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To: greeneyes

We’re very pleased with our garden this year. Strawberries continue produce 2+ gallon a week, beets and carrots are adding to our evening meals as are the Yukon Gold potatoes. Sweet corn will be on the menu by early August. The Humboldt Bay region of Northwestern Calif has a ample supply of water as Ruth Lake was the only reservoir to fill and overflow this winter. We have 2 years of water in case it never rains again and that ain’t gonna happen. The garlic crop was the only disappointment due to the Rust disease for the second year.


21 posted on 07/18/2014 1:46:29 PM PDT by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: tubebender

Sorry to hear about the garlic, but the rest sounds great. I really need to dig taters this weekend. I have Dakota pearls, butte russet, kenebec, and some leftover supermarket russets that were a little too sprouted to eat.

Hubby has a bunch too. We should be set for the several months anyway on the taters. Kenebec’s are the only ones that I ordered. The others I saved some smaller taters to use for seed potatoes from last year’s crop.

We never get that second batch of strawberries. Hubby has it fixed in his head that they are done in June, and totally neglects them. No water or additional feed. Doesn’t accept that everbearing will really have a second crop.


32 posted on 07/18/2014 2:38:54 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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