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RE: Mini Harvests and other Garden Things
How are the wicking beds going this season? I've had the worst run of zucc ever - I've had to even hand pollinate them which I never have before!
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How are the wicking beds going this season? I've had the worst run of zucc ever - I've had to even hand pollinate them which I never have before!
So far, it seems like the wicking beds are doing what they need to do... the lettuce didn't survive, and the broccoli got eaten up by caterpillars or snails... we are starting to think about what to do with the spaces that are starting to open up... I'm keen on potatoes to take over completely one bed, we eat those often enough to make it worthwhile.
Oh gosh, not sure whether potatoes good in a wicking bed - might be hard to get ph right? If at first you don't succeed - times of year, using netting, all kinds of things can help and hinder. Definitely a learning curve! Could try beetroot/fennel/cabbage heading toward autumn, but of course those pesky cabbage moths - grrr. They say these days a more crowded bed is better - calendula/marigold for bugs, and plant things in different parts, like a cluster of lettuce in one spot, a cluste r in another, and companion plant it all.
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