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Post by Songbird on Jan 16, 2006 19:47:01 GMT -6
last year you told me to get some stuff to soak my peas in before planting.
Now I can't find that info...
can you tell me again what it's called??
Also, since there never was a time to solarize my garden area, do you think I'll have trouble again this year with that virus?? Will it spread??
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jan 17, 2006 3:45:59 GMT -6
Song, you can soak your peas overnight to help them germinate quicker, but what you are asking about is inoculant.
I use the brand Nitragin, it is available online or through most seed catalogs, a little goes along ways, either soak your peas over night, or dampen them add them and a small amount of the inoculant to a quart jar and shake till the peas are covered with the powder, then plant. IF you cannot find it, let me know and I will get you some at the seed store.
works on snap beans, and limas too.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jan 17, 2006 3:51:49 GMT -6
OOps, two part question, sorry a little early here!
Song, if you are getting sun, and you still have a month,or better, go ahead and cover your soil with plastic, the sun will heat the soil up more than you would think!
as for what you did last season, if you removed all the garden debris, your chances will be better, but I would say...YES, you will have a problem.
Rotate your crops, based on what you had where, last year!
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Post by Songbird on Jan 18, 2006 23:05:31 GMT -6
Thank you.  would thin plastic work?... or does it need to be thick? The only large plastic I have access to, is the plastic you can buy in the paint department and use for 'drop cloths' . Maybe a couple of layers of that...  Is it okay that I've put some horse manure and some sand down on top? It'll all get solarized together, I guess...  Okay, I know how I'll be spending the next nice day that I have free!....  Thanks Philster !!  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jan 22, 2006 5:41:46 GMT -6
Song, try a building supply/lumber yard, tell them you want 4-6 mil. plastic, they will have it, and usually much cheaper than the drop cloth type. thicker too. Comes in various widths, and most place you can just tell them how many feet you want.
Make a small furrow, or trench around the area and lay the plastic edge on one side, add soil to the top to fill the trench, then stretch it over to the other side and do the same, repeat for last two sides
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Post by Songbird on Jan 24, 2006 20:49:38 GMT -6
One more question...
Do I have to do it to the whole garden area, or can I do it just where the beans were??
I want to get peas and mesclun mix in the ground real soon. I opened up some new ground... not that far away from the infected ground....maybe 4 feet away. Would it be okay to plant them there??
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