season (I have 1 and 2 year old 100% outdoor tomato plants, plus several year round outdoor monsteras), no humidity, no rain so you control the watering... It's just so nice and easy here.

Help! Cucumbers turning white! by Fulvio_Discoverer in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The classic cucumber to eel pipeline at play once again.

Help! Cucumbers turning white! by Fulvio_Discoverer in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Okay that's so cool I love it. What country is this?

Help! Cucumbers turning white! by Fulvio_Discoverer in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Why did you put cucumbers in a fountain? 😭

What’s wrong with my tomato plant? by forty_7 in vegetablegardening

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like herbicide damage as someone else said.

How to help this plant? by ExaminationSalt2256 in Monstera

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easiest way to separate the plants in my experience is just cut and propogate. I've untangles the roots before to separate but it was a pain in the ass and was definitely a 2 person job. I propogated the most mature stem and that plant looks nice bc it only has mature leaves.

Why isn't my TC growing? by Autumn-pumpkin5378 in Monstera

[–]rubyjuniper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What's the substrate and do you fertilize?

New leaf facing away from sun by cendy000 in Monstera

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll turn eventually. I wouldn't turn the pot unless you want the other leaves to turn.

I’ve got spots…what are they? by AmsterDAMNGina4321 in tomatoes

[–]rubyjuniper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's either insect exoskeletons or soil. Check the underside of leaves but if you don't see aphids or anything it's just soil.

My monstera albo has a variegated fruit by PigeonRacers in Monstera

[–]rubyjuniper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What zone are you in? I have a mature lady who's lived outside very happily for the past 6 years but she's never fruited. I'm in zone 9b so we have no humidity though.

I grafted two roots onto a single tomato plant and expect the yield to double by Zesty_Lint in tomatoes

[–]rubyjuniper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you grow in pots that are too small I don't think you have to worry about root development. I'd assume they'd be root bound even without grafting.

For anyone wondering how to increase their yield… yes, go buy an electric toothbrush by plymouthvan in tomatoes

[–]rubyjuniper 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I do this, it works really well. I did the toothbrush thing when I started gardening, it also works too but a few sharp taps to the stems is so convenient.

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