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Re: Crop Rotation?

Ed Haggerty wrote:

> In the sqft system, you have answered your own question.

Well, sort of. Not being a pure sqfter, I was wondering if it was more than a
little complicated trying to devise a similar rotation pattern for a 4x4,
bearing in mind that some crops take up more than one square, and some people
used fixed-position trellises for peas, squash etc. Any takers?

> If you are going to
> plant a nitrogen hungry plant, add nitrogen.  Mel says, When you get a 4 X 4
> square ready for "spring" planting add 1/2 coffee can of 5 -10 - 5 if you
> chemical fertilize, full coffee can if you organic fertilize and turn the
> soil over.  Sprinkle a hand full of fertilizer if replanting a square. Add
> compost, compost, compost every time you replant.  I spray my garden with an
> all purpose fertilizer I make up every three weeks to keep things going.

Sounds good. One question. When you say coffee can, what sort of volume are you
talking about here (approximately a quart, or half gallon)?

On-topic diversion follows:

> Getting warm down under?

Maybe in the south and west, but here in Brisbane it hasn't been over 29C (85F)
for weeks. It's been beautiful. Harvested my first golden nugget this morning.
It was a volunteer plant, so it probably should have been removed, but I left
it, even though it has made it a little crowded in that bed. If you want a
prolific (bush) pumpkin, try golden nugget.

Tony

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