[Garden] Gardening today

[Tom Kelly]

Hi I saw the Squash bed with all the grass in it and though that it really could use some kind of organic mulch to feed the soil and keep the grass population low. I think leaf waste, or straw would be ideal, I do not know where to get quantities of it though. Do you?

Perhaps I could spread the compost pile over the area thickly enough to keep the grass down, any objections?

All for now.

TK





> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:50:08 -0400
> From: paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca
> To: garden at lists.wpirg.org
> Subject: [Garden] Gardening today
> 
> We did not water today in the hopes that the meterologist shamans
> would call down rain for us. If the shamans do not come through then
> our garden could use a good soaking over the next couple of days. 
> 
> Our groundhoggy friends paid us a visit. Peas were nibbled; unprotected
> brassicas were decimated. We put up some temporary (?) fencing around
> individual beds to protect some of the survivors. There is kale and
> cauliflower still in the war zone, and I think they will be
> casualties. 
> 
> I don't know whether it is frost or disease, but our cucumbers and
> squashes are dying and our tomatoes, okra, and basil look sickly. 
> 
> Some mysterious fencing appeared in the shed. I don't know where it
> came from. Do you?
> 
> The new squash bed is being overrun with grass. We could really use a
> few extra weeders, because the problem will soon get out of control. 
> 
> On a more positive note, the row cover has been effective with the
> lettuces, which are getting quite large. We harvested some lettuce
> today. The brassicas behind fencing are looking good, spinach and
> chard is coming up, and the potatoes are peeking out. 
> 
> - Paul
> 
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