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Re: Changing Weather here is DROUGHT

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Vasha,

You could try mulching.  I have a couple of book by Ruth Stout
that I am rereading.  She gives a lot of information and encouragement to
mulch.  My sqft garden did ok for a first time I suppose, but I couldn't
keep up with the watering.  My blocks are all raised beds so I guess they
require more moisture.  Anyway, Ruth Stout describes mulching with hay
(and old hay is fine) to a height of eight(8) inches.  This is supposed
to hold moisture in and as the hay decomposes add something to the soil. 
This isn't all she depends on for the soil but as far as water goes she
says mulching is the way to conserve.  Has anyone else read her books?  I
did use the mulching once on a large garden.  The one where I had a
tomato jungle.  

We have put in our fall garden with broccoli, red and green cabbage,
lettuces spinach,and beets.  All are up and seem to be doing fine.  A few
bug nibbles on the cabbage and broccoli leaves but so far so good.  I
sure hope so.  I tried spinach too late in the spring for it to survive
and the beets did nothing.  We have left one block with a tomato plant or
two and purple basil and red sweet peppers.  They are all still thriving
but not much fruit.

Johnnie T.

On Tue, 03 Oct 2000 22:35:53 -0500 vasha rosenblum writes:

> My students started planting too (Birmingham, AL), and then we got hit
with
> this serious drought.  The Birmingham Water Works is running out of
water.
>I guess losing everything to the drought is a real lesson in life!   
> Soooo, anybody have any ideas about how to save the seedlings?  
> Need ideas . . .
> 
> Vasha

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