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Chuckanut Transition's 2016 Skill Share Survey

7/10/2016

Please take our
Chuckanut Transition's 2016 Skill Share Survey
This winter we will begin organizing a free skill share series. Classes will be taught on site or at the Alger Community Hall. Take our survey and tell us what skills you would like to learn or teach. Here is a link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RM79F73

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Random watering tips from an Octogenarian Master Gardener

7/10/2016

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So here are a few random things about my watering...

--I don't usually use mulch as it is a hiding place for slugs and voles
--I plant row crops and individual plants such as tomatoes in slight depressions so the water applied is concentrated above the root zone
--I hand water almost exclusively. I pump water from an old well on my property into garbage cans in my garden and hand water from them usually early morning
--I sometimes use porous tubing to water row crops--such as beans, etc
--The type of soil determines how much water you need---sandy soil need much more water than clay soils. My soil is clay type which holds moisture longer
--Too much water early in plant growth limits root development
--If you use raised beds--they tend to dry out sooner

~David

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