tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420957879376754270.post2550169545901741076..comments2023-11-03T08:56:03.162-04:00Comments on Grow the Change: Growing by degreesFreija and Beringian Fritillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591614320106389316noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420957879376754270.post-46932047591376888092009-07-31T01:17:48.934-04:002009-07-31T01:17:48.934-04:00Interesting. Our harvest has been 2 weeks earlier ...Interesting. Our harvest has been 2 weeks earlier than last year thus far.Amandahttp://blog.horizonfarm.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420957879376754270.post-91636831306530279602009-07-24T20:34:28.928-04:002009-07-24T20:34:28.928-04:00Looks like we will get some 60 degree nights, but ...Looks like we will get some 60 degree nights, but it will be 100 during the day to get 60 at night.<br /><br />I don't think our growing season is that much different than yours. Our last frost is usually May 15 or 20th and first is around September 30th. Good luck on your new adventure!Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420957879376754270.post-62194976217211190502009-07-24T14:07:32.882-04:002009-07-24T14:07:32.882-04:00Mr. H, the idea came from a sub-Saharan Africa gro...Mr. H, the idea came from a sub-Saharan Africa growing technique for getting seeds up in drought conditions. It did the trick, bringing the moisture to the surface without cutting the light too much.<br /><br />Trapper Creek, I'd gladly take your extra hundred days of the growing season! Thanks for the info, we'll check it out.Freija and Beringian Fritillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591614320106389316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420957879376754270.post-79986552003546603592009-07-24T10:29:44.416-04:002009-07-24T10:29:44.416-04:00The Pacific is so much colder than the Atlantic, w...The Pacific is so much colder than the Atlantic, we rarely have a summer night over 50 degrees. Very low humidity also.<br /><br />I ran across some info. about mineral imbalances in soil causing cutworms to proliferate. The info was in "Why Weeds Grow."Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420957879376754270.post-17513256056001238332009-07-24T09:05:19.635-04:002009-07-24T09:05:19.635-04:00What an excellent idea to cover the carrot bed wit...What an excellent idea to cover the carrot bed with a thin mulch. We sometimes have the same issues with the soil hardening and thanks to you we now have a solution. I will remember this and try it next spring in my newly seeded parsnip row.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.com