In article <odab2490qcqbsj4g5uono3l7jel5q9b9hh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Charlie wrote:
> On Fri, 09 May 2008 11:40:50 -0400, Gary Woods
> <garyusenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
> >But to get round to your question, garlic greens are just fine in
> >stir-frys, chopped up in eggs, or whatever suits your fancy. I know a
> >commercial grower who has a nice secondary marked in garlic greens...
he
> >just throws the leftover cloves that were too small to plant
willy-nilly in
> >a bed to produce greens, usually several cuttings before they run out
of
> >energy. A nearby Asian market is happy to get them!
>
> Hey Gary,
>
> Is it normal for some of the outer, oldest leaves to be turning
> yellowish? This spring is cooler than normal. It was planted at the
> right time, mulched, compost applied this spring and fertilized with
> fish fert and remulched. Plenty of moisture, actually lots of rain.
> Am I missing some nutrient? Or underfertilized?
>
> I read about the garlic scallions and did just that with the leftover
> small bulbs. Everyone is loving them in stir-fry and salads.
>
> Thanks
> Charlie
Maybe too much water? I had trouble with my germination trays. Once I
got my seedlings sprouted, I'd put them out sidein the sun****ne. Problem
is that the tray I had inside the house on the heating pad and under the
lights, didn't have drain holes.That's good for inside but not that
great for outside. I figured I could always tip out the excess water but
I kept having standing water in the trays and leaves would start turning
yellow, then brown, and then I would have a dead, withered seedling.
Grrrr
Took my knife and made appropriate drain holes and left two trays for
in-door germination.
The overly wet and stunted plants respond quickly when I re-pot them
into six packs and potting soil. That was the other thing, the sphagnum
moss in the germinating soil really holds the water, which exacerbated
my wet tray problem. I have more transfers to do today. I lost some
borage due to my negligence.
We be getting sun****ne and temps in the high 60's and low 70's and a
steady 10 to 15 mph wind, mornings and evenings. The garden is
responding a little bit. The cabbage has survived the slugs and snails
but it is in a border area that doesn't get much direct Sun. Putting in
some hyssop today, hoping that will help somehow. Eight tomato plants
are in (3 cherry) but even under the plastic the soil is barely 70F.
The squash looks good but not much growth from it yet.
I've got two small (8'X4' & 5'X4') partial Sun areas that I'm developing
and a couple of small spots where I'm just shoehorning things into.
I'm trimming the time, and number of emitters on my drip irrigation
because we are headed for another summer of water restrictions. I'm
putting in at least one crop of sweet corn and hoping for several more.
I'm also putting in a stand of dent corn as well, for it's ornamental
value as much as for the carbs.
Had to go get a dozen lettuce plants from the nursery because the wet
trays slowed down the new batch of lettuce. That and the lettuce tray
was at the base of an oak, where a squirrel played "52 pickup" with it.
Not much damage, but it didn't help. The potatoes are up and I'm lacing
their soil constantly with sphagnum moss and sulfur powder to drop the
pH. They are just next to my anemic looking blue berries, so the soil
adjustment is a twofer.
The local CSA that we bought into reminded us of how good fresh leeks
could be. We just slow sautee them in a thick bottomed skillet until
they are very soft. They don't need any sauce. Anywho, I'm waiting on
about 40 leeks to mature a little more before I stick them in the
ground, somewhere(?).
Man, all this stuff takes time.
On the bright side, the "Hounds from Hell" have been leaving the
garden in peace. The border collie's (Beau) favorite scratching area is
the beet garden. I know. I know. The season is young.
--
Billy
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