Saturday, September 5, 2009
Not much to do when it rains
The rain is back so I haven't been doing much of anything in the garden. I did notice that my green beans are coming back with a vengeance now that the heat is gone. Yay! Also one of my paprika peppers is turning red. I hope the rest of them ripen before we're all rain and cold all the time again. I still need to rip out the pumpkin vines that were hit with PM. Maybe if it's dry tomorrow I'll give that a go. Just before the rain came I managed to direct seed carrots, beets and spinach. We'll see how they fare. My spring crops of beets and spinach were a complete bust... maybe this time around they'll do better? Fingers crossed.
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My fall beets are wonderful, and I picked the first of my fall spinach today. No leaf miners in the beet greens or spinach, unlike the spring crops. I wish no that I had planted more. It was really hot when I seeded the spinach, and only about a fourth of it germinated.
I've had the best luck direct sowing carrots by covering the row with a board after sowing.....that keeps the moisture in the soil so you don't have to water (and wash away the seed). Check it daily after 3 or 4 days and remove the board when you see sprouts.
Hope this helps.....it truly works the best!
I hope the rain gives your direct-sown crops a real boost.
I would like to tag your blog with the Meme award! Thanks for sharing your garden. You can see the details at my blog.
I am tagging you too (for the Meme)!
http://transplantedgardener.blogspot.com/2009/09/meme-award.html
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