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Durgan
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| | Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 10:16 pm EST : |   
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22 April 2007 Zone 5. http://gardenpeas.notlong.com/
Pictures of the Garden with emphasis on the method of planting peas. First the row is rototilled, a layer of toilet paper is put down and wet, then the peas are spaced carefully, then another layer of toilet paper is put over the seeds, then a layer of sand it placed over the row, then watered.
I use sandy soil for covering, since it does not coagulate (a hard crust forming) like a clay soil does after a rain. The sand absorbs the shock of the rain, and prevents disturbing the seeds until they germinate. The sand is more soil than actual sandy grains.
So far this spring I have planted fifty potatoes, onion bulbs, radishes, beets, carrots and peas. This is Zone 5 and most people would consider this too early, but from past experience I find these vegetables can withstand the frosts encountered over the next month. If the temperature goes too low I will cover with a large pool tarp, which I have available.
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Durgan
- Ontario,
Zone "5"
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Greg
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| | Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 01:08 pm EST : |
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What a fantastic garden bed you have. I wish I had so much space! It's been either too cold or too wet to plant for me yet. I'm hoping next week to get my cold-hardy seeds in the ground.
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- ND,
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Suzyqt1968
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| | Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 02:17 am EST : |
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GOSH!~ I have to echo Greg..I WANT A VEGGIE GARDEN like that :-) So far I have sowed 3 kinds of radish, 3 kinds of lettuce and some turnips. Teeny tiny rows of each. I will also stuff in tomatoes, corn, carrots, cucumbers and probably a pepper or two. I will live vicariously through your large plot though. Thanks for all of your interesting and informative posts.
Suzyqt1968
- Washington,
Zone "7-8"
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Periwinkle
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| | Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 10:11 am EST : |
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I'm enjoying seeing your garden Durgan. Hope you will post other photos so we can see it in its Prime during havest time!
Denise--Northern Wisconsin, Z3b
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