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"Suzanne D." wrote: "Billy" wrote in message news:wildbilly-50861D.00114017062009@c-61- You know you could save a lot in amendments by planting "green manure" as a cover crop. Rye to condition the soil and legumes to pump nitrogen into it. I like buckwheat as a good quick hot weather crop. You can get in three or four plantings in a single season, and it gives lots of mulch when you cut it down. I believe SteveB is the one who lives near me in southern Utah (there are so many Steves on this NG it is hard to keep them straight), and if so, I can guarantee him that buckwheat grows well around here with virtually no care. I've got it growing in my tomato beds right now. I also like canola for breaking up hard clay soil, and I like my crimson clover (which is surprisingly growing even in this heat) to add nitrogen and attract beneficial insects with its bright flowers. I feel that if you can keep the ground covered with vegetation that will pull nutrients to the surface AND provide future mulch, there is no reason to spend loads of time and money on bagged amendments. Bulk seeds are cheap, and having the ground consistently covered with vegetation discourages weeds. I understand the desire to get the soil in good condition RIGHT NOW, but really, after just two years of using no-till practices, I've got a good 3-4 inch layer of rich black dirt in my beds, so it really doesn't take long at all to do it naturally. --S. In a nutshell, that's it. All that is needed is to just get out in front of your needs and prepare for their arrival. I haven't tried buckwheat, but that was recommended to me along with rye. I can't give rye all the credit for conditioning my soil but it did make a vast improvement. I still have some of my green manure coming up here and there, and I encourage it to keep growing. After I cut the rye and legumes, I cover with paper, and mulch over that with alfalfa. Then I water occasionally, and wait at least two weeks before I plant. It's not rocket science and it leaves the aeration provided by the worms intact, as well as the fungi that provide nutrients for the plants. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Zunx_goz4 http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/2...ra_hass_on_the |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , "brooklyn1" wrote: Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to plant you! hehe Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have? You don't read very well, obviously you're incapable. You have no business here. All you do is copy and paste scads of irrelelevant material that hardly anyone takes the time to read, essentually you're a spammer/troll. You're not intelligent nor are you entertaining... if you died in the next five minutes no one would miss you. |
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"brooklyn1" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , "brooklyn1" wrote: Thank you Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to plant you! hehe Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have? You don't read very well, obviously you're incapable. You have no business here. All you do is copy and paste scads of irrelelevant material that hardly anyone takes the time to read, essentually you're a spammer/troll. You're not intelligent nor are you entertaining... if you died in the next five minutes no one would miss you. Now Mr Hyde it is time to change back to Dr. Jekyll. Bill who thinks Felco is the best. Consider http://www.amazon.com/Felco-F-7-Gard...dp/B0001IOYYE/ ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1245267814&sr=1-6 Read the reviews Mr Hyde. I own it and trim my 4 thousand inches of driveway with it. -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.... The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." -James Madison |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... SteveB wrote: Just like planting a eucalyptus tree too close to the house. But I digress. The tree should be sawn down within one year. And then there's the roots and stump ........................... What species? Do you know its likely ultimate size? Do you know its propensity to drop branches (even in calm weather)? I have references that will tell you these things and provide some data about the chances of it destroying your roof if you are interested. There is plenty of newsreel footage taken every time there is a good storm round here showing what eucalypts do to houses - perhaps SWMBO could view some. David One thing for sure. It's already crashing into the tile roof. Steve |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , "brooklyn1" wrote: Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to plant you! hehe Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have? You have no business here. You could write the same words in any group, not that any would want you. What a sad, dreary life you must lead. -- - Billy Amen to that, brother. |
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"SteveB" wrote:
"Billy" wrote: "brooklyn1" wrote: Your wife knows much more about gardening, I bet she can hardly wait to plant you! hehe Is your life so pitiful, that abuse is all you have? You have no business here. You could write the same words in any group, not that any would want you. What a sad, dreary life you must lead. -- - Billy Amen to that, brother. Sad... reading Billy's incoherent nonsense I'm laughing my ass off! LOL Btw, Steve, with all that kvetching I'm sure Billy is your spinster sister. LOL-LOL Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . . |
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I use drip irrigation hose. Cheap and do the work here. I run about 6 to 50 feet to 100 feet of one. A rain gauge information transmission, although I usually just take a look at plant life sad. This is not the drought in New Jersey.
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