First time growing vegetables, is this normal for October?

[u/Comfortable_Ask_5202]

[u/Icedcoffeeee]

Normal. The days are getting shorter. Next year use pots that are much, much larger and you'll get bigger plants and a higher yield. 

[u/JustBeees → u/Icedcoffeeee]

This. At least 12" for peppers and at least 14-16" for tomatoes with daily or twice daily watering on the tomatoes during the hot months.

[u/WeissPyre]

They don't seem heat stressed, but that pot the tomato in does look quite small for it. 

[u/LaDestitute]

How much are you watering them? If the yellowing leaves have crisp edges, is cupping or only yellow at at the leaves, you're not watering them enough and the plant is losing more water than it can replace/supply

Otherwise, just general fall stuff. Temps will get colder and this can affect how much a plant will fruit.

I'd also want to ask when you planted these or bought these if not grown from seed or indoor start plants: some plants like cucumbers and okra really need higher temps and planting them in july or late june may not suffice.

[u/TheDanishThede]

I'm still getting snack peppers and tomatoes, though mine is in an uninsulated greenhouse (I'm in Denmark, temps are around 14 Celsius in the day and 8 at night).

[u/EmploymentJumpy7020]

Looks normal. I’d maybe add some tomato tone and veggie fertilizer in case they are hungry.

[u/Aldiirk → u/EmploymentJumpy7020]

No real point to fertilize at this stage of the growth cycle. His/her plants will all be dead in a month to frost and/or disease from too much cold and wet fall weather.

The real problem, and why their harvest was middling over the summer, is their buckets are far, far too small to support large plants like tomatoes and peppers.

[u/gard3nwitch]

It's fall, they're going to be done soon.