Planting

8/30/2015

There are only a few things left to plant in my garden for the fall. The last of my broccoli transplants went in Friday, the kale seedlings went in yesterday. I moved up the last planting of green beans to this week in an attempt to beat the first frost which will come the first of November. And I also replanted the squash.
What's left you ask? This week I'll plant the second crop of snow peas, I'll also plant turnips and radish. I'll probably plant several planting of radish over the next few weeks as they are quick maturing. I've still got onion sets as well as pearl onions left from the spring, I'll plant those for green onions. This afternoon after it stops raining I'll transplant lettuce seedlings in the hydroponic system and start a few lettuce seeds too. If you want lettuce, spinach, and arugula, those can all be planted over the next few weeks. The freezing temperatures in November will slow these crops from growing but you'll be able to harvest greens well into the winter and you'll actually have early greens next spring.
Otherwise I'm done planting for the 2015 vegetable growing season.
I've ordered cover crop seeds for the fall planting and I'll have crimson clover seeds at the garden for everyone to put down for the winter if you don't grow veggies. I'll put out more info as soon as the clover seed is here.

3 Comments

Shannon Gentry

10/4/2015 12:58:42 pm

I have fire ants and Japanese beetle lava in my soil which I'm told eats the root systems of some of my plants. I'm using one organic product for the ants which are relentless, as was the grass this year, and for which I understand there is an organic spray for the weeds. Could the powers that be consider the garden management buy a grass organic weed killer this next spring?

Also, how did Jerry's bee boxes do this year? Monsanto will make sure that our bee population will continue to decline if we don't organize to some extent and bee concerned about this and all their pesticides. As well as their monopoly on seeds.

Sorry, one more thing - is the garden giving to any of the food banks in the area? Sometimes I grow too much of one plant or another. Please advise.

Regards,
Shannon

Larry

10/8/2015 06:42:05 pm

I'll take your questions in reverse order. Any excess produce you grow will be greatly appreciated by Fayette Samaritans, or The Real Life Center. All my extras go to the Real Life Center.
Don't get me started on Monsanto! Bee keeping is getting harder by the year, Jerry recently told me his losses are about 40%, my losses are greater than that. Obviously something needs to be done about the pesticide residues rampant in the environment.
Lastly, you may have grubs or fire ants but seldom both, the fire ant eat the grubs. "Milky spore" will kill grubs, orange oil will kill fire ants, 20% vinegar will kill weeds when sprayed. There is a debate ongoing about the grass in the paths...stayed tuned.

SHANNON GENTRY

10/9/2015 01:27:57 pm

Okay, thank you for your expertise on my questions.

Yes, don't get me started on Monsanto either. The Supreme Court case from a couple of decades ago needs to be revisited. Recently, NPR reported that Monsanto is laying off 10,000 employees due to their corn seed sale decline. Can't image why. Oh, farmers are buying them from someone else.

We have to ecologically save the bee colonies, NOW, and like Jerry said they have identified nearly 16 pesticides that are killing the bee colonies. While we are all busy ~ get involved in this issue. It really will predict the future of all crops and food production. How dare Monsanto. Big corporations, big paid lobbyists.

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