...fertilizer. I expect it will be a few days before I know any results.
I won't even consider the bone-meal until this is resolved; and I'm ready!
So counting; December 4th I'll dose a second time...
Cheers...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Fail! The Worst Results Yet...
...and if I weren't persistent; I'd quit!
I lost all 5 orange Habanero plants in 2 days; and every pepper on the Costa red has rotted and fallen to the ground. Some have worms, but most don't. The leaves are looking very bad on the red and the orange Habs just collapsed.
That's the bad news.
The good news is; after much traveling and asking, a friend and I found a shop today, which is about 55 kilometers away in Damnoen Saduak (of floating market fame) which has everything; and I mean everything!
Bone meal, lime, and a soil treatment for the root rot which is killing my plants.
The owner speaks English and is very knowledgeable about plant and root diseases. He explained the soil in our area is very bad and described exactly what was wrong with my plants. I of course knew about the bad soil (which has been discussed here a lot) and had gotten Chitosan for the bad bacteria/fungus/nematodes.
Well, Khun (Mr.) Suthep said Chitosan doesn't work; and he's right! But I had to give it a try, no?
That's the very good news.
Tonight I start the soil treatment; and will apply a second treatment in 2 weeks and once a month after that. When I'm satisfied with the results I'll apply a healthy amount of bone-meal.
I feel I need to move one step at a time so as not to confuse which application did what. If this soil treatment actually works I may well be on my way to finally growing Habaneros in an ongoing process.
I had far better luck growing in pots but they have they're own unique problems; thus my wanting to plant in the ground. Last years rainy season did in my potted plants with gross over watering for months.
My plants made it through the rainy season this year and then went down. Frustrating to say the least.
That's the encouraging news. Cheers...
I lost all 5 orange Habanero plants in 2 days; and every pepper on the Costa red has rotted and fallen to the ground. Some have worms, but most don't. The leaves are looking very bad on the red and the orange Habs just collapsed.
That's the bad news.
The good news is; after much traveling and asking, a friend and I found a shop today, which is about 55 kilometers away in Damnoen Saduak (of floating market fame) which has everything; and I mean everything!
Bone meal, lime, and a soil treatment for the root rot which is killing my plants.
The owner speaks English and is very knowledgeable about plant and root diseases. He explained the soil in our area is very bad and described exactly what was wrong with my plants. I of course knew about the bad soil (which has been discussed here a lot) and had gotten Chitosan for the bad bacteria/fungus/nematodes.
Well, Khun (Mr.) Suthep said Chitosan doesn't work; and he's right! But I had to give it a try, no?
That's the very good news.
Tonight I start the soil treatment; and will apply a second treatment in 2 weeks and once a month after that. When I'm satisfied with the results I'll apply a healthy amount of bone-meal.
I feel I need to move one step at a time so as not to confuse which application did what. If this soil treatment actually works I may well be on my way to finally growing Habaneros in an ongoing process.
I had far better luck growing in pots but they have they're own unique problems; thus my wanting to plant in the ground. Last years rainy season did in my potted plants with gross over watering for months.
My plants made it through the rainy season this year and then went down. Frustrating to say the least.
That's the encouraging news. Cheers...
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