Walnuts are allelopathic, aren't they? How many trees do you have?
Cyndi
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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Judy Browning
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 7:11 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Weekend
Your slap dash garden sounds like it came off better than some of my
planned
ones.
The walnut trees here are a real problem. I value the shade & the nuts,
but
tomatoes don't do well at all around them and I suspect them in my
repeated
failure to grow beans & peas the last few years. If I could convince Ed
to
try raised beds, I think I could compost the weeds, grape & cherry
leaves to
topdress every year & eventually get some good garden soil. He stubborn
& it
doesn't feel like a fight I want, so I grow flowers & put my tomato
plant in
a pot.
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From: "james singer" <islandjim1@comcast.net>
To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 4:47 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Weekend
Today is my sister's birthday. When I asked her what she wanted for
her
B-Day, she said one of the blueberries we have decided to plant. So
that's what I got her and we planted it today.
A few days ago, I picked up a box-load of purple iris rhizomes [who
knows
what cultivar] on freecycle. We planted some of them today, also.
Then I
extended the micro-irrigation to a new area and began watering there
so
we can plant the rest of the iris and get the site ready to add
another
cherry tree. It's also the area where we want to plant the saffron
crocus
later this month.
Zucchini is beginning to hit its stride. We have one bush, which is
now
producing 2-3 fruits a day. I think that's half a bush too many, but
what
are you gonna do. Yellow straight necks--we have three bushes, which
is
probably one too many--are also giving us 3-4 nice small fruits a
day.
For a slap-dash garden, it's been a good year so far, mostly because
I've
learned a lot.
Island Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]
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