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- Fri 18-Nov-2022, 10:24
- Forum: Sweet Potatoes
- Topic: Sweet potatoes in winter, inside
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3417
Sweet potatoes in winter, inside
Hi all, I've brought in a couple of pots with sweet potatoes to see if I might be able to keep them happy enough to overwinter indoors. They did not grow sufficiently to produce tubers of any size this year (we're light-limited in my area, even in shade-free spots). I have a half-hearted grow-light ...
- Wed 26-Oct-2022, 11:06
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Weeds/horsetail
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2499
Re: Weeds/horsetail
On a somewhat related topic, what should I do about buttercups? They are everywhere and while I weed them out I also see that they are teaming with life. So great for the soil but not great for planting veggies or fruit trees. Any advice? We have a lot of invasive buttercups as well. I've not found...
- Wed 14-Sep-2022, 09:34
- Forum: 3. Saving seeds
- Topic: Saving and sharing seeds: ideas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4161
Re: Saving and sharing seeds: ideas
thanks for this very inspiring post! I recently heard of a refugee family from Ukraine that has moved to Chilliwack. They had, in there very limited luggage, a significant seed collection. Her comment to someone questioning her choice of luggage was...you've never gone hungry! Good point on not spr...
- Fri 02-Sep-2022, 09:58
- Forum: Pests
- Topic: Taking a plant-positive approach to pests
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9815
Re: Taking a plant-positive approach to pests
Found some cabbage worms and cocoons on kale leaves. Is it okay to put these kale plants in the compost? They're not invasive or introduced (assuming you like most of us are dealing with the white ones: Pieris rapae, not the cabbage webworm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellula_undalis ) so there s...
- Fri 02-Sep-2022, 09:51
- Forum: General Chit-Chat
- Topic: Buying Cow and Horse Manure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2075
Re: Buying Cow and Horse Manure
It might also be worth contacting your local conservation organisations and ag extension office.
Here's an example of a manure-sharing program in our region across the border: https://clallamcd.org/manure-share
Here's an example of a manure-sharing program in our region across the border: https://clallamcd.org/manure-share
- Tue 30-Aug-2022, 10:07
- Forum: Beans
- Topic: broad beans: low yield
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1909
Re: broad beans: low yield
I had a bit of this as well this year. The broad beans did the best that they ever had... but still only about 4 to 5 sizeable pods per plant. The plants were not quite a meter tall and many much shorter, giving up the ghost early. I'm trying to be satisfied given that they did better than last year...
- Tue 30-Aug-2022, 09:59
- Forum: 3. Saving seeds
- Topic: Saving and sharing seeds: ideas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4161
Saving and sharing seeds: ideas
Just a bit of encouragement and self-reminder: now's the time to save seeds! When I first moved to the PNW, I had trouble because I wanted to wait until the plants were fully and completely dry, as one does when gardening elsewhere... but it's easy for fall rains to start in again and seeds will spr...
- Thu 21-Jul-2022, 09:27
- Forum: Garlic
- Topic: Advice for garlic patch
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3350
Re: Advice for garlic patch
Re. bracken: I layer it on green without issues. The stems are thicker and a bit more annoying if you're using it on a pathway, but everything breaks down rapidly. Of course, I'm sure it could be added to a compost pile to bulk that up too. And be grateful for your clay soil: clays are very nutrient...
- Sun 10-Jul-2022, 10:38
- Forum: Garlic
- Topic: Advice for garlic patch
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3350
Re: Advice for garlic patch
Just a quick note that green bracken makes a great mulch (cut it before the brown spores develop)
- Sun 10-Jul-2022, 10:37
- Forum: Seeds
- Topic: Saving Seeds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1842
Re: Saving Seeds
I've not kept seeds in a freezer (is the idea that you could more successfully keep them for multiple years?) but have had good success with saving seeds and storing in a dark place kept relatively dry and cool over the winter. Something like a back closet or garage, so long as your humidity isn't t...