S3E20 Segment Garden questions answered from 7-13-19 - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio show

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 7-6-19
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In segment 4 Joey and Holly answer garden questions
1. Alan asks What are some ideas for getting rid of mugwort (artemisia spp.) without resorting to inorganic means?
A:Use organic weed killer as soon as it comes up like Bio safe. Same for weeding it out. Its best to eradicate it asap

2. Q Dear Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener,
: I saw one of your YouTube videos about saving onion/shallot seeds and I have a question about shallot seeds. I have a small bed where last year I planted about 20 shallot bulbs. This spring the shallots are doing great and i've left two plants go to seed. The flowers have formed this globe-like flower but if I open one of the flowers I don't see any black seeds. In each of the tiny flowers I see several tiny seeds. Also, some of those tiny flowers have opened up.
Those tiny, tiny seeds inside the flower, are those that I need to save? Should I wait a little longer before checking for the black seeds?
Evan from New york
A: yes the flowers will have seeds in them. You will need to wait till the plant dies the seeds need that time to develop that is where the black seed will be. The flower opening up is normal for the plant to grow the seed.

3 Q: Hi there I have a question about the slime mold (had to google it to name it)
It grew in yellow hard foam piles on the sides of my raised bed I left it alone & looks like it died but it continues to be so rainy that it popped up elsewhere.
Now I have mold on the stalks of radishes & beets beneath the greens. Is that affecting the veggies & do I have to pull & toss them?
Very intimidating in spite of Prof Google saying it’s harmless.
Thanks in advance!
-Teresa in Saint Francis

A: Thank you for the question
Correct it is not harmful to humans. Some cultures eat slime mold as well. As for it being on the stalks of your plants it is not hurting them at all. If it was to grow on the leaves then if can kill the plant. when on the ground it will appear and the disappear with in a few days. Also you can remove any much and weeds from around the plant to get to bare soil and to let more air and light get to it and dry it up. At the time of harvest just clean the edible parts with white vinegar and that will kill any spores that remain. If you want to kill it, Spray it well with 1 tablespoon of baking soda mixed with 1 gallon of water

4: Q No matter how hard I try Holly my peaches float in the jar. I pack tightly any suggestions?
A: Thank you for the question, Floating is normal no matter how tight you are able to pack items in a jar there will be some floating that happen. some reasons it happens are, Overripe fruit - the acid and pectin content is lower. Air can remain in the tissues of the fruit after processing.

5. How to keep pollinators in your garden

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