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Re: Changing Weather here is DROUGHT

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Hi! I thought that my garden was done and that anything that had not
produced pretty much had failed but I find lots of peppers eggplants and
squash still coning. These eggplants- they are little round ones(sorry-the
dog ate the labeled stick) they start out creamy green-white and then turn
dark yellow- does anyone know when they are ripe and what I am supposed to
do with them?I am sure I knew when I planted them- but the last brain cells
dies with the green beans!-Teri
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald L Townsend <titustwo4@juno.com>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Cc: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: Changing Weather here is DROUGHT


> Square Foot Gardening List - http://myweb.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
> 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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