Wow so many different choices to planting in pots and adding soil amendments It’s mind boggling what to do..Ues a I agree totally on the raised beds 🆚 pots..I started with fiber pits this year and want to save the dirt for next year I guess I’ll add my Tomato pots dirt to the raised bed for other veggies with Compost next year and start the Tomato’s next year in new potting soil mix with compost and a little bit of Worm Castings some the price of a 10lb bag is thru the roof these days This is May 30, 2020 I ran into this old post trying to figure out what to do with renewing my Soil of my Tomatoes 5 of them in 15 gallon fiber pot’s Only to learn I can’t reuse any of the Tomatoes dirt again for 2 Years OUCH!! This is going to be expensive growMing Tomatoes in fiber pots I took them out of the raised bed this year Because in 2019 we got so much rain the Tomatoes got diseases and died I even planted my entire garden this year from seed because of that bad season..I wish I could find a cheaper way to reuse the dirt from the tomatoes What if I use the Tomatoes dirt in the fiber pots with fresh compost and grow Kale or Collards etc. In them over the fall and winter or Spinach Lettuce etc. Could I then reuse the soil for the tomatoes by adding a good Compost to the soil with some worm castings?? Thx for any advice if anyone is still following this OP God Bless & Take Care Sheila

You can usually get a professional soil test done through your local county ag extension office. Cost is about the same as the price for one of those kits. They are especially inaccurate when it comes to nitrogen results. One problem you face is that beans and peppers have very different nitrogen needs from each other and both differ from that needed by tomatoes. So any blanket application of a high nitrogen source can be ideal for one crop and way to much for another. Beans don't actually need any supplemental nitrogen and don't tolerate it at all well so yellowing of bean leaves almost always indicates excess watering and root rot. Over-watering is a chronic problem for many gardeners, especially new ones. So when in doubt I try to encourage them to reduce it by half. They often find the crops improve quickly since most garden crops will tolerate under-watering far better than they will over-watering. Yet another possible consideration is that the the garden soil you added may have been contaminated. It seems to be an increasing problem over the past couple of years - outside soil sources contaminated with herbicides - so I'd suggest some research into the symptoms that shows in plants exposed to it and compare with yours. Lastly, the form of the nitrogen you add makes a big difference. Not all forms are equal by any means. Dave

I would ask this yep of question on the veggie garden forum. Many indoor pests will be attracted to a yellow sticky card that traps them.

Now is a good time to plant corn in Michigan. Driving around today we noticed that many farmers planted theirs this past week. You can plant yours any time in the next week or two. I've done it near Grand Rapids and it does fine. It needs a lot of room, though and many home gardeners do not feel it is worth growing in limited space. Basil can be direct seeded now or you could wait a week or two as it does well when grown in warm soil. I'd buy a tomato transplant rather than use seeds. A transplant will get ripe tomatoes sooner. But you can certainly try them from seed. With the warmer weather Michigan is getting now, tomatoes should sprout quickly. You can try a bit of lettuce now especially if you have an area that is shaded during the heat of midday. However, lettuce does best during cool spring and fall weather so be sure to plant some during a cool spell in early August. Then it can mature during the cooler days of September. Your seed packs likely have planting info on the backs listing planting depth, days to germination, etc. That should provide you with specifics of planting each type of seed. Parsley and onions usually take longer to germinate. I never see parsley sprouts until I've just about given up on them ever growing. The young sprout of both of them are quite small and rather slow growing. You should be able to get decent parsley plants if you plant now. Onions will probably not grow very big, but you could use them as scallions/green onions if they do not size up.