Eggplants didn’t thrive this year. Soil in back beds needs work. Possibly plant out seedlings a bit later to avoid cold. And grow a smaller variety of marigolds.
Ground Cherries did okay, but not as well as some years.
Pepper seedlings somehow got mixed up, so Santa Fe Grande didn’t get planted in garden. Grew 15 varieties this year, many of which were new. Started certain varieties earlier (Habanada, Criolla de Cocina, Aleppo, Aji Crystal, Super Chili) but it’s unclear that any matured earlier. Habanada were planted out early, struggled, recovered, and matured very late. Shishito was overrun by a large marigold. Aji Crystal was productive, but not as good as Hot Lemon. Round of Hungary failed due to insect damage. Aleppo was productive, but didn’t turn red. Goddess looked too much like Aji Crystal, so caused confusion. New Serrano variety did well, and is large! Cheyenne and Corno di Toro did great. Both bell types and Criolla de Cocina did ok. Sprayed with Neem oil, but should have started earlier; start as soon as fruit appears next year. Grow smaller marigold variety.
Tomatillos new larger variety did great, grow again.
Tomatoes had a bad year. The plants struggled and several had black spot. Also, seedlings somehow got mixed up. Try growing fewer varieties (<15) and possibly try an Earth Box. Try adding way more fertilizer to the bed when planting seedlings and wait to begin top dressing with fertilizer until later in season. Establish a deep watering schedule twice a week. Begin sterilizing string and anchors each spring. Soil checked for deficiencies at end of season, could account for at least some of the problems.
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