It's in some mix of cannabis soil I had, with 30% added compost.

A tomato plant got the same mix and is doing just fine, this cucumber guy seems to be unhappy.

I checked the pH (mixed soil with some water and used my pH / EC meter) and it was around 6, so I thought it should not be nute lockout, cucumbers are supposed to be between 6-6,5?

I have no clue but I would guess it's iron, guessing from images I've seen, but I'm surprised how it could be lacking iron if a tomato is doing fine in the same soil.

Also whatever it is, how should I fix it?

Nothing too special, just some misting nozzles and some pvc.

The beds are 4x12’ with the heads spaced every 1’ starting and ending 2’ from the end.

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Are they doing well? Well, they grew from when I planted them! They exist! Some do not exist anymore. Which is fine. If they all fruit I'm dead from canning. I'm happy with them!

I built a new bed this year and started some beans, tomatoes, and zucchini from seed. The beans were in blast off mode in the starter pots before I planted them, literally climbing my windows. The day I planted them in the bed, however, they started struggling and don’t seem to be recovering. I am at a loss what is going on here and hoping one of you kind folks can help me. Photographed is one of the leaves that seemes to just be curling up and dying. Please help!

Hi! I'm new to gardening (help lots with friends gardens but never had one myself) and was wondering what I could do with this below ground space outside my window :0

Edit: as many of you have pointed out this place is a bad area to grow things and should stay as a cleared out firescape. Ill trust the wisdom of the crowed and not temp fate, thanks everyone for being polite with my misunderstanding of the area!

My "Big Jim" hatch chile plant isn't looking very big yet. The Guizeppi Milds and California Wonders are doing a bit better. This was the first day I took them all outside for a few hours to start the hardening off process. I've had them inside with a fan and grow lights up until now.

I expected some flowering at this point, but it's been stupidly cold and rainy here since I planted back in late March (I'm in 6a/6b), so maybe I'm expecting too much too soon? Next week is the first week it will in theory be above 55 degrees F overnight.

I've also been battling gnats (sticky traps and mosquito dunks for the win), which is weird to me because with the fan, the top layer of soil dries out pretty quickly, but I think I have them managed now.

I've been growing these sunflowers for a little over half a year and I think I'm always going to have these in rotation. The birds and bees love these beauties as one gets drunk off the pollen while the other snipes bugs from above.

Anyone ever harvested sunflower seeds to eat? How was the process and taste?

Pot is about 1 gallon, I've read that these types should be in a 5gal or even 10gal pot. I also haven't seen any issues with the plant so far; growing and fruiting like crazy. Should I transplant to a big pot or just leave it be for now?

I just transplanted this service berry tree a month ago. The top branch and new growth are starting to bend over. This area gets occasional high winds and I am concerned about the tree starting to look windswept (guess I chose the right username). I know I should remove the support pole at some point to allow the tree to build up it's strength against wind, but for now should I try to extend it up to hold the new growth straight? Will the overall growth still be straight even if the top branch is bendy?

Was able to pick enough for my dinner tonight.

I find it fascinating, but also a little unsettling, that I can moss leaves are one cell thick but I can still see them with the naked eye.

There's a whole world down there, that i never really thought about until a week ago.

In addition to the veggies and herbs I'm growing, I've also got flowers in pots and planters on my front porch. My marigolds are filling out like crazy and buds are appearing. I was advised not to thin them out as they grow like weeds, which seems to be the case in these pots. The only issue with them is that I see some leaf borer activity. I'm currently looking for a spray that will kill the pests but not harm bees and beneficial insects. Neem oil is recommended by many. Pyrethrin is organic, but it appears it has to be applied very carefully to avoid hurting pollinators. Does anybody have any thoughts? My Shasta Daisies are finally coming along. My main question: do these need to be thinned out? I understand that these are larger plants, and the instructions seem to be that a lot this size should have no more than two or three. I've got two planters like this with Zinnias. They're largely thriving, and the larger plants have buds. However, one side of the pantry above has plants that have leaves that have wilted or dead light brown parts. I don't see any pests. What's going wrong here? The other end of the same planter has some of my strongest of these flowers, so I'm really confused. Also, do these need to be thinned out?

Finally, I've planted some marigolds in my back bed, but they're struggling. The ones from seed are stuck at about an inch tall and turning purple on the leaves. The full grown plants I transplanted are turning purple, too. What gives? (Sorry, no pictures of these right now.)

I appreciate any guidance.

A pair of twins on the next bush over

Planted about 4 years ago, and gets dead headed every year. It started out as a multi coloured plant, down to just the one colour now.

The 1st flower wilted away....see it there in the left. The 2nd flower appeared and is much bigger and healthier. Waiting to see if I get any fruit here.

