Saturday, August 25, 2012

Zucchini success and Zucchini fail

One of my Zucchini plants is really struggling along, but the other two are doing quite well. The plant shown below, that was origiannly a mystery, has turned out to be a Silver leaf Patio Heirloom Zucchini and has produced several vegetables. From my research, I've found this plant is specifically bred to fit into a small space.






First of the batch and so delicious!

Giant Onions
Zucchini leaf fungus


I had some white leaf fungus earlier this spring, but I treated it with a milk/baking soda mixture, and after only two treatments my fungus is gone! I used about 1/4 cup of milk and a tablespoon of baking soda with about a cup of water in a small spray bottle. 

It was important for me to treat this without chemicals, so I'm very happy this solution worked.

No more leaf fungus!





Zucchini fail :(



Saturday, August 11, 2012

I eat my words...

Okay, so they are red peppers after all. Apparently we cut the first ones off before they were ready. I noticed them turning color on the counter.


The peppers on the plant are turning red. Yay! Love red peppers :)


Two of my Zucchini plants are showing signs of white leaf mildew.



This Zucchini plant is getting more sun, and I believe the silver coloring is natural to the plant. Time will tell!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

These are not yellow peppers

Nor are they red peppers. Thank you, Home Depot garden center, for carefully labeling your plants. That iceburg lettuce last year wasn't iceburg lettuce, either.

Good thing I hate green peppers! At least they are are beautiful, healthy vegetables.