Sigh. So now the pepper are covered in purple spots. All my plants have
big purple spots on the leaves. They were not there yesterday.

Must admit this is turning out to be a bad year. New pots, fresh planting
mix, natural fertilizer. I read a lot about container gardening and thought
I was doing it right. And I'll probably not try again next year.

I may raise Rottweilers instead.

On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 07:35:30 -0700, "Paul M. Cook"
wrote:

Sigh. So now the pepper are covered in purple spots. All my plants have
big purple spots on the leaves. They were not there yesterday.

Must admit this is turning out to be a bad year. New pots, fresh planting
mix, natural fertilizer. I read a lot about container gardening and thought
I was doing it right. And I'll probably not try again next year.

I may raise Rottweilers instead.

One day folks will believe when I say home vegetable gardening is a
hobby, not a way to save money on produce.

"brooklyn1" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 07:35:30 -0700, "Paul M. Cook"
wrote:

Sigh. So now the pepper are covered in purple spots. All my plants have
big purple spots on the leaves. They were not there yesterday.

Must admit this is turning out to be a bad year. New pots, fresh planting
mix, natural fertilizer. I read a lot about container gardening and
thought
I was doing it right. And I'll probably not try again next year.

I may raise Rottweilers instead.

One day folks will believe when I say home vegetable gardening is a
hobby, not a way to save money on produce.


It is a hobby - especially container gardening. It is just fun to have
things growing in the yard other than grass. But it's no fun when it all
gets consumed by bugs

Paul

If your sure it's bugs, I'd forget natural or growing organic. I'd hit
them with Sevin and be done with it. Bet if most organic growers wanted
to be honest, they no doubt lose 2/3 of their crops each year to bugs!

Rich

"EVP MAN" wrote in message
...

If your sure it's bugs, I'd forget natural or growing organic. I'd hit
them with Sevin and be done with it. Bet if most organic growers wanted
to be honest, they no doubt lose 2/3 of their crops each year to bugs!


True organic is a challenge. For example I planted marigolds in the tomato
planters to discourage bugs. The bugs ate them.

So do you know what those black/purple spots could be? Would a picture
help?

Paul

Paul M. Cook wrote:
"EVP MAN" wrote in message
...

If your sure it's bugs, I'd forget natural or growing organic. I'd
hit them with Sevin and be done with it. Bet if most organic
growers wanted to be honest, they no doubt lose 2/3 of their crops
each year to bugs!


True organic is a challenge. For example I planted marigolds in the
tomato planters to discourage bugs. The bugs ate them.

Snails Loooove marigolds


So do you know what those black/purple spots could be? Would a
picture help?

Paul

Yes

David

In article ,
"Paul M. Cook" wrote:

Sigh. So now the pepper are covered in purple spots. All my plants have
big purple spots on the leaves. They were not there yesterday.

Must admit this is turning out to be a bad year. New pots, fresh planting
mix, natural fertilizer. I read a lot about container gardening and thought
I was doing it right. And I'll probably not try again next year.

I may raise Rottweilers instead.

Wadda ya have against Rottweilers?
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html

In article ,
(EVP MAN) wrote:

If your sure it's bugs, I'd forget natural or growing organic. I'd hit
them with Sevin and be done with it. Bet if most organic growers wanted
to be honest, they no doubt lose 2/3 of their crops each year to bugs!

Rich

and you'd lose that bet, but you can keep telling yourself that as you
eat the poisons that Frank defends.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html

In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Paul M. Cook wrote:
"EVP MAN" wrote in message
...

If your sure it's bugs, I'd forget natural or growing organic. I'd
hit them with Sevin and be done with it. Bet if most organic
growers wanted to be honest, they no doubt lose 2/3 of their crops
each year to bugs!


True organic is a challenge. For example I planted marigolds in the
tomato planters to discourage bugs. The bugs ate them.

Snails Loooove marigolds

Apparently, so do squirrels :O(



So do you know what those black/purple spots could be? Would a
picture help?

Paul

Yes

David
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html

http://tinypic.com/r/303ebyt/6

Paul M. Cook wrote:
http://tinypic.com/r/303ebyt/6

I cannot tell. Paul, it needs to be in focus for my meagre abilities to
have any chance.

David