I just built a raised bed and filled it with generic topsoil mixed with planting mix from a local garden center. I planted a couple tomato plants, cantelope, peppers and eggplant (transplanted from plants bought at a garden center), plus beans and corn from seed. At first everything looked great, but after a month, it hasn't really grown, the beans are turning yellow and leaves are dropping, the corn is still only a few inches tall and a few plants died, the tomatoes have a couple fruit each, but the bottom leaves are yellowing, and eggplant and peppers are also losing bottom leaves. The pepper set a couple peppers, but they fell off. The cantelope looks like a mini vine and is more yellow than green as well. The plot gets full sun almost the entire day (southern exposure), I water 2-3 times a week, and digging down a couple inches, the soil seems the correct wetness. I've also been fertilizing (10-15-10). The temp has been 70's to 80's. This is in southern Calif.
2006-06-19
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