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Tuesday, June 09, 2015
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KC Kevin
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Mission Viejo, CA
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Thought I might make a list of all the changes I am making this year to reflect back on.
More Sun - my wife took the tree out of the patch while I was away on business. That's love right there. The City came and trimmed the trees in the park behind the house also. My patch will get 50% more sunlight, both in the morning and the late afternoon as a result.
No more dead leaves- because of the trees, I've always just mulched them up and stirred them in; right before planting to boot. Bad Idea- locks up nitrogen!
Cover Crop- planted my first cover crop of mighty mustard.
No more Grubs - killed off the grubs with a combination of things, including the mustard and covering the patch after tilling it in.
No more manure - Not using it at all this year.
Added Drip Tape - no more overhead watering.
Added a pesticide and fungicide program - Added Eagle, and Merit and will routinely spray. Aggressively controlling pests, particularly aphids that have destroyed my plant early and often.
Changing misting system to high frequency short interval pattern whenever temp goes above 85%
Measuring everything precisely and writing down every thing I add to the patch/ plant.
Limiting foliar applications to extend leaf longevity.
I sure hope this all comes together for a new PB!
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