quasar's Blog
Quasar's Blog
Jul 24, 2007 | 6:17 PM PST
What a pleasant evening to work in the garden. The temperature was in the low 70s, we got a little rain, not enough to soak the ground but it did cool things off nicely. I made further progress with the fall garden, planted three 5 foot rows. one carrots, two turnips.
My second planting of beans is coming along very well. I will make my final planting sometime this week. I know that doesn't look like a lot of beans but it is designed to produce three or so pickings, each provides two or three meals plus some to put in the freezer, and with the succession planting we can have beans late June through September. Two people can only eat so much. I used to make the mistake of planting too many and they would usually go to waste, especially if we got really busy and failed to put them in the freezer.
Had a salad with the evening meal that consisted of lettuce, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, radishes and mustard greens, all out of the garden. So fresh and so tasty.
One final note. I had some radishes growing in one of those long tray type flower planters....had them on a table out behind the garage, not in the fenced in garden area. Deer got them last night...just trimmed the tops right off.....those #*&%%@* deer will eat anything. That's what I get for trying to grow something outside of the fence.
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Jul 24, 2007 | 6:54 PM PST
How do your carrots grow? mine were forked and dwarfed and I even planted in containers! Any tips? |
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Jul 24, 2007 | 7:20 PM PST
Hi, I copied this from the Ohio State University Extension Service website, maybe this will help. Carrot plants thrive in deep, loose, well-drained soil. Avoid stony, cloddy or trash-laden soils as they increase the incidence of root defects. Because raised-beds usually have loose soil and receive little compaction from foot traffic, they are an ideal location to grow carrots. Carrots grown on heavy soils may produce considerable leaf growth and forked roots. Carrot plants do not grow well in strongly acid soils; therefore, a pH range of 6.0 to 6.8 should be maintained for best results. ----------------------------------------------------Also could have been from lack of moisture. If it's extremely dry, with some vegetables it just seems like you can't water enough to make up for the lack of rain. Last edited by quasar on July 24th at 8:36 PM. |
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Jul 25, 2007 | 5:00 AM PST
looks GREAT! I too am getting excited about my fall garden :) |
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