Failed Lessons

Documented failed lessons in my rooftop container garden.

Fig plat AFTER adding lime
Failed Lessons

Too Much Calcium (lime) Kills Plants

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After adding Lime to some of plants and watching them flourish, I assumed all my containers needed calcium (lime), so I added it to my squash and my fig. They did not accept it. Anyway, here are the lessons: 1. Squash does NOT like too much calcium. The ideal Ph should be 6.0 – 6.8 […]

overly protected potato plant
Failed Lessons

Insect Netting on Potato Plant

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Due to high winds, moths, white files, and hot weather, my potato plant suffered from a various attacks. I decided to protect it with chicken wire and a covering of insect netting. At first it looked OK, but I did not know what a healthy potato plant looked like. By the end of the year

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