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Re: Help Please....

Rick,
You mentioned a walnut tree. If it is a black walnut it may be 
causing you problems. Black walnut is a natural fungicide. As an
herbalist, I use tinctures of Black (and Green) walnut to kill 
parasites and worms. When I started my organic orchard I was warned 
that you should not plant apple trees and the like within 50' of the
black walnut because you won't get any apples.
This is just a guess.
Mary Satchell

Rick wrote:
> 
> 2 Problems from Southern Connecticut (zone 6):
> 
> History - 1st yr. garden - use to be all brush and vines,  raspberries,
> ivy (poison & others), etc.  Soil looks good & rich from plenty of dead
> leaves.  Mostly shaded area (under a huge tulip tree, walnut, pine,
> etc.) - sun till ~ noon. There are other fruit trees but not over the
> garden - (apple) I think they're crab apple cuz they're not doing to
> well.  The soil tilled up good. Part of it had a pool (could tell from
> the sand & cinder blocks). Using well water and trying the organic
> stuff.
> 
> 1.  Slugs, slugs everywhere.  What causes these things??  What can you
> do to get rid of them?  Any natural predators??  I've put boards down in
> the garden and daily go thru picking the little lawyers (about 12 a
> day).  Went down to about 6 a day when I stopped watering at nite. But
> then we had a heavy rain and I picked 24 in the day today so I decided
> to go out tonite (just got back) - picked over 50 slugs.  Can I just
> feed them something?  Can you use slugs for fishing?  Any ideas -
> Please...
> 
> 2.  Tomato plants not bearing fruit yet - transplanted to garden on
> Memorial Day - now 3 1/2 to 4 ft tall , very few blossoms.  No tomatoes
> yet though. Same plants given to my mother - much shorter not as green
> but has 4 good size tomatoes (she planted hers ~2wks after mine).
> Same Plant in another yard (not in the neighborhood, nice & green) - in
> a planter 3 tomatoes. Same Plant in another yard - (in the neighborhood
> , nice & green) in a planter with potting soil - no tomatoes (a few
> blossoms).  Potatoes are growing to beat the band. Cucumbers are slow -
> a few blossoms.  Radishes 2 batches (different kinds of seeds) NO
> radishes.  Now I'M GETTING WORRIED - Could it be something  in the well
> water (minerals, bacteria)?? Could it be something in the soil (bugs)??
> Any ideas??
> 
> all right 3 Problems...
> 3.  Aphids everywhere - in the garden (tomato plants, etc.) NO aphids 2
> house away - tried the dish soap & water spraying the tomatoes (&
> everything else) 3-4 times a day (on wkends) - NO luck.
> Does hosing them off with water kill them??  Where do these things come
> from??
> 
> Any ideas - Any Help would surely be appreciated.
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