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Re: Winter must be closing in

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I am surprised you like the smell of the cocoa mulch.  My neighbors gag
every time I put out another layer.     I like the smell too.   Have you
noticed the snail trails come up to the mulch and then make a u turn?  That
is really cool!  They hate the stuff, because it has natural copper in it.

I just harvested some bush beans last night, and made an awesome salad from
the garden.  The family thinks I am some wizard!  I have never really grown
"real" food before.  Just the tomatoes they take for granted.

I had to take out the Lakota Squash out yesterday .  The vines were taking
over the entire garden, and not letting anything get any sun.  I need to
follow the rules for sq. ft gardening more closely.  I didn't take it to
heart, that you are supposed to allow for a 1' by 2' square.  I really
needed to allow for a 2' by 4' sq. for this stuff.  I will know for next
winter.  It broke my heart to have to take out a perfectly wonderful plant
with tons of blossoms.  But for the good of the rest of the garden, it had
to be sacrificed.

Live, read, and believe
Peg


-----Original Message-----
From: CynMob@aol.com <CynMob@aol.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Thursday, November 04, 1999 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: Winter must be closing in


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>Well, we've had a couple of Santa Anas lately, the hot dry wind off the
>desert, so it's been really stunning weather.  Getting chilly at night --
we
>might even have -- GASP -- a FROST before Christmas.  I believe the master
>gardener told me we're in zone 24, but that might be sunset garden zones
vice
>USDA.  At about 1300' outside of San Diego.
>I love the cocoa mulch -- too wonderful to spread it around, smelling that
>sweet chocolate scent!    Between that, blood meal, and Sluggo (tm), I've
>reduced my pest problems enormously.  The Blood meal really does work well
to
>keep rodent away -- or, at least I haven't seen any signs of damage despite
a
>couple of raunchy spots in the fencing.
>So -- I just froze another three pounds of tomatoes yesterday.  the corn is
>in a race with potential frost dates, but it looks so lovely growing...
>Still no sign of the carrots and beans producing, but the watermelon is
still
>flowering along with the tomatoes.  I finally executed the cucumbers.
>
>
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