August Gardening Journal: Surviving
Different places certainly have different circumstances, with different weather and temperatures. Different gardens, different problems.
As someone who gardens in different places, I've felt the impact of the different weather conditions acutely. This is especially true in my new garden, in my current rented house.
What really surprised me was that it hadn't rained at all for two months! Meanwhile, in my old area, it actually rained frequently, as my relatives had told me when I spoke to them.
Well, it does take some adapting. The heat, the extremely dry weather. I hadn't anticipated anything. That led to many failures this August.
Failure is a lesson learned! I'm trying to learn the conditions around my new garden, especially about pests that attack it.
Because of the dry season, I didn't plant many vegetables in August. After a bountiful harvest the previous month, this month I let many of the plantings in my garden rest. While I learn many new things about survival.
The dry season can easily cause plant stress. Because plants are stressed, pests are more sensitive and can easily attack the plant's defenses. As a result, the plants are susceptible to disease.
My long bean plants are mostly attacked by leaf-boring insects. I'm considering an organic pesticide for them. Perhaps you have some input regarding organic pesticides.
Then, my biggest failure. All the tomatoes I planted in my new garden. BIG FAILURE! Because of the dry season, and my organic system, the tomato plants are easily stressed. As a result, they are susceptible to diseases carried by aphids.
I once saw on YouTube by a gardener that using shade netting really helps tomatoes avoid stress and survive pest attacks. I've been thinking about that.
Look at the results, out of all the plants, only two have produced fruit. Cute fruit.
Moving on to some of my lettuce plants, which I hadn't removed since last month. These lettuces are now over two months old.
These lettuce plants are cute, like pine trees. I'll be waiting for their seeds to grow into seedlings.
Then, there are the shallot plants I grew from bulbs. They're now a month old. They look great.
Meanwhile, I also have a wild plant I've been waiting for! I named this spinach king spinach because it's larger than most spinach. And the taste of this king spinach is delicious!
King spinach has appeared in the planter bag I'm resting in! These wild spinach plants look great. 😊
Well, I'm also going to start sowing new plants. I hope it rains some, even if it's not heavy. But at least I should choose a type of plant that won't be affected much by the heat.
Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari
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Undoubtedly, planting is a task that requires patience and a lot of dedication. Although slow, your plants look beautiful and ready to grow. Best regards, @anggreklestari
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Greetings,
Beautiful photos of your garden
I am happy to see so much green
Keep doing this cool activity
I didn't realise lettuce can grow like this if not harvested. I've grown a patch this year, but they're not the most economical plant to grow because lettuce is very cheap in the shops. However the freshly cut lettuce smells so nice.
It's a pity about your tomatoes and the lack of rain. Have you considered mulching them to retain moisture?
I left some lettuce plants, and I harvested only the bottom leaves daily. This was also the first time I'd seen lettuce plants mature and start flowering. The leaves were becoming similar to kale, hehe.
I'm considering adding a shade netting of around 50-65 percent on top. As for mulch, I don't think it's suitable in my area because it could become a nest for ants and other insects that could harm the plant's roots.
I always let my lettuce go to seed .. the flowers are great for insects and then I harvest the seed. I need to do it again this season to collect for the new garden as I usually rely on self seeding.
Don't let the failures discourage you! As you wrote yourself you will learn from it and find creative solutions over time! Apart from the failure some other of your plants (king spinach) also developed rather well!
Yeah we are always learning every day 😊
Keep spirit 😊
If we have some plants in our garden that get damaged due to excessive watering, then we have to take a lot of care of them, and even if we keep them indoors, then a lot of care is needed.
The dry season can make plants weak and easy for pests to bother them. Your lettuce plants are so cute. They really look like little pine trees. I hope you can collect their seeds soon and grow more seedlings. Even if some plants fail, every mistake teaches something new.
Yeah dry season really challenging
Indeed, failure is great lesson lean
Tomatoes are really spoiled by the hot weather 😅. Shade netting is a good idea, it might help a lot.
Yeah I still thingking about thw solution 😊
The house with plans feels different.I really love my house full of flowers and plants.It makes me breath fresh air
Sorry for what happened to some of your plants. However, I so glad seeing those huge tomato fruits as well as your shallot and king Spinach. I like to munch on unripe tomatoes and shallot and/onion leaves as well as spinach leaves. That combination is enough for me to have a delicious and nutritious vegetable salad!🤗🫰❤️
I especially like the green onions. Hope they'll grow well.
Greetings, friend. Sadly, sometimes the climate isn't conducive to harvesting, and if you're in a new place, you have to adapt. I'm sorry your crops haven't been what you expected. I hope it rains a little soon so you can produce more. It's nice to see everything you do with your gardens and how you harvest by yourself. One day I'll have my own house and I'll be able to do it.It's a pleasure to greet you, beautiful.
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It is a good thing to learn from experience and move forward through failure. In fact, we also fail in cultivation, and in the future, we can get a good harvest by finding the right solution for them. As soon as my tomato trees grew well and started producing fruits, a white fungus called "powdery mildew" appeared and the leaves turned a different color and became smaller. When I looked, I saw a white powdery fungus on the underside of the tomato. Using a shade net is a solution to this situation.
In long bean cultivation, leaf-boring insects severely attack and destroy the leaves. The same happened in my cultivation and the opportunity to get a good harvest was lost. I am still looking for a good remedy to prevent leaf damage in long beans. It is wonderful how you find a good solution for everything and act accordingly.
This is one best part as a Gardener Ma'am @anggreklestari , Gardening will fail many times but if we kept ourselves incourage and don't lose hope we can achieved success. ☺
Gardening in a new climate is definitely tough...I'm sorry about your tomatoes, but it's true what you said that it’s all a learning process 🙌 For pests, maybe a simple neem oil spray could work? Either way, your king spinach and shallots look amazing! 💕
I love it, and I think I'm a fan of your garden. I showed it to my mom, and I think that this year, after winter, we'll prepare part of the land for planting. I hope it looks this nice.
Too bad about the tomatoes. The spinach looks beautiful! Many lessons can be learned from gardening it seems...not just patience but also this:
That is true, always! I think a near accident, anywhere anytime, is a gift. It reminds us to be careful and may save us from having a true accident.
As always, your pictures are spectacular.
Dry season usually brings more pests attack but once you treat it on time your plant will recover fast , it's not easy dealing with pest but don't give up . You may try some natural repellent they sometimes help reduce pestt attack during dry periods
A good post to show the difficulties of cultivating a garden. Beauty always comes at a price.
Nice work, @anggreklestari.
I hope it rains. It's amazing what difference a move makes, even if it's in the same country. You learn to adapt I guess.
I still learning and try to watch the temperature as well
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