recently gotten into trying to grow some of my own veges. I live on the east coast of Australia and the weather lately has been either 40° heat or pouring rain. Recently I've been having struggles with my garden.
Firstly my basil plant has recently come under siege from these little grubs
Secondly my halapeno plant is growing fruitreally well but i looks like the rest of the plant is withering away I've found these little aphid? Things? Im not sure what they are
Thirdly my roma tomato has these consistently returning brown/yellow spot things going on, I've been pruning it all off, apparently it might be a fungus or smth turns everything yellow and then eventually kills whatever its on, same as jalapeno seems to be fruiting well but the rest of the plant is fighting for its life it seems
Ive planted everything in vegetable potting mix and all I have done to them so far is spray a bit of neem oil to help with bugs, any help appreciated all of this is happening at once and idk what to do lol
I had lettuce but the heat caused most of them to bolt so ive got some extra room i can maybe move the jalapeno into to give it more space?
by TheOneMeatball
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It’s my 3rd garden and I often feel overwhelmed by some aspect such as pests, health of plants, fitting weather, how much/often to fertilize/water, need for sun/shade, plant spacing, etc. SO many variables! I’m not sure when it becomes easier. Each plant needs what it needs. I have to do intensive work and research for each type until I get all the details lined up and accurate, then implement along with constant problem solving. Don’t get discouraged. Everything is an experiment.
I have started planting the same crop in different areas (front or back) and in different ways and areas to hopefully diversify the opportunity for growth, minimize the chance of loss. Adding bone meal and worm castings has helped with plant health. Neem oil and BT have been my go to pest control (must reapply after rain). I’ve planted marigolds and other herbs and spices to also help with this. Trying to lure in some ladybugs or lacewings by keeping things as natural as possible. (Helps with aphids.)
It’s a rising learning curve, trial and error, and persistence. Increased volume sometimes helps overcome the issues and planting back up seedlings helps sometime when something has been a fail. Hang in there! It’s all a (long) learning process but there’s also a tremendous amount of help and information available.
Wishing you success and a good season. 🌱