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Dallying In The Dirt, Issue #301 - The fall vegetables have been planted and are thriving September 08, 2017 |
The fall vegetables did manage to get planted, most of them in the sub irrigation boxes and they are growing well. These baby Pak Choi should be ready for the table in another week or so, Notice the other advantage of this system, no weeds. The automatic watering system that connects all of these boxes has worked very well all summer. I have a few new ones to hook up to the system but that takes a bit of time that I don’t seem to have and as long as the plants in them are relatively small I can manually fill them every few days. Would it take less time to hook them up to the system than it does to carry a few cans of water to them?? That’s the type of question that I really don’t want to contemplate right now. ![]() ![]() One veggie that I can always find no matter how big the weeds grow is my climbing Zucchini, Zucchini trombata. That’s a 3.5M (12 ft) trellis on the back of the garage and the vine has been to the top and back down again. Look carefully near the top and you will see the rather large Zucchini woven in between the trellis bits. Not sure how I will get it out but it will undoubtedly involve a ladder and a large knife. We usually eat these much smaller but that one was not readily accessible and kind of got away from us. The other great thing about these is the bulbous end on the fruit. All of the seeds are in that end and the rest of it is solid usable flesh. Cooking a veggie dish for friends this weekend and Peppers, Celery, Eggplant and Zucchini in a green Curry sauce will have them all asking questions. Now it’s time to answer a few of my reader’s questions. To ask a question just “reply” to this ezine. Don’t forget to check the front page of the Website for frequent short ideas for current gardening activities. Valerie Asks? Thanks for sharing pictures of your garden, it is always a delight to see your flowers. Can you tell me please if I can move a 5ft three years old Rose of Sharon now or not until Spring. |
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