Things are progressing fairly well since my last post. It rained for about a week straight, which made me fear for my plants--I've been warned heavily about over-watering. Some seem like they're doing great. Others not so much.

My "Whopper" tomato plant, the only one in a container, flowered and it's producing fruit:

I think we've been anticipating that this would be the first and best of the tomatoes. It's got the best starting medium (Miracle-Gro potting soil) and the most depth to grow. It's gotten tall, as you can see. The question is when I'll need to fertilize further. Miracle-Gro says it'll be good for six months. Should I add fertilizer before that, since it's fruiting and using so many resources from its soil?

This is two of my cucumbers growing into a kind of tangle. They're blooming in spite of their small size. I'm thinking my shallow bed is limiting them, as feared. Is there anything I should do? Per my last post, I did add the 10-10-10 Scott's fertilizer about two weeks ago. The instructions say to wait two months. Is there some sort of fertilizing I should do in the interim?

Here's two of the four tomato plants in the bed (the first is my Celebrity variety, the second ones of two Romas). They seem fairly healthy, but remain small. Several are flowering. I did prune branches that were dragging on the ground, as I've been told those could be vectors for fungal infections. Only the second plant above still has many branches close to the ground. Do those need to go, too? The leaves seem healthy.

As advised, I pruned the flowers on both my basil plants. The sweet basil, shown above, has some leaves that are yellowing. Do those need to go, too?

My dill is looking fine overall, but it's had yellowed leaves toward the bottom and one side since I transplanted it. Do those need to be trimmed?

Finally, my loose leaf lettuce sprouted weeks ago and is stuck at this size. Given what I've seen from everything else I've planted from seed elsewhere, they're way behind. I did not fertilize for fear that it'd be too much. Is there anything I can do for them?

That's all the major developments. I'll post my nascent flowers another time--they're growing at an insane pace.

As always, thanks for any guidance y'all feel like providing!

Happy Saturday all! I’m growing corn for the second year in my little raised bed and I’m trying it from seed this time. It’s mostly gone well and some of them are to the point I should cull them down to one sprout a spot, but I was wondering if it would be feasible to transplant the second highest stalk on each to fill in spots none of them sprouted from. If so, any tips on the process?

There's more photo's but I don't know how to share them.

TL;DR: windy balcony up high invaded by aphids, what to do?

Situation
I have a balcony some 10 storeys high, in the Netherlands, and like to make it into a lush miniature balcony garden, so I have a lot of plants.
Unfortunately the balcony often gets a lot of wind, and nearly all the plants are being invaded by aphids of various sorts. Many of the plants are dying or struggling, with a small exception of the broccoli, hedera helix, some gifted alium bulbs, and a recently added hop plant which grows like there's no tomorrow.
The balcony only has an open front; the sides and top are all closed. Despite that, even the plants in the back are regularly shaken by gusts of wind.

What I've tried

• given the plants plenty of water and nutrients with worm compost
• squished a bunch of the aphids (not my thing, but worth a shot)
• added local flowering plants to attract natural enemies
• added other flowers like common marigold and a ladybug flower seed mix
• led the rose plant to the front of the balcony
• added two hedera helix plants in the hopes they'd grow into a sort of frame around the front, but they're not doing much yet
• bought and spread out ladybug larvae multiple times over the past few years
• added two bee/insect hotels
• filled a pot with leaves and placed it upside-down on a large planter, hoping to attract earwigs and other aphid enemies
• added a ladybug hotel; a wooden box with horizontal slids, filled with leaves

The ladybug larvae help a little, but the problem with an open balcony is that eventually they fly away.

Effects of plants on attracting enemies and repelling aphids
I've been trying to attract natural enemies like ladybugs and hover flies by adding flowering plants, but it's not working.
This year I've had about half a dozen marigolds flowering, and a few other plants, but they don't last long because of the aphids. The rose plant and white grape plant are also suffering from white fuzzy aphid-like bugs, shown in the photo, in addition to the green aphids.
Even the mint plants and rosemary, which supposedly aphids don't like, were attacked by the little green bastards.

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I'm running out of ideas.
I'm thinking of putting more native and local plants on the front of the balcony, but the way it's going now, I'm not sure if they would survive.
The lower half of the front is behind glass, blocking direct outside access to passing insects. Maybe it would help if I lead climbing plants along the front sides and the top? The challenge there is that it can get very windy, and this being an apartment building, I can't have plants escaping the balcony.

I'd prefer to solve this in a natural sustainable way, do I haven't used the soap option.
I can keep buying ladybug larvae, but that will get expensive with the amount of aphids every year.

Please oh wise internet, can you help me?