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Thursday, September 28, 2017
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I added some wood ashes to all the compost projects. I mixed the ashes in the pumpkin trench using a shuffle hoe to also take out volunteer veggies from the compost. The recent warm weather has germinated many small plants. I was planning for that next spring and am happy to see it this fall to knock out a lot of them prior to spring. Bonus from the 90+ temps we have had here for the last couple of weeks. Soon I will have my tree leaves to till in and also cover the entire area for the winter.
I have decided to dig a new start location for the giant pumpkin on the east end of the trench. After digging the trench I noticed the east end held a lot more water. We have been in a drought this year and the east side was still damp when I dug the trench. The cover crop grew much better on the east side because of the higher moisture content.
I was wanting to use the west side because it is sheltered behind the garage with a southern exposure. That would have been very useful for an early start. In the long run though I feel the east side will be a better choice. So I built another compost pit on the east side. I will use the west end pit for an early giant tomato.
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