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To: greeneyes
Thanks for the PING, greeneyes.

- Harvested garlic several weeks ago - great crop this year!
- Cukes are all played out - fun while they lasted.
- Massive amounts of zuccinni, and still coming.
- Tomatoes are about a week or so away, we're getting close.
- Peppers (jalapenos, bells) are always later - so maybe late August.
- Snap peas were done early, but green beans are still coming.

Took a break from eggplant this year - three disappointing years in a row - maybe try again next year - could use some tips if anyone wants to pass along some eggplant wisdom.

16 posted on 07/22/2016 10:17:46 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Psalm 73

You are welcome. I’ve never grown eggplant, but I have come to realize that mostly it is about your soil. Good healthy fertile soil, rotation, and replenishing the soil.

If you grow 60% of your crop for large amounts of biomass left to add back to the soil, it’s helpful. Cover Crops such as hairy vetch, clover, rye to use as green manure etc. then you can rebuild your soil for minimum costs.

Taking off for St. Louis now, will be gone the rest of the day. Catch you all tomorrow.


24 posted on 07/22/2016 11:17:39 AM PDT by greeneyes
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