[Garden] Wednesday

[Madeline Rosamond]

I did so thin the carrots (last week). Just sayin'.

Please, some kind person, take lots of zucchini. I am full up at my
house and there are copious amounts. Unfortunately the groundhog (or
whatever) is hollowing out squash and watermelon at a ridiculous pace.
Does anyone know if blood meal or something would work??

Cheers,
Maddy

On 8/13/09, J. Rochon <jrochon at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> 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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Maddy Rosamond
PhD Student
Dept. Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 ex 38674
m.rosamond at gmail.com