TOPIC: Anxious ; To see my seed producing plants

Latt,

When I worked up my bed for my seed producing plants...

I broke up a 8' x 14' area, probably 6-8\" deep and then raked the soil to the center from each side to form a 4 x 14 raised bed.

My soil was a bit low on calcium so I added some good stuff to it.

I brought in 30 gal (6 - 5 gal buckets) of rich rock chip filled soil from the best seng growing hollow that I know of and worked that into the bed.

I also layered on top of the bed strips of gypsum board which will break down over time releasing gypsum (calcium) into the soil.

I also added gypsum, bonemeal, and epson salt (Mg) to the bed.

Lastly I worked in 200 lbs of composted peat moss.

Each year (in Feb) I give it a good dose of gypsum.

5 of the roots in that bed I got from Billy... and yes the one with that tall flower spike is one of Billy's roots.

My local roots have rather short flower spikes - hardly ever rise above the leaves.

TNhunter

Thanks TN.
Latt

rootman wrote:

looking good TN and I sure will post some pictures later on.

I've had too much rain and crazy temperatures. My caged seed bed just couldn't stand the weather. Root rot started in so I took it all up. Oh well,lesson learned.
I'll just stick with the wilder type beds.

Rootman, Frost here this morning, I cant remember ever having a frost this late in the year.

Were you able to save some of the roots before the root rot spread?

lenno,

I only lost maybe 5 or 6 roots but I could tell from the leaf wilt or droop it was spreading . I've got goldenseal growing in its place and doing nicely so really nothing lost but labor.