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kantzklan Edinboro, PA(Zone 5a) Jul 31, 2013

we've had 3 years of pretty good yield from our garden, but this year, I believe too much rain has butchered it.
tomatoes are spindly plants, gr. peppers are the same size as when planted, cucumbers wilted and died a week after we planted. Corn is sparse and still small......what a mess, anyone else experiencing complete failure in the garden area?

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jmc1987 Cascade, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 31, 2013

i have not had a complete flop garden this year, but i have definitely lost a couple of plants to fungal infections thanks to all this water!

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Seedfork Enterprise, AL(Zone 8b) Jul 31, 2013

It has been the most rain we have seen in years and years for the summer. Still, not a total flop at all. Fungal type diseases have been a problem though, along with insects and just too much water.
Nothing in the vegetable garden has done exceptionally well this year, and a lot of things are under performing.

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 31, 2013

After 3 years of losing cukes, I found tiny aphids on the underside of the seedling leaves. (I THINK they were aphids... I may be misremembering, but they were miniscule black bugs - sparse.) I used insecticidal soap on them, and it worked like magic on my second crop. Check under your leaves. But, in general, I think the very rainy summer has been a challenge. I've sprayed weekly for fungus. It works, but I can't slack off.

We plant in raised beds, which keeps water from pooling around plants. That may contribute to our success.

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jmc1987 Cascade, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 31, 2013

i am quite surprised that my veggie garden didnt turn into a mushroom patch, lol!

All this water also seems to have triggered a massive cucumber bug population explosion, not only were they on my veggie garden plants, but other plants much further away from the actual garden bed itself, i found some on one of the butterfly bushes we have here.

I too feel like this wet summer has caused things to under-perform as well

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cytf Staten Island, NY(Zone 6a) Aug 04, 2013

This was the first time I planted sweet basil in the vegetable garden and my tomatoes , cucumber and bush beans are doing well.Also this is my first year I researched on fish emulsion and plant tone and used them and my results are better than last year.Reasearch states that Bsil help to keep bad bugs away

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kantzklan Edinboro, PA(Zone 5a) Aug 05, 2013

interesting on the basil......we will put in a garden again next year, but not until we REALLY improve, amend the soil this fall........with fish emulsion or manure or something......i think that is a lot of our problem, we got 2-3 gardens from a poorly prepared soil, and this year we just asked too much from it!

thanks for response.....

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