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To: Pollard

Pollard, they look good and edible!


79 posted on 09/04/2023 7:47:54 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
September start. I cleaned out my dead and dying pole bean along the fence and replaced with Cascade Sugar Snap Peas. (60 days approx) Decided to companion plant in the bed in front of it. (This Location will get full sun in September/October.)

So About 5 inches front of them I put a row of smaller 30 day Tokyo market type Turnips. Four inches in front of them I put a row of Golden Ball Turnips (55 days) and at one end with the most sun Navone Yellow Rutabagas (80-90 days) About 8-9 inches in front of them I put a row of (55 day) Boro Beets (And some 18 day Radishes here and there in the row....Beets do not germinate that quickly. The Radishes do! ) After watering I put boards over the rows of Turnips and Beets to keep the ground damp and protect from drying out. I will pull them off every day to check for germination. (**This is a good idea for anyone with Carrot beds. Aids and speeds gemination from the normal 10-14 days!)

I'll take a look later today at my different Broccoli and Califlower seeds today and see if I have time to start any of them.

Problems with Heat right now, but at some point once they germinate will be sow bugs/pill bugs which destroy the new seedlings.

I asked the internet and came up with these dicussions:

Discussions about Pill Bug Control

Pill bug Sow bug Trap

For now I will try to remove any dead material around the rows of germinating seed and put down old chucks of potato spiked with spinosad. Maybe try the double water in cups trick fron Texas Urban Homesteader.

80 posted on 09/04/2023 8:49:41 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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