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----- Original Message -----
From: stanberry <stanberry@knowledge-tree.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: Pumpkin strip.


> Pattie:
> Depending on how creative (or how big your family and friends group is)
may
> I recommend that you get
>     1. cucumbers (some love! to climb fences - especially with a little
help
> from ties made from the cutting strips from plastic trash bags)
>     2. depending on how good/bad the soil is- cantaloupes.
>     3. any of the squash family: pumpkins, winter squash, spaghetti
squash,
> acorn squash, zucchini, summer yellow squash, etc
>     4. if the deer aren't extremely terrible you can use the fence to
> support tomatoes also.
> Enjoy planning this out - that is 1/3rd the fun of a garden.
> Nancy @
> MuslimaLeila@hotmail.com
>
>
> pattie@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Well, Robbie the rototiller just woke up from his hibernation and is
> > already
> > hassling me to start doing something.  He says he wants to
> > till that 80ft strip along the property edge but doesn't want to do
> > it alone.  Robbie is not much of a self-starter.  He can't seem to
> > do a darned thing by himself.  He is always complaining, clean me,
> > check my oil, gimme some gas, pull on this,etc.  Oh well, I guess he's
> > worth it.
> >      Some of you may remember last year when we tilled this spot and
> > put down the "twenty packages for a dollar"  flower seeds, and not
> > a single seed sprouted.  (I still think Robbie was wrong about the money
> > we used to buy the seeds with was "tainted" just because I "gathered"
> > it from the mall pond)
> >      Well, this year I am thinking of growing my "Duncan type" pumpkins
> > in the strip and sending the runners off into the weeds.  The deer will
> > eat the yellow flowers, but I since I will only keep only one or two
> > fruits on
> > each vine anyway, maybe this will work to my advantage.  When I see
> > a flower start to form, I can put a wire cage over it so the deer won't
> > be able to eat it, but any other flowers down the line will be eaten and
> > therefore
> > all the energy will be directed to the protected pumpkin.
> >      There will be an 80ft soaker hose running down the center of the
> > strip.
> >      What do you think?  Any suggestions?  ( I mean suggestions about
> > the pumpkin ideas, not personal suggestions).
> >      What other veggies could I grow in this strip that wouldn't
> > interfere with
> > the pumpkins and not be eaten by the deer?  No root crops because
> > this is not the nicest soil for root crops.
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
> > Stan                   the cheap and lazy gardener
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