Robert Wakefield
@Robertauthor
28 August, 01:49
I'm seeing odd patterns in plant health in the UK, despite being in one of the best fruit and veg growing areas in the country.... my observations:
a) Garden centres are selling compost that appears much lower quality than last year and that doesn't hold water as well, it also has much more perlite/vermiculite (or something else?) in it,
b) We've had MUCH better sun than last year - when I had a bumper crop - but this year both plant chlorophil and produce levels are 50% down. I've been providing plenty of seaweed, tomorite and manure but it's having little effect? Typical summer temps here are 15 to 25 degrees but we've had 25 to 40 this year - so why aren't plants producing?
c) Plants that usually overgrow are even more reduced in size; mint, perpetual sweet peas, raspberries, rhubarb, courgettes,
a) Garden centres are selling compost that appears much lower quality than last year and that doesn't hold water as well, it also has much more perlite/vermiculite (or something else?) in it,
b) We've had MUCH better sun than last year - when I had a bumper crop - but this year both plant chlorophil and produce levels are 50% down. I've been providing plenty of seaweed, tomorite and manure but it's having little effect? Typical summer temps here are 15 to 25 degrees but we've had 25 to 40 this year - so why aren't plants producing?
c) Plants that usually overgrow are even more reduced in size; mint, perpetual sweet peas, raspberries, rhubarb, courgettes,
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I am having a chlorophyll problem with many plants this year as well. I am in the Pacific Northwest (USA). I added iron and it helped.....a little. But I was really taken by surprise that so many of my plants gave me this trouble! You might be on to something about the fertilizers and water. I am going to do an experiment on one of the plants that I'm losing to this battle. I will try adding hydrogen peroxide to todays watering and see if anything happens.
02:20 PM - Aug 28, 2022
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