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The pink banana seed that someone mailed us from Tennessee has sprouted. It was planted around last Christmas. We have about 40 seedlings coming up in the south facing window at the moment (mostly red yucca, other yuccas and agaves). There's lettuce started outside plus some rose cuttings that hopefully will root - last frost date is May 10, just around the corner. 
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Ok, I usually till the soil and add some compost and peat moss, but should I try something different? I feel like I've been doing the same process for the past 8 years and I should try something new to improve the soil. Any suggestions? It's a 16' by 6' plot, partial sun, in the Mid Atlantic. I usually do 'maters, cuces, green beans, etc.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 15, 2007 11:05 am) If you've been taking care of the soil for 8 years, it's probably a nice consistency now. Maybe work in a little fetilizer to boost nutrient levels? Might also want to take a sample to your cooperative extension office and have them do an analysis for you and see if you're lacking anything specific. |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Mar 15, 2007 11:19 am) Yeah, I visited Monticello a couple of years ago and also checked out the gardens there. The green beans were in season. It was a HOT day in August, too hot! The top layer is good, but the soil is all clay underneath. You dig more than 4" and that's all you get. I've had great years but the last couple were only so-so. Of course we only got rain late, and then it was too much of it.  -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 15, 2007 11:32 am) Maybe you could even use the clay underneath tocreate sort of an underground "pot" to help hold moisture in the bed. Sort of scoop out the clay deeper in the center and leave a "lip" around the edge to keep the water around the roots of your plants. I know that leveling out my tiers made a HUGE difference in runoff. The downhill plants were always better watered and larger than those uphill. I'll have to cogitate on that one some more 
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Mar 15, 2007 11:41 am) |
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Mar 15, 2007 11:19 am) We have a short ha-ha in our front yard. Never get cows in the yard either (although the llama's across the street showed up once).
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Replying to: steve_ (Mar 15, 2007 2:06 pm) * whitetail deer * fox * coyote (!) * tons of squirrels * chip munks * rats  That's just off the top of my head.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Mar 16, 2007 12:30 pm) We get a few mule deer browsing the rose bushes on their way to the neighbor's pond. But we have no big trees in our yard so we have few squirrels visiting and no chipmunks show up to eat my Subaru wiring (hopefully!). |
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We have rabbits up the wazzoo... But when you have rat snakes your rodent problems are minimized 
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