[Garden] Gardening today

[Angela McNeill]

I have purchased two squash and two pumpkin (eating) plants already and hope 
to drop by today to plant.   I can go back to the same place and hopefully 
get some cukes and watermelon.  I could also get a cantelope.  Ian on Sunday 
the watermelon looked okay ...... from what I remember ..... is it gone too? 
Anything else we need ...... they have tomatoes etc?  I think they have 
cabbage too.  Do you think I should look for cauliflower and broccoli or do 
we think those chewed by the ground hog will come back?

Cheers Angela

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Wormsbecker" <iwormsbecker at sandvine.com>
To: <garden at lists.wpirg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Garden] Gardening today


> We weeded this area last night. It now looks much nicer, and only took
> about 15 minutes with a hoe. A few more days of this and the grass
> should subside. Unfortunately, most of those plants are dead or dying :(
>
> If anyone comes across squash, watermelon, or cucumber seedlings, please
> feel free to nab them and we can plant them. Most of the cukes are dead
> as well :(
>
> Ian
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org
>> [mailto:garden-bounces at lists.wpirg.org] On Behalf Of Paul Nijjar
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:38 PM
>> To: garden at lists.wpirg.org
>> Subject: Re: [Garden] Gardening today
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 07:36:43PM -0400, Tom Kelly wrote:
>> >
>> > Perhaps I could spread the compost pile over the area
>> thickly enough
>> > to keep the grass down, any objections?
>>
>> I would prefer that we hand-weed or use a hoe. We have never
>> cultivated that area of the garden before, so it is no
>> surprise that it is weedy (last year it was all grass and
>> ragweed). Maybe I will take a stab at it on Sunday.
>>
>> My understanding is also that compost cooks quicker if it is
>> in a mound than spread thinly.
>>
>> Having said that I am not going to argue this too strongly.
>> My real preference would be to get a few more gardeners out;
>> many hands make for light work. There are 66 people on this
>> mailing list, after all.
>>
>> - Paul
>>
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