Segment 4 of S4E13 Garden questions answered from Mid-Late May - The Wisconsin vegetable Gardener radio show

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In segment four Joey and Holly answer garden questions

Bittercrest
Q: Gail asks I have bittercrest hairy growing in my asparagus bed and flower garden. What can I use to eliminate?
A In both vegetable and flower beds? Removal by hand. Removing hairy bittercress before it flowers or goes to seed remains the quickest way to control it and prevent it spreading. Mulching and also using a Contact weedkiller We would recommend green Gobblers 20% Vinguar Green Gobbler Vinegar Weed & Grass Killer | Natural and Organic Weed & Grass Killer |1 Gallon this is a saver way to control the problem
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Outer leaves of Romaine
Q: Can you cut off outer Romaine lettuce leaves and leave the middle bolt part? Will that still flower and produce seeds?
A: You would need to leave some leaves to all the plant to get the energy it needs to grow but removing some would not hurt the plant and it they are bitter in eating them remove the central vain and that is where that bitterness is at.

Black raspberry
Q: I’m planning to grow one black raspberry plant and one purple raspberry plant in containers. Should I get two 25 gallon containers? Would the roots run out of room after a few years?
A:Yes think big 25 gallon per plant as it grows it will create runners and more plants will be created and then you can have more plants.

Lightning Strikes
Q: Lightning strikes are good for our gardens
A: There is no evidence that lightning strikes have a deleterious effect on soil. In fact, lightning is a source of nitrogen for the soil. Once the nitrogen ions are carried to the soil by rain, the nitrogen mineralizes in the soil and is changed into usable nitrates.

Red Peppers
Q: How to make a pepper ripen to red sooner?
Here are three ways
A: Leave them on the vine, it can take two or three more weeks after maturity full sized green pepper for a bell pepper to turn red, yellow or orange .
A: Simply leave your peppers on a sunny windowsill in a warm room for a few days. They will begin to turn color and ripen in the sun. Once ripened to your liking, store them in the refrigerator or use them right away. If they start to go soft, throw them out.
A: picked less-ripe pepper (green) and a tomato together. Put them together in a paper bag and close the bag. Tomatoes emit a gas called ethylene; the gas helps the pepper and any other produce placed in the bag, ripen faster

Mile Crate tower
Q: A lot of gardeners out there are setting up these crates in such a way that they can be self watering/wicking. However, I’d like to simply insert an 8″L x 1/2″D hose through the side of my milk crate and (continued)