[Garden] Wednesday

[J. Rochon]

Gardeners,
                  I showed up at the garden after work yesterday, looked 
about and did a little work with the hoe. The garden looks great, we 
need to start harvesting before our lovely fresh veggies turn into 
bitter old veggies. I have a few observations.
-Cabbage can be harvested twice. I have done this. Cut the head off near 
the base, cultivate under the leaves, and new mini heads will form.
-The carrots were never thinned, but are looking ready.
-The beets, basil, turnips, chard, to name a few are ready to go. The 
garlic and onions are already dying back.
-The mid-season corn that I planted in the shadier section was a 
complete waste. We know for next year.
-The pole beans were not thinned, and are too thirsty. Some plants will 
bear no beans.
-The corn looks great. Harvest before the deer harvest. If no one 
objects, I'd like just one ear of corn to experiment with seed saving.
-The black plastic seems to be a great success.
-The flowers are blooming at both ends of the garden.
-The wheat was a dead loss. Stubborn and unbowed I intend to plant a 
*much smaller* section of winter wheat in September.
-Are we up for fall plantings?
-Are we interested in a fall picnic?
-Is anyone interested in cover crops? I can put in a few dollars for 
fall rye.
-The fence looks great.
                                                      -Jason

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Jason Rochon
Campus Tech 
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