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Re: Checking in

hey Bill, where do you get soil tested up here? I keep reading about
"county agents" in the states, but don't know what's available in Canada?
I'd like to have my soil tested, too.

Denise McCann Beck
USDA Zone 7
Sunset Western 4
Coastal Bristish Columbia
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> From: Bill Verchère <billv@island.net>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Checking in
> Date: November 29, 1997 4:27 PM
> 
> 
> > 
> > Yes, I'll buy that. Sure is quiet round here. ;)
> > 
> > I guess the reason is due to the season. Most of us aren't doing much
> > *active* growing at the moment.
> 
> 
> Hello, everyone -
> 
> Well, I've been on this list for a week or so and thought I'd check in.
> 
> I'm on Vancouver Island and no frost yet (El Nino?), but plenty of rain.
> My winter veggies are the basic fare - Brussels sprouts, beets, parsnips,
> leeks and carrots.  A recent soil test indicated a nitrogen deficiency,
so
> have plenty of fall rye scattered throughout, and have added a row of
fava
> beans for good measure.
> 
> I'm fine at growing carrots (have bought them only once in nearly 2
> years), but have great difficulty with beets. Symphylans are a major
> problem in my garden. Next year I'm going to try starting beets in the
> hothouse and transplanting them. Have been told it works. Does anyone
have
> experience doing this?
> 
> Bill Verchere, 
> Ladysmith, BC Canada  
>                   
>    Visit my Giant Pumpkin and Extreme Skiing Page at
>    http://www.island.net/~billv/
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