I spend all my winters in anticipation of summer and it disappears before my eyes.
Lets get this out of our system ahead of time. This will not be a spectacular year, it will be another year of lessons.
There is too much of a good thing. that being rain 5 of the last 7 days in july and 17 of 30 days in june. And even when it was only a few drops it has been overcast. Things are moving sllllloooowly. I should really consider adding another row of boards to the raised beds which only sit about 4-6 inches above ground height.
I am willing to try starting peas on st patrick's day again, but only if they are pre-sprouted. It took forever for them to germinate.
I should start my curcurbits in pots first. The soil just does not get warm enough early enough to get them going, I am going to end up with a lot of things just getting in under the wire if at all.
Slugs are a serious issue now. A duck is unfortunately out of the question.
Garlic spray is a great japanese beetle deterrant, I haven't seen them since.
I should have planted trees years ago.
fried beet chips are a reason to get out of bed in the morning!
My frontyard bed definitely needs more organic matter.
I need more grape vines.
The black tips on the kiwi is likely a water issue, too little I think, and with the rain I have not seen any since.
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Kory, where do you find the garlic spray? I'm getting desperate.
crush two - three cloves of garlic in two cups of water and run through blender or food processor. douse plants with sprayer.
bada bing bada boom.
We need to meld weather patterns, we are at less than an inch in almost 5 weeks -compared to last years record floods!
If you are going to start curcubits, go peat pots. They are notoriously prone to transplant shock - and start them in the 4" ones. It really helps.
Sluggo (TM) works wonders and is OMRI approved. Put it down and slugs are gone in days.
Good to hear about the garlic spray - we are just starting to see them in our county. Add some oil to make the garlic spray stick on the plants longer.
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