SC - Creating a period garden
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Wed May 2 20:39:41 PDT 2001
In a message dated 5/2/01 4:44:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jugglethis at yahoo.com writes:
<< When did you plant your turnips, and are they currently producing? >>
I planted them a week or so ago (late :-()) They are just coming up now.
<< I planted mine in mid-March, and am being overwhelmed with beautiful
greens, but no turnips. >>
There could be a couple of reasons for this. 1) They need 55 plus days to
p[roduce bottoms which sounds about right for yours which are just starting
to bulb. or 2) A An over abundance of nitrogen will produce lots of tops and
small bottoms. Rootcrops need lots of potash but little nitrogen. I use
compost and wood ashes mixed in the soil for my root crops with a side
dressing of rotted cow manure when they reach 6" tall.
<<I'm pretty sure my Yard-Long Beans will produce before my Turnips do at
this rate...>>
Since yard longs have a more lengthy growing season, I would be amazed to see
this happen but then again you never know what surprises Mother will throw at
you in the garden in any given year. :-)
<<Also, I have never seen an actual sesame plant... care to describe it? >>
I would love to but this is my first year growing it and I just planted the
seed last Sunday so it isn't up yet. ;-)
<<And, possibly offer a source for the seed? (I'm assuming I can't plant the
seeds from the grocery store....) >>
I bought the seed at Jefferson's Montecello in Virginia. Untoasted FRESH
seed from the store should work unlkess its been irradiated and killed. It
wouldn't hurt to give it a try. Poppy seeds purchased at the supermarket for
baking have germinated for me.
I haven't tried cubebs or grains or long pepper. I will now though. :-)
Nigella is easy though since it is sold now a days as the 'ornamental' plant
'Love-in-a-Mist'. :-)
Ras
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