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Tuesday, October 01, 2019
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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Fall preparation for next year has begun. I mowed and tilled the last mustard plot on Monday. Heavy rain is in the forecast for Tuesday. I had tilled up a spot for next year's state fair pumpkin after I had to pull the plant. It was planted to radish, in the same plant family as mustard. It has been mowed and tilled again. I also started setting up a hoop house for watermelons. The soil will get plenty of compost and a little sand added before tilling in the next few weeks. All tillage is done with a pitchfork. It gets down about a foot deep and doesn't hurt the worms, which are abundant.
It was way too windy to spray the cucumber beetles. They are like a huge cloud. I guess I will just wait until after we finish the harvest on Friday. Anxious for the Ryan Norlin Memorial Weigh-off.
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