Our "Edibles" #8: Tips From My Brother

Well I love the round-up tip with cloth for around flowers … great suggestion and one that I would have been terrified to try. Thank you!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

These things are good to know I saved this

I am battling bindweed in one of the veggie gardens

I never had it before so don’t know where i came from. I keep pulling it and I think that is making it worse

\Thanks Carolyn

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

Woh … I did a search on “Bind Weed” cuz I had never heard of it before … we just seem to have that dreaded wild Grape vine. Man that Bind Weed is an “UGLY” weed for sure. Feel bad for you guys who are battling it.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Since I garden without chemicals (medical condition dictates I stay away), I will not use round-up (besides I have a bug…about Monsanto anyway). However, those other tips are news to me; I love learning something new. My onions are upright, but if they need calcium, what does one use for organic calcium delivery?

I got bindweed for the first time last year, and because it looked like it was in the morning glory family, I mowed around it (not far from here we have beautiful light pink wild MG’s). Found out it was bind weed. Now I have a couple more. I will just keep pulling I guess. I think sometimes these things ride in with cow manure or feed bags and so forth.

Is what you are talking about Nightshade?

Thanks for the tips!
Robin

-- Robin282, Zone 7, SE Coast of MA, USA

Glad the tips are helpful.

I know that most people don’t use chemicals but thought I’d post the information anyway.
Oh, he also said that Roundup (which is just a salt) leaves a residue on the ground. Another product (another salt) works in the same way but you’d have a hard time finding the product. Can’t remember the name.

Calcium: don’t quote me but I think he said to add lime.

Bindweed: argh. That’s all i am going to say about it.

Nightshade: that could be it but I can’t say for sure. Names tend to go in one ear and out the other. I try to remember but my brain has another idea about remembering names.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I asked my Brother re: calcium and yes it was lime that he suggested adding to the soil

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

egg shells dried and ground in a coffee grinder makes a great slug dust and adds calcium…Keeps well in the freezer.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Thanks for the handy tips.I can always use some help with growing and de-bugging.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more