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How does your garden grow?
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Larro Darro
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The 3rd planting of peas has hit it's stride. I bush hogged the 2nd planting this afternoon in preparation of starting my no till operation. I will lay out cardboard and cover it with mushroom mulch, then search for wood chips. I have lots of oak trees, so I can always use leaves until I locate chips.
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So what do you do when you get rained out...you cook right! :wink:
No outdoor market today been steady rain showers so I got to pickle up some more of my hot peppers...jalapeno, wax and cherry, plus made stuffed sweet peppers and eggplant parm too along with cooking another pot of sauce for the freezer.
No outdoor market today been steady rain showers so I got to pickle up some more of my hot peppers...jalapeno, wax and cherry, plus made stuffed sweet peppers and eggplant parm too along with cooking another pot of sauce for the freezer.
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That looks good. We shelled the peas I picked yesterday, but didn't get them in the freezer yet. I put down cardboard and paper in the 18 X 30 section of the garden where I mowed the peas. I'm going to get a scoop or two of mushroom mulch in the morning and spread over the cardboard. If I can't find wood chips, we do have a couple of sawmills in Blountstown. I may stop in and ask about a load of sawdust.
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I would like to try that! :licking:
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Yesterday morning I used Mamma's truck to pick up a scoop of mushroom mulch. There was still a lot of the paper and cardboard showing after I spread it, so I went by the Co-op on my way to work and got another scoop. After getting it out this morning, I had much better coverage. Then I spread the three trashcans of leaves I had raked up. I have plenty of leaves, just not enough time to rake them.
I got lots done in the garden today. Maybe I will have time to post more tomorrow.
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Larry, what is mushroom mulch?
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Larro Darro
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It's what they use to grow mushrooms. It is sold to garden centers after it has been used for growing mushrooms. It is still pretty hot and should set for a while before growing in it. And I don't use it for seedlings.
Here is an link about using it to grow tomatoes. Mushroom Compost & Tomatoes | Home Guides | SF Gate
Or just the important parts.
Mushroom Compost Content
The precise composition of mushroom compost varies from source to source, but in general it is composed of a customized mixture that includes hay, straw, spent brewer's grain, peat moss, chicken manure, corncobs, potash, gypsum, cottonseed meal, soybean meal, lime and ammonium nitrate. Before being used as a growing medium for mushrooms, piles sit for up to a month to "cook," or undergo a chemical process that results in finished compost.
Benefits
Mushroom compost sold in garden centers and agricultural supply stores has already been used to grow mushrooms, but it still has a variety of nutrients and minerals valuable for garden plants and vegetables. In addition to increasing the water-holding capacity of garden soils, it raises the pH (alkalinity) of soil, which can be beneficial for gardeners in areas with particularly acidic soils. Mushroom compost is also rich in calcium, a deficiency of which leads to blossom-end rot on tomato fruits.
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Yesterday's pictures: I transplanted 12 Anaheim peppers, 6 Jalapeno peppers & 6 California Wonder Bell peppers. There is only enough room inside under the lights for two or three of each kind, so the rest have to go somewhere. We are talking about a greenhouse, so they may end up in there when it gets built. I transplanted all the Grand Bell Mix peppers in the 2nd swimming pool. {also a few other assorted bells into the ground} The Pruden's Purple tomatoes in the swimming pool are kicking butt. Also transplanted a few mystery vines. They came up with the tomato seeds. That is what you get for recycling potting soil.
I've mixed up a couple of batches of the Darro Dirt this morning. And ate a couple bad ended melons. Still have peas to pick.
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Another picture from 9-15-15. So when I get to wondering when I side dressed the last patch of peas I will be able to find out.
I had a really late night {or early morning} at work, so I haven't got around to picking peas, peppers, cucumbers and squash yet this morning. I did water the swimming pool plants though. It's really dried out in a hurry here.
I had a really late night {or early morning} at work, so I haven't got around to picking peas, peppers, cucumbers and squash yet this morning. I did water the swimming pool plants though. It's really dried out in a hurry here.
