Trish's blog: Spring clean up

<p>What with everything else going on, it's been a little difficult making the time to tackle the market gardens.</p>
<p>Dave squeezed in digging ditches and laying new pipe for the orchard (and expanded gardens out there) in the 100 degree heat. Much to my protest, mind you.</p>
<p>Putting in the perinneal veggie beds is also on the ToDo list.</p>
<p>I had already managed to cut back the tomatoes and clean up some of the rows, but other rows need the unfortunate overhaul of a retill.</p>
<p>So, last night, I cut out the rest of the tomato cages from the Mexico Midgets, which Dave and #2 took out the cattle panels and t-post supports we used for the cucumbers and some tomato varieties. We then moved the drip tape irragation, and finished tidying up the rows.</p>
<p>This morning, all the children (minus #5, he napped) and myself weeded the rest of the garden. I'll finally get around to ordering our seeds, hopefully today.</p>
<p>We still need to plant more Purple Hull Peas (and East TX favorite) and additional squash out in the orchard. The pumpkin patch looks great. I'm working hard against both the squash boar-ers and the squash bugs. An old timer told me to try spreading whole wheat flour on and around the plants, so I've been doing that. Since we're not getting any rain, it isn't washing off.  I have seen a great improvement with the bugs, but not the boarers. Regardless of the few plants that we're loosing, the rest are doig very well, so I think we'll get a good crop. Oh, and the corn. But the corn is not for sale. It is mine, mine, mine. I guess I'll share with the rest of the family...</p>
<p>We didn't plant to have a market garden for summer as our other farmer's market friends did. With everything else going on, it is nice to have a little break this year.</p>
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<p>On the list for fall: Beans (bush, pole, and lima) beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, peas, potatoes, pumkins, radish, spinach, winter squash, tomatoes, and turnips. Yep- that should do it.</p>

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