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Reflections ​from
​valle crucis

July  has  come  and  gone

7/31/2015

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I spent time  yesterday  morning   working  in  the  secret  garden planting   some  marigolds,  doing   a  little  weeding  and  fertilizing.  To  be  honest  I  am unpleasantly  surprised  at  the  growth  rate  of  the  vegetables  and  flowers.  Yes,    everything  was  started  from  seed  and   went  into  the  ground  a little  late  but  the  garden   gets  good  sun  and   has  been  well  irrigated.  By  contrast  the items  I   planted  in  the  ground outside  our   home  and   those  in  the  Little  Diggers  garden  are   growing  so  much  faster.  I  only  get  4 hours    of  sun  on   the  garden  at  home  and  yet  my  corn  and   tomatoes  and  beans  are more  than  double  the  size  of  what  I  planted  in  the  secret  garden.  The    most obvious  difference  is  in  the  soil.  I  believe  that miracle grow brand  garden  soil  makes  up  most  of  the  raised  bed  mixture  in  the  school   garden.  It's  a  very  barky  mix  that  I  know  contains  an  osmocote  type  fertilizer  which surely   is  long  gone.  There   are  conspicuously no  earthworms  to  be   found.  When  I   jumped  into  the planting   I  assumed  that  the   soil  would  be  really   good  and  it  did  not  occur  to  me  to    have the soil   tested  but    at  this  point   I  believe   there  are deficiencies .  Trying   to  make   adjustments  as  best  I  can.  I  have  added  epsom  salts, fish  emulsion ,  bone  meal ,  some  lime  and  just   yesterday  an  organic  mix  with a  higher   count  of  potassium.  Probably  should   consider  a  source  for  calcium   as  well.   In  hind  sight  I  should  have  gotten  on    this  earlier   but  figuring   soil, growing  your  soil   takes  time.  I  remain    hopeful.
 
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    Dana Holden

    Has been gardening for over 20 years and has her Master Gardeners certification. She is especially interested in propagating native plants and apple grafting. She is now the After School Program Coordinator and Garden Coordinator at Valle Crucis. 

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