Re: ' Clay Soil

[Guest guest]

You don't want this clay. I am on my third year trying to make this into soil

suitable

for planting. My hot chili's, Italian peppers, and green peppers do love the

soil though.

By the way for hot pepper growers, I found out that if you do not want hot

peppers

to be real hot, just water more often. I had my neighbor pass some to me that he

watered

often. They are not hot, wow.

By the way, what are you doing up this hour anyway, lol???

I am finishing up my skit that the classes are doing in two different

churches...one tomorrow

and one Monday. Just finished recording the music for it.

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To: " fibromyalgiacured " <fibromyalgiacured >

Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 10:28 PM

Subject: Re: ' Clay Soil

 

 

 

I am not an expert but I was told by a pretty brainy gardener that clay soil is

by far the best soil there is for growing vegetables. I have no clay in mine and

I am thinking of adding some

 

Cant post much else, I am on a friends computer, but thinking of you and

everybody else here

 

Love Joanne

 

said......................

You peeked my interest since you described the same weather

patterns here in Austin, Texas. Thank you for giving me the correct

carrots to grow in the clay soil. I am striving to make the garden as

organic as I can to grow my root veggies. I just lost part of my chard

during the recent freeze...although many here in Austin were happy to

feel some cool weather settle in. We are going through a very severe

drought to the point rice farmers and towns are losing their water and

water rights for crops and usage. I grow chard, squash, onion, chives,

potatoes, and lots of herbs including some not used or seen

often.                        

I am beginning to feel so much better as long as I stick to the naturals. But

it is getting hard now since we are beginning the receptions and party season. 

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To: fibromyalgiacured

Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 1:35 PM

Subject: growing carrots

 

I've grown carrots all my life, from the time I was a small child helping Mom in

the garden. The nicest are grown in cooler weather that's not too cold, light

soil that's fertile but not overly enriched, and with even moisture. Short

stubby or round types will grow in heavy clay soils where the longer types don't

do so well. I like my fall-planted carrots in the greenhouse best - overwintered

in the soil, and we did them as we need them until they're gone. None in the

ground this year -- too hot this fall for the young plants to get a good start

in the greenhouse. Next year we'll try some different tricks for getting them

started.

P

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[Guest guest]

My father-in-law had clay soil before he passed away and he always had a

beautiful garden. All the neighbors admired his garden and thought that he had a

green thumb.

I have hard red soil and it just does o.k.

Lovell

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To: " fibromyalgiacured " <fibromyalgiacured >

Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 10:34 PM

Subject: Re: ' Clay Soil

 

You don't want this clay. I am on my third year trying to make this into soil

suitable

for planting. My hot chili's, Italian peppers, and green peppers do love the

soil though.

By the way for hot pepper growers, I found out that if you do not want hot

peppers

to be real hot, just water more often. I had my neighbor pass some to me that he

watered

often. They are not hot, wow.

By the way, what are you doing up this hour anyway, lol???

I am finishing up my skit that the classes are doing in two different

churches...one tomorrow

and one Monday. Just finished recording the music for it.

________________________________

To: " fibromyalgiacured " <fibromyalgiacured >

Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 10:28 PM

Subject: Re: ' Clay Soil

 

 

 

I am not an expert but I was told by a pretty brainy gardener that clay soil is

by far the best soil there is for growing vegetables. I have no clay in mine and

I am thinking of adding some

 

Cant post much else, I am on a friends computer, but thinking of you and

everybody else here

 

Love Joanne

 

said......................

You peeked my interest since you described the same weather

patterns here in Austin, Texas. Thank you for giving me the correct

carrots to grow in the clay soil. I am striving to make the garden as

organic as I can to grow my root veggies. I just lost part of my chard

during the recent freeze...although many here in Austin were happy to

feel some cool weather settle in. We are going through a very severe

drought to the point rice farmers and towns are losing their water and

water rights for crops and usage. I grow chard, squash, onion, chives,

potatoes, and lots of herbs including some not used or seen

often.                        

I am beginning to feel so much better as long as I stick to the naturals. But

it is getting hard now since we are beginning the receptions and party season. 

________________________________

To: fibromyalgiacured

Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 1:35 PM

Subject: growing carrots

 

I've grown carrots all my life, from the time I was a small child helping Mom in

the garden. The nicest are grown in cooler weather that's not too cold, light

soil that's fertile but not overly enriched, and with even moisture. Short

stubby or round types will grow in heavy clay soils where the longer types don't

do so well. I like my fall-planted carrots in the greenhouse best - overwintered

in the soil, and we did them as we need them until they're gone. None in the

ground this year -- too hot this fall for the young plants to get a good start

in the greenhouse. Next year we'll try some different tricks for getting them

started.

P

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