S3 E23 Garden questions answered from 8-3-19 - The Wisconsin Vegetable gardener radio show

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 8-3-19
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In segment 4 Joey and Holly answer gardeners questions

Garden questions
1.Q: What temp should the water be? You mean the water that I put in the jars with the string beans?
A:Yes they need to be hot so their not not such and different when u put them in the canner

2. .Q: I have an issue with my beets the leaves stay and turn dark purple. If you could let me know what it is and what to do that would be great.
A:When you notice a plant with purple leaves rather than the normal green color, it is most likely due to a phosphorus deficiency. All plants need phosphorus (P)

3.whats the best way to store Jerusalem Artichoke them for winter? is it ok in garage, in paper bags?
The best way to store Jerusalem Artichokes over the winter is a few ways
1. cut the plants at grown level and mound leaves three to four foot on top of the area it is growing to prevent the grown from freezing .
2. Take a bucket put a 2 inches of soil from the garden in the bottom then a layer of Artichokes then cover and repeat. Keep the bucket in a cool not frozen area shed of attic stairs
3. Bag them in a zip top bag and keep in the back of the frige they will last a few months

4. How to deal with snails in the garden?
1. Introduce predators – One effective organic snail control is to introduce or encourage predators. Make your garden friendly to small snakes, like the garter snake
2.Set out traps – A common snail trap is the beer pan. Simply fill a shallow pan with beer and leave it out overnight. The snails will be attracted to the beer and will drown in it. The beer will need to replaced every few days to remain effective. Another trap is to find a flat object than can provide a dark, cool, moist location. Snails love dark, cool, moist areas. You can use a board, a piece of carpet, or thick cloth to create this environment. Water an area, then lay the object down over the damp area. Return in a few days and pick up the object. You can harvest and destroy the hiding snails.

5. Q: jameson on twitter ask Love your show, listen every week. Any truth that watering hot peppers more often makes them hotter?
A:Thank you for listening to the show each week to get hotter Peppers it's quite the opposite less water less nitrogen and leave them on the vine longer the heat will intensify in the pepper

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