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Re: Problems with garden

Hi Lauren .. you will get a lot of help from this list, but I think that you would
also be well advised to look into your local cooperative extension service and see
what advice they can offer (some locations are more active than others) You need
to talk to people who can engage you in a long drawn out question and answer
conversation  as they attempt to learn the specifics of your problems.
    The chances are that there are more than one problem, and each needs an answer
that is responsive to your actual situation.
    Example: you mentioned your cucumber vines .. could be the squash  vine borer,
the cucumber beetle or perhaps something else.
    We just don't have enough information to be of great help ... but one thing
that is always a good idea when you are trying to narrow down your problem is to
have your soil tested (again the extension people are a good place to start re
this.)
    And, yes, you can't go wrong solarizing your soil with clear plastic. But get
good info first so that you are not waisting your time doing it wrong.
    Good luck, and don't give up! ... Ed Flynn Maryland, Zone 6-7


LaurenB312 wrote:

> I haven't written much, but have read alot and I have a problem.  When I
> started out, the first year my sq ft garden was wonderful, lots of everything
> and it all looked great and tasted great.  Since then, every year has been
> worse.  I've tried to alternate where I put the different types of plants and
> have used lots of amendments and composted manure and stuff.  This last year
> my cucumber vines grew to a reasonable size and then died off.  The tomato
> vines also never really got a chance to produce.  The only thing I got in
> number was Serrano Peppers and those did beautifully, but the rest of my
> peppers only produced one or two each.  Help.  Could I have gotten diseases in
> the soil and if so would the clear plastic treatmen work.  I'm in California
> so you can grow year round, but I even gave it a rest for a season and that
> didn't help.  We get some frost, but not enough to cause problems or even help
> kill off stuff.  Right now I got so disgusted that I let the grass grow and
> it's really tall.  Should I pull it?  Mow it?  Leave it under the plastic and
> later compost it?  Please, I want to get back to producing again.  Paige
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