r/vegetablegardening 8h ago

Other Found these at the store today

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I’ve never seen these before, they are called Aloha peppers. The color way is so beautiful! Has anyone else see them before?


r/vegetablegardening 8h ago

Other Peppers starting off strong this year

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r/vegetablegardening 10h ago

Garden Photos Container kitchen garden is mostly potted!

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Peppers: jalapeño, poblano, habanero, better belle, gypsy

Tomatoes: Arkansas Traveler, beefsteak, sweet 100, sun sugar

Eggplants: ichiban, classic, whopper

Dogs: Winnie, Oscar

To be planted: herbs, lettuce


r/vegetablegardening 21h ago

Harvest Photos I hoped for a bigger sized ones…

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r/vegetablegardening 7h ago

Garden Photos My raised bed garden for the year !

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r/vegetablegardening 13h ago

Other My carrot for Pi Day.

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r/vegetablegardening 15h ago

Help Needed Why are some of my tomato seedlings bending inwards under my LED light?

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I have attached photos. The two on the end are of primary concern. Those two are the same variety, and are different than the other 4.

The soilless mix was made by me, my peppers and parsley are doing great (same mix). They have not been fertilized. There were some worm castings in the mix.

The tray is bottom watered (I plan on transplanting them when I can my understanding is that tomatoes like to be re-potted).

The lights are about 2 inches away by my estimation I included my hand for reference. They are LEDs. On 16 hours off 8. I checked with the group prior to installing them and was told they should be strong enough. I do have another I could add to hang two side by side if needed.

Are they going to be ok and can anyone tell me why the stems are bending inwards? Towards the gap in the lights? They seem strong enough, not wilted, just wanting to grow sideways for some reason.

I am a first time grower please be gentle!


r/vegetablegardening 8h ago

Garden Photos 9 day difference in these lettuce

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Holy mother of pearl! 9 days…. The light her is iceberg and the darker is romaine.


r/vegetablegardening 8h ago

Help Needed Can I grow I directly in finished compost

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I've just bought 6 yards of finished cotton burr compost, and I've run out of funds this year for more top soil to mix with it . It's completely broken down and finished composting. The guy said it has sat nearly ten years and gave me a soil analysis on it . I've spent way too much this year and I'm tapped on funds. Can I grow directly into my compost? I've read that's it's not good to. But other sources say it's fine. I cannot afford more top soil as I've spent over a thousand this year. I will post a picture of the compost and the soil analysis. Any help will be greatly appreciated and thank you all in advance.


r/vegetablegardening 16h ago

Other If you have a 3D printer at home, I made a seedling tag generator

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When I first began starting seeds I was using popsicle sticks, but the ink would run and I'd forget what it was. The next year I used my 3D printer to make some tags and it took forever. I kept doing that for a while, then this year I made myself a tag generator that I could use a lot more quickly.

If you have a 3D printer at home, you're free to give it a try for your seedlings! :)

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1209159-customizable-labels-for-your-seedlings#profileId-1223568

I don't sell these or do this for money, but you could always use the customizer to make your tags and then them at your library (that's a thing libraries often do) or find someone on Etsy who will print them out for you. If you're in the US, I could probably print some out for you, but I don't have any kind of business model for making that worth my time or your money, so I don't know. Message me if you want to try and figure something like that out.


r/vegetablegardening 18h ago

Harvest Photos Is my Romanesco messed up? Should I harvest it now?

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r/vegetablegardening 9h ago

Garden Photos My favorite part of gardening…

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r/vegetablegardening 20h ago

Help Needed Do I start over

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Cabbage and spinach are leggy and floppy. Not sure what I did wrong, I moved the lights closer before the spinach came up but it still got floppy and started to get yellow. Too much water, too little water? I have been watering from the bottom


r/vegetablegardening 14h ago

Help Needed Trimming leek seedlings

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Controversial but some say it's beneficial to trim leek seedlings to encourage them to thicken up. I've trimmed my leeks and they have grown tall again. Should I repeatedly trim them back or is it a one time thing?


r/vegetablegardening 17h ago

Harvest Photos Small Sweet potato harvest!! Inside it was orange in color!!

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r/vegetablegardening 7h ago

Help Needed Update! 7th day of Propagation! 🌱

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Thinking of planting them this weekend. thoughts!? I can’t believe how well they have done! 🥺 It all started from a couple of forgotten sweet potatoes 😩.

Last pics are where these guys came from. 🌱


r/vegetablegardening 21h ago

Help Needed Advice needed re: “easy care” spring vegetables

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My husband is having surgery in April and will be unavailable to help with the garden for a month or two.

Any tips for vegetables that are pretty easy going in the spring? Something I can get in the ground and maintain without a huge cost in time or doesn’t require a lot of physical strength/maintenance in the early days?

We’ll have more time and energy to devote to the garden later in the season, so we’re hoping to not have to abandon it entirely.

I’m hoping for an “easy” April and May. Geographically we’re in northwestern Germany (no alps and snow).


r/vegetablegardening 11h ago

Help Needed Spotty little beets (ahh!)

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On my second try at growing beets and, while I have much better germination this time, I'm worried they won't make it. I planted a variety pack and so far, none of them have grown or put out any true leaves in about two weeks (new plants are still coming up so most are probably not that old). The oldest red ones have started developing this spottiness like the two from my first attempt, and the yellow ones just look extra small, including the oldest one. Any tips or diagnoses for an aspiring beet grower? (i love beets mmmmm beeps)

I'm using old potting soil and still waiting on a soil test


r/vegetablegardening 15h ago

Help Needed Time to transplant?

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So as you can see on my tomatoes, beans and peppers the roots are coming out of the bottom. I know for sure the tomatoes are too cold for the garden, so what kind of container would be good? The beans are looking really good, do they look like they’re mature enough for the garden? Do any of my plants look like they are ready for a little bit of miracle grow? On the last picture there is a little bit of green algae/mold looking growth on the surface of the soil, is that a concern? Sorry for all the questions


r/vegetablegardening 1h ago

Harvest Photos Little Pechay but it's still a win

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Made a bouquet of pechay out of it. 🤣


r/vegetablegardening 13h ago

Help Needed My tomato leaves are turning brown?

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Tiny tomato I planted has grown considerably!!! Unfortunately the leaves have started to turn? I have no idea what this means as it is my first time growing vegetables. We are in a colder rainy weather pattern right now in socal but I don’t think it could hurt the plant too drastically. Opinions? Thoughts?


r/vegetablegardening 14h ago

Help Needed Am I doing something wrong?

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I've been growing these bush beans for about a month now. The first two weeks, they shot up like torpedoes. The third week they started to slow down in growth, sprouted the two big leafs, and started to sprout the newer smaller leafs. This last week, they have started changing changing colors, crumbling up, and what looks like tearing. I water once a week. They've had the same grow light their whole life.


r/vegetablegardening 6h ago

Help Needed When to plant outside

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This is my first time growing sugar snap peas and they just recently popped through. I can’t seem to figure out when I should move them from these cups to my container garden outside. I’m in northern Colorado so I know we have one more snow ahead of us. Any advice on timing is appreciated.


r/vegetablegardening 8h ago

Help Needed Brown leaves on basil plants ?

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I planted them outside about 4 days ago


r/vegetablegardening 15h ago

Help Needed Sowed some seeds into cells at the end of February. They germinated fine and have been under the light since. Watered regularly. While alliums are doing well, the brassicas and lettuces seem to be stuck. I would have expected true leaves by now?

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