(They look a little sad. It's only because they are waiting to be transplanted. My Dad gave them to me last night from his garden. I just wanted you to notice how big they are!)
This little one is in my garden. I planted my broccoli the same time my Dad's broccoli was planted. What's up with that?!
I think my garden soil needs some "help"!!
Do you see all those tomatoes in there just waiting to ripen up and turn red? 5 of my 8 plants looks like this!
The weird thing is that my tomato patch and broccoli patch are right next to each other. So why is the soil good for one type of plant and not the other?
Here is a shot of my Shasta Daisies. They are so pretty right now. I think these may be one of my favorites... so cheery and bright!
Oh, and the strawberries have been so good lately!! yummmmy!! (These are not from my garden, they are from the store... but don't they look good all the same?)
"The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail."
--- Isaiah 58:11
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ReplyDeleteIf the nutrients in the beds are the same and there is such a dramatic difference then your problem may be that you have something stunting your roots on your broccoli, a common problem. Pull up a plant of yours and compare the roots to those on your dad's. Also the broccoli family does not take being planted next to any one in the tomato family very well at all. But I think they would have to be planted closer than adjacent beds for that drastic of a difference.
ReplyDeleteSo if your roots look all thick and clubby (club root) you have a fungus, Plasmodiophora brassicae, and you need to make sure you do not use that same bed for the next five or so years for any of the cabbage family, and when you do replant broccoli and cabbages etc in other beds you need to up your calcium and magnesium (Epsom salts for the magnesium and lime for the calcium). Hope all this was a help.
It could be an issue of watering also. Too much, too little; if the roots don't sink deep enough to start with then you'll have stunting. Broccoli is a cooler weather plant. We can grow it here in the winter no proble,. Tomoatoes, obviously, warmer loving. Your weather could have effects too. But it could also be the different nutrient needs of the plants. Hum, should I go on? :)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, your tomatoes look scrumptious!