Gardening Failures

I keep my garden growing year round, but summer is by far the busiest time. Not only am I harvesting something out of the garden every day, but I am also watering, weeding and trying to keep pests away. With so much going on, something is bound to go wrong.



This year I tried to grow chick peas for the first time ever. Chick peas are native to the Middle East, and can handle hot Carolina weather, but they are a tasty treat to our pests. My plants were overcome with little green catepillers that burrowed into the shell, ate the pea, and left the husk behind. They also munched on the leaves.



I was left with dead brown shells, no chick peas, and ugly looking plants. I was aware that chick peas do not bring a high yield. Each pod has just one pea, compared to regular peas that have several peas in the pod. Even though I was not expecting much, I was willing to give it a try. I am about to give up on the chick peas, I am planting late season tomatoes in that spot, and once they start to take off, I will take the chicks down.



The other failure is only half a failure. My peppers are losing their leaves.



I still got a bunch of peppers, but it seems that my pepper season may be coming to an end. I just can't see these measley plants lasting much longer. I have a neighbor that had the same problem. She dusted her plants, and they are now healthy. I am hesitant to use any pesticide, so I will probably just cross my fingers and hope they bounce back.

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