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When Life Gives You Lemons...Make Lemonade!

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Category: Sharing the Joy with Others | Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:49 pm

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You know the expression... When life gives you lemons. How true it has been for me! As a self-employed person, I've had to think outside of the box many times. So...what to do about the fact that I went through yet another spring without being successful at growing cabbage, brussels sprouts and cauliflower? Actually, the broccoli didn't do well, either. Hmmmm.... I've researched things and I have at least two factors against me...soil that tends to be acidic, due to the nearby oak (I may not be liming enough to compensate), and the garden probably is infected with clubroot. Could white fly also be a problem?
There are a couple of ways to handle this... One, put together a raised bed elsewhere. Okay, that's on the agenda for late summer (fall garden).Two, eat the plants as sprouts instead. Why not just sprout them?! Aparently broccoli sprouts are quite a bit more nutritious than their full-grown counterparts.
Problem solved.Yippie!!!


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gardengater wrote on Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:07 pm:

Good idea!

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Green_Numb wrote on Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:18 am:

maybe just try to grow in the area again and also do a raised. See how it goes..

im not even sure what my garden soil ph is? I know its a clayey blend..

ive considered using lime but havnt so far. I would really like to get the soil tested at some point..

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