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Refresh after 3 weeks - ROOTS

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Befor cleaning and pruning.  Is it the extra week between cleans or the maturity of the system? Had extra deposits as well as a serious root effort. Not suprised the tomato roots were a challenge to get out and had escaped at least two holes away I guess you have to expect a plant as big as the amarynth to have big roots too. Had to rip it out too. I've never grown savory before. I guess this is it. My next scramble will have some. Then what? The tatsoi has really long stems. I don't think its bolting from flavor and the lack of flowers. Maybe it just does not like the tomatoe's shade. The tomato is taking over the world. While the kale crop has me questioning the user group wisdom, I took off two big branches and stuck them in a gallon of water out side. Unfortunately I accidentally took off a little one too. Will they root? Should I add fertilizer or hydraguard? Spray deer repellant? (sigh, I hate doing that to my food.) I have apparently been hiding 3 mustard plants in t...

sweet pepper highs and lows; d'iver bolted ...

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 This week the sweet pepper is the star with flowers that need pollinating and new fruits popping up. Kelby sent me a notification about removing leaves that do not look healthy. Once again it is a generic message which may or may not have anything to do with anything. Turns out there are a few mint leaves crowded at the base that got removed when I pruned the top off the plant and discovered buds. The thing that has me worried is the spots on the above mentioned sweet pepper leaves. If rubbed, some small crumbes fall off the bottom. So far neither customer support nor the user groups have been helpful. I see reference to edema and using a fan to increase circulation. Already got a fan running. I am not eager to take it up a level as it gets louder. Got a social phone call this morning. My gardyn was asked about, so I had to go over and take a look. again (I ate a cherry tomatoe before taking my car in for maintenance earlier today. I nibbled on a butterhead lettuce after the call....