Segment 4 of S5E11 Garden questions answered early May - The gardening with Joey and Holly Radio show

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In segment four Joey and Holly answer gardeners questions
1. Q: What crops grow good in very rocky soil?
A:Herbs, Butterfly weed, Coneflower Epimedium, (shady rocky areas)
Oxeye Daisy, Verbena Rose Campion, Black Eyed Susan, Succulent plants, Small trees and shrubs. most vegetables do fine in rocky soil with the exception of root crops
2. Q: Planting shallots I missed planting them in fall. Can you still plant them in Spring or can they only be planted in the fall and need over wiring in the ground ?
A: you can plant them as soon as the ground can be worked they are very hardy and can stand cold and no they do not need to be overwintered in the ground spring planting is fine
3. Amy writes that I have pole beans that I left in the trelise last year. They dried but I never brought them indoors. Are they any good? Can I plant them?
A: Yes they are still good if they were mostly dry before the cold temps. In nature the beans sit frozen all winter long fall to the ground and then germinate in the spring without human help.
4. I have a neighbor down the street that has horses and has a sign out front of the house that says free horse manure and I've been tempted to picked it up and put the horse manure in my garden but I'm not sure if I can use it fresh or I have to wait a couple years for it to age what should I do? Also is there a difference between horse manure and cow manure?

A: Thank you for the question horse manure that is not composted are aged will burn your plants same for cow manure, you can get it and compost it. well-aged manure, or that which has been allowed to dry over winter, can be worked into the soil. Manure that is piled and left alone will decompose slowly. This can take three to four months if conditions are ideal. You also need to know what the grassed the horse has eaten as it can be killer compost
5. Is kelp and sea weed good for the garden?
First Seaweed collection for personal use, in small qualities does not require a licence check your area or (do it at night)
Seaweed is actually an alga ponds have algae .
A: You can put kelp, or any seaweed, into a bucket or large glass jar and fill with water. Leave this in the sun, covered, for a few days and your 'tea' will be brewed. Use this as a foliar spray to deter insect pests, or apply directly to the soil around seedlings
Seaweed contains useful amounts of iodine, copper, iron, potassium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc. If you are concerned about salt, seaweed can be spread out over the driveway and rinsed with a hose.

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