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- Where do you live and garden?
- Jacksoville Florida
- How long have you been growing food?
- 10-20 years
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- At 8:22pm on September 27, 2009,
Everett McDonald said… - Hello kay,
In 2005, the year I ruptured a disc in my back, I couldn't do my usual soil
building routine. I got someone to turn my soil and I used fertilizer. That
was the only year I got infested with aphids, and the ants that farm them.
It seems crowder peas don't particularly thrive in soil that's too good.
I looked at the pictures of your brocolli, collards and spinach, you've
got some excellent soil. If you try them again, don't do anything to the
soil after the previous planting. If the soil is a little tired, oddly enough
they'll be happier and maybe the aphids won't be such a problem.
I still get a few but not enough to be an issue.
- At 5:47pm on August 23, 2009,
Letti said… - The nights here are cool, but the days are still very hot. I started some lettuce, kale, radishes and collards a few weeks ago, they're doing so so. Something is alreading eating the young leaves of the radishes. I think I will wait until the days are a bit cooler to do some more planting. My pumpkins are just sending out flowers. I am having lots of butterflies, which means lots of leaf-eating caterpillers.
- At 5:23am on August 20, 2009,
Stephanie Hankins said… - Good Morning Kay~
I start from seed...so that is the planting I am doing. It is still hot here as well.
Can't wait for September!
- At 4:02am on August 19, 2009,
Stephanie Hankins said…
- Good Morning!
Yes ~ we do have some challenges here in FL. I am getting ready to plant lettuce. I'm fairly new at this so it is all experimental at this stage. Loving it though! Summer was my first garden!!! Uck!! I planted butternut early but it seems to be doing very well !
Have a growing day!!! Steph
- At 8:45pm on August 14, 2009,
Letti said…
- We' ve been having some rain but not too much. I am happy for the rain cause the soil is very sandy and drains quickly. I have been harvesting my herbs, blending and freezing them. My okra, peas potatoes and tomatoes did poorly. I am now planting fall stuff, which does better for me. Thanks for the friendly invite.
- At 8:17pm on June 14, 2009,
Heather WOod said… - I am having some issue with one tomatoes plant and two squash and cucs are slow!I have alot of sand and clay!
- At 11:32am on June 14, 2009,
Heather WOod said…
- Kay, How did your crops survive the rains? I lost bean and peas one squash ans one Cucumber My lettuce is doing horrid,too this year. Tomatoes are doing great Sorry about missing you feed store question...I don't think Yulee has anymore since Ace closed down maybe callahan..
- At 6:56pm on June 2, 2009,
TAR HEEL said… - we cool.
- At 6:50pm on June 2, 2009,
TAR HEEL said…
- ....whats on the back of that sweet chevy pu?
- At 6:44pm on June 2, 2009,
TAR HEEL said…
- ...glad you picked up on the ''e-book'' deal. thanx.
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