Re: [CH] first-time plant help please
Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 20:55:34 -0500
Risa writes: > Our extension service charges $40 for a soil test.
Aargh! That's too much. I suggested same to a friend in Virginia and it cost $7. I did know that it costs diff amounts for different areas.
jt
----- Original Message -----
From: RisaG
To: Love2Troll ; chile-heads
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] first-time plant help please
That is a good idea. Have the extension service test for your problems.
Our extension service charges $40 for a soil test. You can also buy one of those home testing kits. I have one and it has really come in handy when our trees started dying unexpectedly.
RisaG
Love2Troll <Love2Troll@kc.rr.com> wrote:
Yvonne,
You might want to contact your local extention office. They will be up on problems specific to your area. And they might be able to test your soil for free or a small fee.
This link will lead you to an office hopefully near you: http://county-tx.tamu.edu/
Lots of Texans container garden and can move the plants around to sunny or shady areas & bring inside for the winter. Peppers are ideal container plants.
Happy growing,
JohnT
----- Original Message -----
From: Yvonne B
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: [CH] first-time plant help please
This is my lowly, humble first attempt at trying to grow peppers. I have
four plants, two jalapenos, one Capistrano, and one Jupiter. My plants look
pitiful. I've used sevin dust. Can anyone tell what! 's wrong with them by
these pictures? Some leaves are eaten, some have brown spots. I have two
jalapenos on the first plant. On the second plant, I had one jalapeno that
came off in my hand when I held it to look at it-- that was maybe over a
month ago, and it was still green. This same plant had one more, it turned
red. It didn't come off easily when I tried to pick it. The third plant is
the Capistrano-- I hadn't heard of these, and have no idea what color it's
supposed to be. There's been only one pepper on that plant, and the fourth,
the Jupiter, hasn't had any peppers at all. The plants are all about 2'
tall.
I'd appreciate any thoughts, suggestions, etc. They're planted in a small
strip of ground next to my garage. The soil was poor, but I used a bag of
potting soil for vegetables.
Thanks!!!! (Please be gentle--like I said, this is my first attempt.) :-)
Yvonne
http://www.austintx.com/~lemur/images/peppers/pepper1.jpg
http://www.austintx.com/~lemur/images/peppers/pepper3.jpg
http://www.austintx.com/~lemur/images/peppers/pepper4.jpg
http://www.austintx.com/~lemur/images/peppers/pepper5.jpg
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