On Wed, 28 May 2014 17:36:09 -0500, bluechick
wrote:

One problem we're having this year that we never had until now is
wilt. One day our peppers were fine, the next day they looked like
they needed water. I knew they didn't, but put it down to the heat of
the day getting to them. They never rallied and just got worse. Some
basil nearby had the same problem. The basil was common Genovese and
the peppers were three Bonnie green bells, Bonnie's Big Bertha bell
and another variety of golden California Wonder. Oddly, there's a
Bonnie red bell that is unscathed and it was next to one of the
afflicted green bells. Everything I've read points to a fungal wilt,
possibly from contaminated soil, even though the soil was "new". These
peppers and basil plants were in small raised beds and large
containers. Other large planters and other raised beds were
unaffected. I've had plants affected by wilt before now. I have

Ack! That last line should read "I've _never_ had plants affected by
wilt before now."

Just got in after inspecting the garden for hail damage. Several
tomatoes were topped. My San Marzoni plants lost at least a dozen wee
tomatoes between the three of them.

Just goes to show, be careful when you ask for rain. You may get more
than you hoped for, in liquid and frozen form!


bluechick