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Re: Plants not growing





>Anyone out there from the Phoenix area?  (don't know my zone)  

Hi Carol,
I live in the Phoenix area (Mesa), we are in zone 9.

Welcome to gardening, don't worry, you'll do great. The Extention gives us
basic guidelines to go by, but it is up to us to keep records and really define
what and when we plant. It's a never ending adventure and you'll learn a great
deal from the people from this list. Even though we live in the same area, what
works for you might not work for me and vice versa. For instance, I have never
liked the raised beds, they dry out far too quickly for my taste, I have
recessed beds.

Let me ask you a few questions. Where is the garden located (plants need 6-8
hours of sunlight) and how did you prepare the soil prior to plantig?

> I planted in late Sept/early Oct per the instructions from the Extention.  

Your timing looks good.

>The sugar snap peas are about 4" tall, but seem to be dying off one by one.  
The bottom of the stalks are getting yellow and then the plants just shrivel.

The peas may just need more sunlight/compost/water. It's hard to tell right 
now.

>The bush beans grew to about 3" tall, but now seem happy to stay put at that
>height.  

Bush beans are a warm weather crop, it's a little too cold for them now. Plant
those starting in Feb.


>P.S.  I hate to admit this, but even though the Extention lists peppers and
>tomatoes as a summer only crop - I went ahead and transplanted a few of each.
>I figured if the local stores were selling them, maybe there was a chance.  I
>kept most of the transplants in pots, since most of my raised bed was 'spoken'
>for.  Believe it or not, these potted tomatoes and peppers are doing better
>than anything in the raised bed.  They've grown much taller and seem more
>healthy.  I've kept them near the raised bed, but they do have a bit more
>shade as they're closer to one of our 'boundary' walls.  They don't have more
>than the 6" 'base', so I'm thinking something else is going on.  Go figure.


You can grow peppers and tomatoes in containers thru the winter months, just 
bring them in on chilly nights and put them in a warm place during the day.
Hope this helps a little.

Sheri
zone 9











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