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Thread #126160   Message #2938770
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
02-Jul-10 - 05:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: Gardening 2010
Subject: RE: BS: Gardening 2010
Another thunderstorm is starting now. We've had days of rain, and my drainage system is draining, and there are lots of flowers on the tomatoes and it's cooler, but still - it's so darned soggy out there! I did some weeding on one side. It's lovely to pull weeds when they come out when the soil is like soft butter. :)

I picked up another load of topsoil and humate to finish the keyhole garden, or come close to finished. I'll plant it for fall. I haven't had a chance to plant the new bed out front, and I'll have to weed it before I do it, with all of this rain. I can see sprouts of Bermuda.

I picked up an organic crabgrass killer that is supposed to be pretty good from the reports on my Sunday organic radio program. It's mostly ground cinnamon, so depending on how it looks and smells, I may hit the bulk spice aisle next time I want to kill crabgrass and a few other weeds that don't like it. (It's supposed to be put down when the grass is wet, but not when it's raining, so I can't test it yet).

SRS