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Re: SqFt Planting Spaces

> We don't water the lawn near our garden in the summer, but we do have
> soaker hoses set in the holes and on the grass between the holes. If we
> have a wet summer we always have problems with mildew so I spray with a
> baking soda/water solution to help prevent that.

Doesn't your lawn die from lack of water in the summer?

How often do you spray the baking soda/water solution and what are
the proportions.  I've never know what to use for mildew on veggies
since you can't use the sulphur spray that I use for my roses on
edibles.  Does anyone have any other suggestions for mildew on
veggies?  I will unfortunately have to use the sprinklers unless I
water by hand.  Would that work?  I really don't want to invest in
soaker hoses right now since this area will unfortunately become a
lawn next year.  I'd prefer to keep it a veggie garden, but my hubby
thinks we have to have a lawn.  Hmmmph!


> We've had success with teepees and trellis. However, I saw a neat idea
> recently where small A-frames were constructed on a sqare foot trench. Each
> pole for the A-frame was set on either side of the square foot and lashed
> together at the top. Maybe this would work better for you.

Does this cover the whole 4x4 square?  I'm a little confused trying
to picture this, but it sounds like it might work well, depending on
how hard it is to build it.  I'm really rather construction
illiterate.


> We've done string teepee by planting a central pole then running string
> from the top to stakes pounded in around the bottom. We plant 4 beans
> around each stake. Last year we used recycled branches from a downed
> cascara tree. That also worked well.

So do the beans just climb up the strings?  You don't have to have
actual poles for pole beans?

Thanks for your help.

P.S. How often do you have to water melons, corn, tomatoes and beans
when it's hot in the summer time, 80s and 90s, or doesn't it get that
hot where you are?  Maybe someone in So. Cal has some suggestions?


Kim Kiernan
kimk@pacbell.net
Laguna Hills, So. California

zone 9, Sunset zone 22/23
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