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Plea for my mailbox + other things

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Friends,
I know the gardening season is well underway, and you're all bubbling 
with enthusiasm, but could  y'all PLEASE limit your daily postings?  I 
am getting at times 50 messages a day, and a lot of them are from the 
same people. On the old listserv site we could get a digest form, but 
Listbot doesn't allow for this, and I'm getting overwhelmed by my 
mailbox! It's not that I don't love the enthusiasm, but I'm having to 
read my e-mail at work right now and time is limited.

Another listserv I'm on limits people to 1 posting a day, and we tend 
to write multiple subject messages. When I'm reading messages I 
sometimes take notes and then write my replies as one.

I don't want to raise any hackles out there, so ignore this if I've 
offended anyone........

Meanwhile:

CORN:  I start it in peat pots in my backyard, then transplant it to 
my community plot. I grow "Early Sunglow" which only takes about 65 
days and produces 1-2 ears per stalk. I generally plant it in a 4 x 4
block, with the 1 per square foot spacing, and then plant bush beans 
around the plants. Last year I put in a few "Jack Be Little" pumpkin 
vines and they sprawled around the ground around the plants. I also 
put black plastic on the ground and planted the peat pots through it.

OVERPLANTING:  A lot of your plants CAN be started as transplants in 
peat pots, newspaper pots or other biodegradable stuff. Zucchini, 
cukes and other relatives may not do well this way, but if you plant 
several zucchini plants, prepare to remove all but one if they survive 
or you will DROWN in zucchini! 

"No Dig, No Weed Gardening" by Raymond Poincelot gives a lot about 
working with transplants--he uses cut paper cups. The book is out of 
print, but you may be able to get it from a library.

Speaking of which, if you need any gardening book (including Mel's) 
and can't get if from your local library, ask about Interlibrary Loan 
service. This is very low cost and can often get you a book in several 
days.

RASPBERRIES: Has anyone grown them? I'm thinking about putting a row 
on one edge of my plot, but I don't want to encroach on my neighbors.

Hoping you're all having good gardening weather--we're having rain 
here, but I'm glad to see all those peas my 4 year old helped me plant 
this week getting watered!

Lisa Springer
lspringer61@hotmail.com
Alexandria, VA  (Zone 7) 



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