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by Kurtis
Mon 12-Sep-2022, 16:56
Forum: Mulching
Topic: Mulching materials
Replies: 1
Views: 2549

Mulching materials

Can you recommend some good mulching materials?

You recommended wood chips (partly broken down, mixed with mushroom manure) and leaves. Would you use sawdust? Do you find certain organic materials that would make poor mulch (pine needles?)
by Kurtis
Mon 05-Sep-2022, 19:24
Forum: Succession Planting
Topic: Crop rotation
Replies: 7
Views: 9839

Re: Crop rotation

We have been growing our tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in the same growing area for years without problems. We often grow potatoes and garlic in the same areas for a few years as well. Healthy soils keep things in balance and pests and disease can be kept in check. Healthy soils have the full spe...
by Kurtis
Tue 23-Aug-2022, 22:03
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Fighting a maple tree
Replies: 3
Views: 2239

Re: Fighting a maple tree

Ah, sigh, I wish it weren't so! :) Thanks Jack. I had no idea about root pruning and its effects. Do you think even digging the trench deeper and putting some sheet of metal as a vertical barrier in the trench is just a losing battle? If I do the root barrier with raised bed, what kind of soil depth...
by Kurtis
Mon 22-Aug-2022, 13:04
Forum: Beans
Topic: bean shoots all eaten
Replies: 1
Views: 1368

bean shoots all eaten

So, this has happened 3 years running now. I've got a garlic bed (about 10'x12') and I have to water it (drip irrigation) right until I pull the garlic in July because the hoses are connected to another bed that needs the water (I hope to change that next season). The garlic is covered in a thick st...
by Kurtis
Mon 22-Aug-2022, 12:07
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Fighting a maple tree
Replies: 3
Views: 2239

Fighting a maple tree

So I've got my garden on a corner lot in the city. The picture is facing due north. This maple tree is to the east of the garden and it's obviously been getting bigger every year. My greenhouse is movable (annually) between two terraces. It's currently up on the eastern terrace and in October I'll m...
by Kurtis
Mon 11-Jul-2022, 14:34
Forum: Parsnips
Topic: Germination issues
Replies: 2
Views: 3436

Germination issues

So, I know that parsnips have a lower germination rate, like carrots, but I have tried 4 years in a row and I get a pitiful germination rate - even from new seeds (WCS gladiator). They're definitely not drying out. Would it be better only to cover the seeds with a bit of peat moss or something light...
by Kurtis
Mon 11-Apr-2022, 13:29
Forum: Vermicomposting
Topic: Hungry Bin startup
Replies: 5
Views: 2520

Re: Hungry Bin startup

I'm thinking of keeping the bin out in my garden rather than at the house. I imagine that it's fine to throw weeds (incl. with potential seeds) into the bin. Is that right?
by Kurtis
Tue 05-Apr-2022, 16:23
Forum: Growing Transplants
Topic: Transplant health
Replies: 2
Views: 1391

Re: Transplant health

The vermicompost in the tray did the trick, and quite quickly as you suspected! Thanks!
by Kurtis
Tue 29-Mar-2022, 13:26
Forum: Growing Transplants
Topic: Transplant health
Replies: 2
Views: 1391

Transplant health

I've noticed that the last few times I've started brassicas the leaves start to turn yellow and purple once they have 2-4 true leaves. Any idea why this might be? I've got them under lights I use soil blocks and have them in a seedling tray (like from the garden shop, but more rigid, and I can water...

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