Lack of Potassium on Peas and Lettuce and Swiss Chard Seed
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Comments (23)Melissa: If you have a variety of broccoli that produces side shoots, you can let it keep going and producing side shoots. Yes, the main head is gone once it's gone. But I definitely get tons more from my side shoots than that initial head. You just want to keep harvesting the side shoots while they're still decently tight and definitely before they flower. I've had broccoli going for a good couple years before. What types of herbs? The thing I noticed about beneficial attracting herbs is that they flower for a short period of time(cilantro, dill, parsley, to name a few). And it's the flowers that attract the beneficial predators. Maybe get some containers to plant some in and keep making successive plantings. What you want is an ever-flowing progress of beneficial attracting flowering plants throughout the year/season. A few that come to mind that tend to keep flowering throughout the summer are marigolds, alyssum, zinnias. There are also some perennials like yarrow, golden marguerite, and tansy and even some perennial alyssums. Borage is also a great herb for this, but watch out--- it can be invasive. Like I said though, you want diversity and staying power for your beneficial plants first and foremost. Usage(herbs) are just a plus. Certain beneficial flowers are good in the spring, summer, and the fall... so, deversify! Corn is a VEGGY that attracts, too. Actually many veggies(from onions, to swiss chard to broccoli )and many more) are great attractors if you let one or two go to flower. You can save the seed at the end of the season Here's a link I find useful for IPM programs. Kevin Here is a link that might be useful: beneficial attarctors and what they attract This post was edited by woohooman on Tue, Feb 18, 14 at 13:13...See MoreHAVE: cleaning out seed stash! check it out! :)
Comments (24)Evening! I've updated the list :) ~~UPDATED~~~~~ Vitex: Purple Tall Blue Iris Euphorbia: Amiljassa Yarrow: Summer Wine~~OUT~~ Yarrow: Terra Cotta: 15 Hibiscus: Rose Mallow: 15 Rudbeckia: Indian Summer: ~~OUT~~ Nigella: Blue ~~OUT~~ Gaillardia: Mesa Yellow ~OUT~~ Reseda Ordorata: Mignonette Machet Tick- Trefoil Seeds: Pink Narrow Leaf Coneflower ~~OUT~~ Clematic: Jackmannii: ~~OUT~~ Rudbeckia: Cherokee Sunset ~~OUT~~ Asclepsia Incaranata: Cinderella: 3 Gaillardia: Fiesta Daisy: 5 Catchfly: Bright Fuschia ~~OUT~~ Bells of Ireland ~~OUT~~ Marigold: Janie Bright Yellow: 3 Poppy: Patty's Plum ~~OUT~~ Rudbeckia: Marmalade Pansy: Historic Florist ~~OUT~~ Viola: Tri-Color ~~OUT~~ Daisy: Crazy: 2 Daisy: Snowdrift Yarrow: King Edward Ornamental Cabbage ~~OUT~~ Silver Ghost: Giant Blue Sea Holly ~~OUT~~ Kettle Gourd Bushel Gourd ~~OUT~~ Yellow Grass Rudbeckia: Maya ~~OUT~~ Chrysanthemum: Bridal Robe Oriental Poppy: Prince of Orange ~~OUT~~ Siberian Wallflower ~~OUT~~ Gaillardia: Gold Goblin Blackberry Lily: Orange Yarrow: Pomegranate ~~OUT~~ Anthemis Tinctora: 1 Ligularia Dentata: Golden Ray ~~OUT~~ Oriental Poppy: Brilliant Red ~~OUT~~ Rose Of Sharon: Purple ~~OUT~~ Gaillardia: Yellow Sunshine ~~OUT~~ Salvia Splendens: Sizzler Red Stripe ~~OUT~~ Gaillardia: Arizona Sun Mizuna: Red Streaks ~~OUT~~ Yellow Trumpet Morning Glory Castilleja Coccinea Rudbeckia: Sputnik ~~OUT~~ Peas: Melting Snow: Sugar Hosta: Lemon Lime ~~OUT~~ Purple Pole Beans ~~OUT~~ Sm. Ornamental Gourd Globe Thistle ~~OUT~~ Purple Love Grass Tomato: