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Rotaion, Seeds and fences

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From: "Christine & Jeff Sagadin" <cmjmpa@execpc.com>


> We bought a lot of seeds already, so I hope I can fit them all in! We have
peas,
> sugar snap peas, tomatoes & cherry tomatoes, green beans, carrots,
watermelon,
> onion, peppers, pumpkins, pickles & cucumber. The garden already grows
dill. I
> have been trying to keep it in a certain area, so I know where that garden
plot
> will go!  Next year I hope to start an herb garden in a different area, so
I
> will probably move the dill.

Some people have troubles with disease in the garden, so it can
be important to practise crop rotation.  I keep one of those old
fashioned composition books that has graph paper pages in it.
The pages are non removable so I have a complete record of
everything (including my mistakes).  I keep maps of the various
beds so I know what I planted where and when for each year.
This is especially handy for those plants that I allow to over
winter like the walking onions, would not want to accidently
spade them.  It also gives me something to look at and think
about during those long winter months.

So many seeds, I purhased seeds with perhaps a bit too much
wild abandon.  A single packet even from those places that
provide smaller packets will still last me years.  I make a point
of carefully resealing all the seed packets (with a paper clip)
then grouping the types of packets (say tomatoes) together
in a plastic bag with a small bag of silica gell (from packages
I have received).  Kept cool and dry the seeds will last
quite a long time (depends on the seeds, onions are not
supposed to last longer then a year, other plants up to 7 years)

> I was just thinking, our neighbors have a chain-link fence ... maybe I
could put
> some long boxes along their fence next year, for those watermelon! Silly
me, I
> was going to plant bushes along the fence! What a waste!

Check with the neighbors to see if they mind, are just grow
up the fence accidently.  For watermelons I would think you
may need secondary support for the produce especially if
they are big ones.  Small gourds, zuchini (while the fruits are
still nicely sized to eat, not those monsters), peas all great
on chain-link fences.  Heavier plants like multiple tomatoes
with many heavy fruit all ripe at the same time, depend on
how the fence is supported, does it have a rigid upper pole
or heavy duty wire along the top?  Then you can do just
about anything (within resonable limits)

Souliere  (Lincoln nebraska, hit 26 degress last night,
little over 3 weeks to last frost)


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