[Ag-eq] Munching from the garden

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Tracy:

I understand your excitement.  I didn't plant radishes this spring, but may try
some this fall.  My lettuce and spinach are almost gone, they're turning to
sseed.  Like you I planned on staggering the planting, but forgot!

I've gotten 3 squash so far and 4 tomatos.  The pepper plants have a few tiny
peppers now.

I purchased some gardening soil for my new beds and none of the plants are
growing as well as the plants in the old beds.  The soil was suppose to be
ready to go; I wasn't suppose to add anything to it.  I finally added some
Mirical Grow for vegetables and I think the plants have grown a little.  I'm
very frustrated none of the peppers are as big as they usually are.  My egg
plants are just struggling along.  The poor cantaloupe and cucumber plants seem
to be growing in slow motion.

I was hoping all the plants would have a good start before it gets to a million
degrees.  I don't think my garden will be as successful this year.

Nella






Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:

> I've just started getting the first harvest from my garden--lettuce and
> radishes.  I know y'all in warm places are streaks past that, but it's
> exciting for me.
> Every spring, I tell myself that, this year, I'll remember to plant new
> seeds every 2 or 3 weeks.  Then I forget, just like I did again this year.
> I might be able to sneak in a few more lettuces and radishes, though, before
> it gets really hot.
> This year, I'm trying a French Breakfast-type radish.  It's one of the
> icicle-shaped ones.  I picked the first one today, to put into tonight's
> salad.  It's supposed to be a mild radish, unless I've left it too long.
> Mine is long and fat, more like a short carrot than a radish.
>
> For the last couple years, I let the Prosso millet the birds planted by the
> birdfeeder grow.  It's kinda pretty, like corn.  Now I want to get rid of
> it, and it's created all these thick underground runners, kinda like bamboo.
> It's going to require quite a bit of digging.  What a mistake!
> Tracy
>
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