Eva Purple Bay ~~OUT~~ Black Diamond Watermelon Lettuce: Simpson Elite Swiss Chard: Rainbow Mix Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson Pumpkin: Triple Treat X-Large Orange Pumpkin Japanese Parsley: Mashimori Cabbage: Golden Acres Short Snap Pole Beans Watermelon: Orange-GLO ~~OUT~~ Pumpkin: Freaky Tom Tendergreen Mustard ~~OUT~~ German Statice Potentilla: Molten Fire ~~OUT~~ Penstemon: Firecracker Red ~~OUT~~ Dianthus: Black Magic ~~OUT~~ Mexican Hats Trumpet Lily: Black Dragon ~~OUT~~ Petunia: Titan Salmon Dianthus: Rainbow Lovliness Lettuce: Red Romaine Popcorn: Strawberry ~~OUT~~ Italian Borlotti Beans ~~OUT~~ Cucumber: Lemon Carrot: Nantes Coreless Gourmet Mix Lettuce Pea: Oregon: Sugar Pod II Columbine: Mixed Bonnets ~~OUT~~ Blackberry Lily: Mellow Yellow ~~OUT~~ Allium: Purple Sensation Snap Peas: Sugar Ann ~~OUT~~ Tansy: Purple Rudbeckia: Goldilocks ~~OUT~~ Poppy: Lauren's Grape Poppy: Flemish Antique ~~OUT~~ Poppy: Lilac Pom Pom ~~OUT~~ Pink Speria Poppy: Danish Flag ~~OUT~~ Milimus Pictus ~~OUT~~ Clematis: Rouguchi ~~OUT~~ Lilac: Lycianthes Guichenisis Rudbeckia: Sundance ~~OUT~~ Cucumber: Lemon Apple ~~OUT~~ Squash: Scallop Bush: Pan Gaillardia: NOID ~~OUT~~ Geum: Mrs. Bradshaw ~~OUT~~ Cypress Vine: Red Select Pepper: Mini Bell Chocolate ~~OUT~~ Pepper: Purple Beauty ~~OUT~~ Tomato: Black Krim ~~OUT~~ Sweet Red Pepper ~~OUT~~ Chile: Thai Dragon Tomato: Moonglow ~~OUT~~ Gypsophilia: Covent Gardens~~OUT~~ Yellow Loosestrife ~~OUT~~ Verbena: Romance Scarlet Dianthus: Telstar Carmine Rose Gaillardia Pink Cordyalis ~~OUT~~ Nicandra Orange Blackberry Lily ~~OUT~~ Leek: American Flag Marigold: Orange Yarrow: Apple Blossom ~~OUT~~ Purple Passiflora ~~OUT~~ Pansy: Swiss Giant Blend Viola: Bowles Black: ~~OUT~~ Columbine: Sunburst Ruby ~~OUT~~ Marigold: French Dwarf Marigold: Queen Sophia Lettuce: Spicy Gourmet Mix Love In A Mist: Persian Jewels ~~OUT~~ Poor Man's Saffron Agastache: Raspberry Daqueri ~~OUT~~ Rock Soapwort Yarrow: Strawberry Seduction Love In A Mist: African Bride ~~OUT~~ Love In A Mist: Mulberry Rose ~~OUT~~ Arkwrights Campion ~~OUT~~ Yarrow: Moonshine Golden Nipplefruit ~~OUT~~ Tansy: Fiddleneck: Purple Poppy: California Mix Fresh from my garden this fall: Columbine: Leprechaun Dianthus: Siberian Blues I've emailed back everyone that's posted so far. Off to a terrific start. Still looking for some trades :) Talk to you later! vina...See MoreSwiss chard won't grow...help!
Comments (8)I have had the same problem with bright lights. My first planting and only two germinated. I called Johnny's and they told me it might be the heat so I will reseed and move the containers where they get partial shade and hope for the best. I am doing the same thing with my summer lettuce varities. I hope that I can get them all growing as all the other has bolted....See MoreANyone have Guinea pigs?! (and swiss chard comment)
Comments (16)To prevent freezer burn on your greens, pack them still rather wet from the blanching so that they end up in a protective layer of ice, use good quality freezer bags rather than the thinner food storage bags, and squeeze all the air out. I do that last by putting the greens in as a flat layer then rolling the bag with its greens up tightly from the bottom. When you're ready to use them the ice will provide all the water necessary to microwave them or you can thaw and drain them to saute or stir-fry them....See Moredaleyc
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