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05/09/2022

WE SHOULD PLAN FOR OCTOBER GARLIC PLANTING

You usually plant Garlic during the second to last week of October, depending on where you live, and then cover in at least 6 inches of a good mulch of shredded leaves or grass clippings, and harvest the following July.

Getting the soil ready is an important and often neglected prerequisite for successful garlic growing. Although garlic evolved in poor soils (most likely in the desert regions of Siberia), application of organic matter to the soil prior to planting will definitely increase your yield. Summer is the best time to add compost or well-rotted manure to the site where you intend to plant.

To prevent w**d growth between when you are finished with preparations and when you plant, cover the bed with black plastic or heavy mulch. You can add a little more nitrogen to your garlic bed in the spring in the form of compost or rotted manure, but lay off after that; too much nitrogen may cause premature yellowing of the leaves.

When you’re ready to plant, it’s best to divide your garlic bulbs into cloves before starting. Plant the cloves 6-8 inches apart, in rows or double rows with room to w**d in between. You may have to remove some of the mulch in the spring if it is compacted and impedes your plants’ growth. Often, though, the mulch breaks down enough over the winter to allow the garlic to push through.

Planting garlic is a joy because the days are crisp and cool and there are few pests that bother garlic. In fact, it is often used in companion plantings to protect other plants from pests.

Selecting the type of garlic you want to plant is a matter of individual taste, but be aware that there are many species of garlic out there other than the California white you usually see at the supermarket. There are dozens of exotic varieties available with names like Russian Red, Purple Stripe Porcelain, Rosewood, Kabar and on and on.

So-called “hardneck” varieties develop a flowerhead on the stem called a “scape,” which curls and then extends upward, eventually becoming woody (hence the name “hardneck”).

Garlic scapes are considered a delicacy in their own right.

They are harvested soon after they appear, and are often sold in bunches at farmers’ markets. Cutting the flower heads off of garlic when they appear also allows more of the plant’s energy to go into producing larger bulbs. Many commercial operations “pop the tops” off of their garlic for this reason.

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HOW TO GROW PUMPKIN LEAVES(Chibwabwa) FOR FOOD

Pumpkin leaves are best for food when they are young and tender. Instead of waiting for the pumpkin leaves to mature, you can start picking them and their yellow flowers before pumpkin fruits even start growing. People from African countries eat pumpkin leaves as part of their main meal.

PLANTING PUMPKIN SEEDS FOR LEAVES

Before planting pumpkin seeds, prepare your soil. use compost soil to make sure the soil is fertile. If you have manure, you may put that as well. Liquid tea manure is highly recommend which you can make at your farm with manure which will help prevent cut worms.
You may have to buy organic plant food if your soil is not healthy.

Plant one seed of pumpkin about 2cm deep in the soil. Space the planted seeds about 10cm apart.

Make sure you don’t plant your pumpkin seeds too close to other plants because the vines spread out rapidly. To control this, put raised sticks or wires inside the garden for the vines to climb up.

Water about two times a week when newly planted. Don’t overwater the plant—pumpkin plants do not grow well with too much water. When the plant has grown and spreading vines, you can water once a week, but if the weather is too hot, water every time you see the soil is drying.