Nutrient Deficient Zucchini?
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:35 pm
I don't know if anyone is following my gardening thread closely enough to help me with this so I'm copying what I wrote to this forum.
I appreciate any help.I would appreciate help figuring out what happened to my yellow zucchini.
The white spots you can faintly see are actually dried milk droplets from the milk spray, which I've only half heartedly applied since this cultivar is resistant to PM. I've focused my energy on the butternut squash, which looks amazing.
Given how some of the other plants are also struggling, too, I think what's happening is that the compost I bought is junk. Not literally--they promised me it didn't have any manure in it--but in the sense that it doesn't have many nutrients in it. I mixed it with a cheap veg/garden soil that drains ridiculously fast. I've noticed everything potted in it exclusively is really stunted. I would use my own compost, but I don't have room in my small yard to create any.
I haven't tried purchasing any fertilizer yet. The only thing I have on hand are 10-10-10 crystals that you sprinkle on the surface, but I don't top water so they have limited effectiveness. I've been working coffee grounds into the soil and I'll try some epsom salt, too, but I'm not sure what kind of nutrient deficiency I'm looking at, if any.
I know it's not bugs--there aren't even any aphids on it like there are on everything else. I checked for spider mites and it's clean.
Please tell me what you think.