What Failed this year in your garden?

**Jason** · 09-11-2009, 09:41 AM

So it is coming to the end of the year for a lot of people when it comes to growing. What just did not grow for you this year? Will you try growing it again next year?

**simpswr** · 09-11-2009, 10:25 AM

My failures were Okra and squash . . not too unusual for squash to not do well here . . too much humidity and critters. The Okra was a real disapointment . . usually does well, but not this year.

Here in Houston, the Fall garden will usually be better than the Spring one . . 'maters, beans and peas do much better in the Fall. Peppers ( Jalapino and Cayune ) sorvived the heat of the summer and are starting to put on new blooms.

**Jason** · 09-11-2009, 06:54 PM

My hot peppers have turned to mush before they can mature. I'm going to keep them until winter in hopes that the fall will be good to them. I cannot wait until I can get enough property to have a raised garden.

**pat mcgroin** · 09-12-2009, 07:15 PM

Im jealous. I miss the warmer climates that you both have.
You guys talk of growing things into the fall.
Trust me, here in Toledo growing season is pretty well done and its been a big flop.
It just hasnt been warm enough for things to go well.
Everyone I talk to around here has had very limited success.
Im just getting to where I have more than 3 tomatos a week.
I have a lot of them, they just dont turn red.

I remember living just outside of Tampa in a somewhat shaded back yard and had the same green pepper bush for over 3 years.
I found that since it didnt freeze I could prune half of it every 6 months or so and it would regrow twice as thick. So I guess I had a half of a bush at all times but 3 times the peppers.

Now, here, they get going good and die because its winter.

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**simpswr** · 09-13-2009, 05:46 AM

I lived in Indonesia for a while . . my pepper plants turned into trees after the second year of growing!!

FlashMyBIOS · 09-26-2009, 09:02 PM

Tomatoe's for some reason last week i finally threw out 4 plants with all green tomatoe's only 6 or so ripened this summer.
weather had been unusually cool in Ohio.
Same thing as in Toledo.

09-11-2009, 09:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,465 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	What Failed this year in your garden? So it is coming to the end of the year for a lot of people when it comes to growing. What just did not grow for you this year? Will you try growing it again next year? __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

09-11-2009, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,157 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: What Failed this year in your garden? My failures were Okra and squash . . not too unusual for squash to not do well here . . too much humidity and critters. The Okra was a real disapointment . . usually does well, but not this year. Here in Houston, the Fall garden will usually be better than the Spring one . . 'maters, beans and peas do much better in the Fall. Peppers ( Jalapino and Cayune ) sorvived the heat of the summer and are starting to put on new blooms. __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

09-11-2009, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,465 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: What Failed this year in your garden? My hot peppers have turned to mush before they can mature. I'm going to keep them until winter in hopes that the fall will be good to them. I cannot wait until I can get enough property to have a raised garden. __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

09-12-2009, 07:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
pat mcgroin TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toledo Oh. Posts: 555 OS: XP Professional SP2 Vista Ultimate SP2	Re: What Failed this year in your garden? Im jealous. I miss the warmer climates that you both have. You guys talk of growing things into the fall. Trust me, here in Toledo growing season is pretty well done and its been a big flop. It just hasnt been warm enough for things to go well. Everyone I talk to around here has had very limited success. Im just getting to where I have more than 3 tomatos a week. I have a lot of them, they just dont turn red. I remember living just outside of Tampa in a somewhat shaded back yard and had the same green pepper bush for over 3 years. I found that since it didnt freeze I could prune half of it every 6 months or so and it would regrow twice as thick. So I guess I had a half of a bush at all times but 3 times the peppers. Now, here, they get going good and die because its winter. If you need an address to ship your bounty, PM me

09-13-2009, 05:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,157 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: What Failed this year in your garden? I lived in Indonesia for a while . . my pepper plants turned into trees after the second year of growing!! __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

09-26-2009, 09:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
FlashMyBIOS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: OH Posts: 89 OS: Vista 64 sp2 My System	Re: What Failed this year in your garden? Tomatoe's for some reason last week i finally threw out 4 plants with all green tomatoe's only 6 or so ripened this summer. weather had been unusually cool in Ohio. Same thing as in Toledo. Last edited by FlashMyBIOS; 09-26-2009 at 09:03 PM.