Re: Hello, was tomatoes and frost

All right, Allan, I'll take the bait.  Spent Saturday and today chipping
blackberry vines and turning the compost for the first time this
season.  (The two events are related as the blackberry vines are used to
heat the pile.)  I'm about 4 weeks late as I usually try to turn once in
late November.  

I'll grind up 80 gallons or so of vines ever three weeks and re-turn the
pile until mid-March.  By early May I should have a couple of yards of
black gold for my tomatoes and curcurbits.  I also use the compost as a
mulch for tomatoes and peppers to reduce the blight.

It was quite cold (for here, near Seattle) the week before Christmas. 
Got down to 10 degrees F  (-12 C) for a couple of days but now the highs
are back in the 40's (5 to 8 C) where the should be this time of year. 
And, oh, the rain!!  Over an inch (2.5 cm) yesterday alone and nearly as
much on Christmas Day.

Steve  (Maritime...)


Allan Day wrote:
> 
> On Sun 27 Dec, Meconella@aol.com wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Two nights ago I had my first frost in 7 years.
> 
> > I also got my first seed catalog about a week ago.  I can hardly wait for the
> > others to arrive.
> 
> Mine started to arrive last August
> 
> > Janet,  southern california,  sunset zone 23 -- the avocado belt.
> >
> 
> Hello Janet and any Lurkers
> Seasons Greetings
> I think you were the only contributor to veggie-list over Christmas
> (shame anybody else!) Let's all try to type a little something in the
> new year, you never know an innocent remark can sometimes bring in a lot
> of "Re:'s"
> We have had some atrocious weather over the hols but we did
> get enough sprouts for THE dinner, and they were not bitter. The land is
> awash with all the rain and one polytunnel is waiting for a day with NO
> wind to put a new cover on. So it's back to the seed catalogues again,
> one order sent and lots to do. I have discovered a new family of edible
> plants to track down, the amaranthus, a large group, apparently they
> will tolerate heat to give salading when all else has given up.
> 
> Happy New Years Gardening
> Allan
> 
> --
> 
> Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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