Hey there,

How are your gardens doing? What’s gone well this year, and where are you having problems?

Things are looking good for me so far. Like every year, I had some trouble with black bean aphids on my fava beans, but that seems to have resolved itself (even though the affected plants aren’t yielding much).

I’m happy with my onions and potatoes… does anyone know why some of my onion sets are deciding to go to seed?

Wishing you all a great week!


  • gingersaffronapricat@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Last year I grew onions over winter for the first time. I got seeds specifically for over wintering onions and covered the plants over the winter to keep the snow off. They were ready mid summer. A bit small. But the size of cooking onions I buy from the store. And very little effort. I got a bit of a late start and want to try a different mulching technique this year. So here I go again. I’m using some leftover seeds from last year. As well as another variety that isn’t sold specifically for winter. Just to see how it goes.

    This is my first year growing bell peppers. I just have two plants and they’re outside. Two different varieties. They just look so yellow. I wonder whether there’s a nutrient lacking in the soil. Yellow usually makes me think over watering. But these ones haven’t been overwatered, I’m sure of it. I wonder whether it’s just the color they are and they just haven’t hit their growth spurt yet. Or maybe too much sun? I haven’t taken the time to read up on them so until I do, I’ll be patient with them.