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Re: Jordan's veggie questions

I planted corn in a 1 per square system in a 4 x 8' raised planter bed. 
They did well, though I did have a major aphid problem (like I have every
year I've tried corn).  The stalks only formed 1 ear per plant though, and
the plants in the center of the box especially had small ears.  The way I
pollinated it was to shake gently to move the pollen around.  I didn't do
it in the wee hours of the morning, as I'm not a morning person either.  Is
4 per square really what they're recommending now?  It seems awfully close
together to me for the plants in the center to develop well.

Cantaloupe definitely need warmer temps to germinate well.  Try putting
them on top of your fridge or somewhere warmer.

Celery is kind of hard to grow in So. Cal for me.  It needs rather sandy
soil.  I have definitely clayey soil, though it's getting better over the
years with amendments.  Let us know how it turns out if you try it.

Kim Kiernan
zone 9 / Sunset zone 22/23
Laguna HIlls, CA

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> From: Jordan Horwich <jordan@corollary.com>
> To: sqft@lists.umsl.edu
> Subject: 
> Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 11:35 AM
> 
> This makes me wonder whether I can grow celery at all in inland S.
California. 
> where I live. My Western Garden book mentions that Celery can grow in my 
> zone. Any ideas ?
> 
>. These cantaloupe
> seeds have been sitting there for almost 3 weeks now and have shown no
sign
> of germinating yet.  They are sitting in a dark area in a temp range of
65-75F.
> 
> Corn. The only space I can make available for Corn is about 2'x3'. I
don't
> believe I can plant enough corn there to get decent cross pollenization.
I
> have had back luck with hand-pollinating, mainly because I don't get up
> early enough to do it before the pollen drys up each day (I am not a 
> crack of dawn kind of person). Now I see from the plant-spacing web
> page that the spacing has been revised to 4/sq-ft. With 4 times as much
corn,
> maybe it would have a chance in this small plot. Anybody care to comment
?
> 
> Jordan

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