giving up gardening

[katihannah]

I can't even begin to tell you how disheartened I am! My tomato plants all died overnight from what I can only assume is the dreaded tomato blight, my peppers are infested with whitefly, my beans have rotted from all the rain and my potato crop was a massive 5, yes thats five, measly potatoes from 3 plants. I'm going to the supermarket in future.:

[kiwi]

chin up mate. There is always next year. It will be a triumph when it all comes together for you. maybe get a book out of the library and try to work out were you went wrong. I've just had some good success growing Pak Choi over winter. It practically grew itself. tasted great in a stir fry last night to.
good luck

[timbrenn]

Could it perhaps also be because of poor soil?

This guide to soil may help... Pioneer Woman Home & Garden - Ree Drummond

[Drew]

Hi,

I'm from Bridport in Dorset.

Please don't be disheartened, it wasn't your fault. Everyone in this area has been hit with Blight. This is our first year in our new home and with two greenhouses I thought it was going to be heaven, one for tomatoes, peppers, etc and the other for cucumbers. Everything started well, all the seeds germinated, all plants planted, all lush green and bearing lots of fruit, and then disaster, within 3 weeks I lost everything. Not only me but all my neighbours and friends as far as Blandford Forum had the same problem. It was well spread and we could do nothing about it.

I took some side shoots from a few tomatoes and planted them in containers, and also planted 4 new cucumber seeds, luckily they have taken and with a little more luck I might have a late crop.

Keep at it.

Regards

Drew

[firplado]

Originally Posted by katihannah

I can't even begin to tell you how disheartened I am! My tomato plants all died overnight from what I can only assume is the dreaded tomato blight, my peppers are infested with whitefly, my beans have rotted from all the rain and my potato crop was a massive 5, yes thats five, measly potatoes from 3 plants. I'm going to the supermarket in future.:

Yes, you can't plant tomatoes now. We are entering winter and very little germinates and grows then. The best approach is probably to wait until next spring before planting anything. If you try to grow from seed outside now, you'll probably fail and become disheartened.

[airconednightmare]

please don't lose faith.

i'll admit my first attempts at growing veg failled epically

just start simple, one or two new things each year

[planterlemon]

You can always try again next season mate. Plus you've learned valuable stuff so next season you'll probably end up with better yields