Recent content by Steffen Bauer

Since the variety stayed the same, I'd look at the change in feeding and at this year's weather. Goat manure is fairly rich in nitrogen. Plenty of nitrogen with little else tends to produce lush leaves and fruit that is watery and bland. Tomato flavour depends a lot on potassium, which drives...

In Texas heat, containers are usually the first suspect. Pots dry out quickly and the soil itself gets very hot, which stresses the roots. A quick way to narrow it down: if the plants wilt in the afternoon but perk up by evening, it's mostly heat stress. If they're already wilted in the morning...

Hello everyone, I'm Steffen from Stuttgart in southern Germany. I work with seeds every day, and I'm especially interested in how people grow and save their own seed to become a bit more self-sufficient. I'm looking forward to reading about your gardens and setups. One question to start: which...