| Author | Content |
bluekat76
Ijamsville, MD
(Zone 6b)
February 22, 2008
10:47 AM Post #4572554
| Thanks Catherine, I enjoyed your article! Now that I think about it there are two great tips for me to incorporate. The seeds/sand salt shaker is a cool idea and will save on thinning.
The other is the catch 22 of not planting root veg because the soil is on the clay side and the benefit from planting root veg by encouraging aeration of the soil. Maybe interplanting is the way to go until the soil is more forgiving.
-Kim |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
February 22, 2008
10:50 AM Post #4572566
| Keep working on it. You can also incorporate some coarse sand(builder's sand) into the bed to help open up the clay particles, especially with carrots. I normally plant my "big" crop of carrots in the fall and mark the bed well, then we have fresh carrots all winter. They are much sweeter with a nip or two of frost. Just need to flag the spot, hard to see under snow. LOL
Glad you liked the article. |
bluekat76
Ijamsville, MD
(Zone 6b)
February 22, 2008
12:14 PM Post #4572993
| You got that right about the snow as I sit here looking at lots! Planting in the fall means September(ish) for my zone 6? |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
February 22, 2008
12:24 PM Post #4573060
| Mid-late Sept and into Nov. You can succession plant them for a longer lasting crop. :) Just mark your beds so you know what you put and where. LOL Tripping around in the snow looking for your veggies is not a fun experience. LOL |
Dean_W
Cedar Park, TX
(Zone 8b)
February 22, 2008
07:40 PM Post #4574705
| I like the idea of using the salt shaker. I'll use that in the future, for sure. |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
February 22, 2008
08:57 PM Post #4575024
| You get a much more even "spread" with the tiny seeds that way. Just a bit easier and I'm all for that. :) |
bluekat76
Ijamsville, MD
(Zone 6b)
February 24, 2008
01:13 PM Post #4582011
| Plant carrots in November? Really? It would be nice to pull those veggies when it is so cold out.
How long did it take you in the snow to find your veggies?!? Hmmmm |
doccat5
Fredericksburg, VA
(Zone 7b)
February 24, 2008
04:48 PM Post #4582838
| Well, if you stake it not long, if you don't it becomes Adventure in the Snow! You're thinking I think the bed was right about there? LOL |
