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Salsa Garden — Zone 6b, Boston, MA

Next up: Picked anything from your Amish Paste Tomatoes? Sep 13

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Copper fungicide spray is the standard preventive treatment for late blight.
Today’s Tasks

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Picked anything from your Amish Paste Tomatoes?
Sep 13 Salsa Garden
Log what you picked, or say not yet: that's a real answer and the question comes back next week.
Why this date
Weekly harvest check, Jul 26 through Oct 20.
Water Calypso Cilantro
Sep 13 Salsa Garden
CRITICAL WINDOW — maintain consistent moisture.
Uneven watering during this phase causes tip burn, bitter flavor, and premature bolting in leafy crops; hollow centers and splitting in root crops; loose heads in brassicas.
Quality problems from this window can't be reversed once they start.
Target 1—1" per week, deeply and evenly.
Why this date
Flowering/fruiting phase — every 1 week, Mar 1 through Oct 20. Based on 1—1"/week requirement.
Picked anything from your Sun Gold Tomatoes?
Sep 15 Salsa Garden
Log what you picked, or say not yet: that's a real answer and the question comes back next week.
Why this date
Weekly harvest check, Jul 7 through Oct 20.
Picked anything from your Serrano Peppers?
Sep 15 Salsa Garden
Log what you picked, or say not yet: that's a real answer and the question comes back next week.
Why this date
Weekly harvest check, Jul 21 through Oct 20.
Picked anything from your Mucho Nacho Jalapeño Peppers?
Sep 16 Salsa Garden
Log what you picked, or say not yet: that's a real answer and the question comes back next week.
Why this date
Weekly harvest check, Jul 15 through Oct 20.
My Events Today
Pick up soil amendments
My Event
Start second round of lettuce seeds indoors
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Salsa Garden
Raised bed · Outdoor
6 plants
Full
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Season Insights
End-of-season recap
Sun Gold Salsa Garden 91% watered
Harvest Aug 18 · +2d late (GDD) Warm season — +8% GDD vs avg
GDD harvest estimate was accurate to 2 days
Heat units tracked across 94 days from transplant. Zone 6b accumulated 641 GDD vs 593 typical — a warmer-than-average season.
Excellent watering consistency
91% of scheduled waterings completed. Only 2 missed windows all season. No measurable yield impact detected.
Earlier transplant recommended next year
Season compression was detectable in final 3 weeks. Planting 7 days earlier would avoid the late-August GDD slowdown in Boston, MA.
Serrano Salsa Garden 63% watered
Harvest Sep 4 · +11d late (est.) Cool finish
3 high-consequence windows missed mid-season
Skipped tasks scored 6–7/10 impact — transplant timing and a critical feeding window. Harvest shifted 11 days. Prioritize July tasks next season.
Cool August stalled ripening
GDD accumulation slowed in the final 3 weeks of the season. Not something you could have controlled — just useful context for next year’s timing.
Recent Activity
Rain forecast 0.8” — watering skipped for Sun Gold. NWS 80% chance through tonight.
Feeding completed — Sun Gold. Calcium boost applied. Blossom end rot risk flagged last week.
Serrano showing lower-leaf yellowing — marked as struggling. Triage: possible nitrogen deficiency.
Watering completed — Serrano. Soil moisture looked good before scheduled task.
September 2026
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Salsa Garden
Raised bed · Zone 6b · Full
6 plants
2 recipes
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Succession Planner

Projected harvest dates across your garden. Use this to plan what goes in when space opens up.

Salsa Garden
Sun Gold 65–75 days
Aug 14
Ready soon
Amish Paste 45–55 days
Aug 29
~28d
Serrano 70–85 days
Sep 18
~48d
Journal

Every completed task is logged automatically with weather context. Add your own notes anytime. Here’s what a real journal looks like after a season:

Summer 2026
Late blight pressure flagged on Sun Gold — 3 favorable days predicted (humid nights, dew through morning). Disease panel suggesting copper-based preventive.
68°F
First ripe Sun Gold harvested — 1,412 GDD accumulated since May transplant. Tracking 8 days ahead of zone average for Boston.
81°F
Cilantro bolted — 5 consecutive days above 80°F. Triage flagged it as expected for the season; switching bed to basil succession.
85°F
Spring 2026
Sun Gold transplanted into Salsa Garden. Waited until 5 consecutive nights above 55°F — standard for Zone 6b coastal Massachusetts. GDD anchor set.
58°F
My Plants
Sun Gold ×2
Tomato · Cherry · Salsa Garden
Tomato
From Seed 57–65d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Water and feed on
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1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
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Amish Paste ×2
Tomato · Paste · Salsa Garden
Tomato
From Seed 74–85d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Water and feed on
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1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
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Serrano ×3
Pepper · Hot · Salsa Garden
Pepper
From Seed 70–80d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Water and feed on
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1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
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Mucho Nacho Jalapeño ×3
Pepper · Medium · Salsa Garden
Pepper
From Seed 68–70d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Water and feed on
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1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
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Calypso Cilantro ×6
Herb · Annual · Salsa Garden
Herb
From Seed 50–55d
Sun: Partial
Watering & feeding days:
Water and feed on
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1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
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Texas 1015Y SuperSweet ×8
Root Veg · Onion · Salsa Garden
Root Veg
From Seed 105–115d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Water and feed on
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1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
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Seed Inventory

Track what seeds you own. SoilStack will tell you what’s plantable now based on your zone, frost dates, and bed dimensions.

Sun Gold
3 packets · purchased Jan 2026
Plantable now Zone 6b
Amish Paste
1 packet · 250 seeds · purchased Jun 2026
Plantable now Zone 6b
Serrano
2 packets · purchased Sep 2025
Plant in 3 weeks Too cold now
Winter Squash
1 packet · 30 seeds · purchased Sep 2025
Not yet — 8 weeks After frost-free
Seed-to-Bed: 2 seeds are plantable now in Zone 6b
From what you own, Sun Gold and Amish Paste are ready to go. Tap to auto-fill your available beds.
Recipes
Root Drench
Every 2-3 weeks · Soil drench · Salsa Garden
Water 1 gallon
Seaweed extract Label rate
Silica concentrate Label rate
Cal mag Label rate
Water soil first if dry. Apply at base of plant, avoiding foliage. Water in lightly after.
Cal-Mag starts at FLOWERING only - too early causes issues
Foliar calcium does NOT prevent blossom end rot
Mix ingredients in order listed
Clemson HGIC UGA Extension Doc Bud's High Brix
Aerated Compost Tea
Monthly · Soil drench · Salsa Garden
Water 5 gallons
Compost or castings 2 cups
Unsulfured molasses 2 tbsp
Brew 24-48 hours with aquarium pump for aeration. Use within 4 hours of turning off pump. Apply as soil drench.
Use non-chlorinated water (let tap water sit 24h or use rainwater)
Must use within 4 hours of brewing - microbes die quickly
Do NOT use on hot days above 90°F
Oregon State University Extension KIS Organics Dr. Elaine Ingham
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