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To: robert b furman who wrote (7122)	5/10/2019 11:36:15 AM
From: isopatch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27028

Mornin' Bob. <Standing water has severely delayed early planting.> In addition to the long term temperature declines forecast by the GSM are serious changes in growing conditions due to annual cloud cover and precipitation increasing significantly in many prime food growing areas, in the eastern 1/2 of the nation, as the earths magnetic field continues to weaken. Shifting our gardens away from vegetables dependent on a preponderance of sunny days to vegetables which thrive in wet soils is an important practical step. Here are 3 examples: <What Vegetables Grow in Wet Soil By Lauren Wise Updated September 21, 2017 Several vegetables thrive in wet soil, as they need regular hydration and nutrients from the water. Most vegetables that require such high moisture level also need full sun. These include common summer plants such as peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers. Water these wet soil plants on a daily basis, especially when young and during hot temperatures. Peppers Peppers come in a wide range of varieties, from mild sweet bell pepper, to jalapeno, to the fiery ghost chili, to name a small few. They can range from one to four feet tall, peppers need warm temperatures, warm soil and lots of water to keep them healthy and consistently strong. Keep the soil regularly watered and well-drained, and apply fertilizer help to create a perfect vegetable. Tomatoes The hundreds of varieties of tomato plants all need moist soil and full sun. Whether you are growing them indoor or outdoor, tomatoes need daily watering especially in hot climates. Fertilize tomatoes after watering every month during the growing season. Cucumbers Cucumbers need soil that is on the verge of moist to wet to survive, especially for the vines that crawl around the growing area or trellis. Cucumbers also need full sun and a nutrient-laden fertilizer each month.> gardenguides.com Long before we knew the declining magnetic field was causing the major decline in annual # of sunny or party sunny days (or total hours of annual sunlight) we put more emphasis on the above garden crops based simply on observed conditions. Guessing you've probably done the same. Only dry spells lasting more than a week or two occurred the in first few years after we moved to this region, in late 2008. Been getting steadily cloudier and wetter ever since. Iso

To: robert b furman who wrote (7122)	5/10/2019 7:18:06 PM
From: the longhorn	1 Recommendation Recommended By isopatch Respond to of 27028

Hello Bob, Fresh home grown garlic is quite a treat. I used to grow quite a bit before my cow habit/hobby started taking up all my spare time. When you go to harvest look for the following: the stalk that had the seed head (it's called a scape..and you trim it off as you indicated) gets dry and straight, the long leaves sticking up start turning dry. You want overall about 50% dry. When ready you pull or dig them, knock off some of the dirt but leave the last bit on, leave most of what's left of the stem on as if you cut it too soon rot can enter there, and let them dry inside out of the sun like on a newspaper or tarp on the garage floor for a week or two. Then you rub off the rest of the dirt gently, trim back the stem and trim off the root tendrils and store them in a net type bag. Scapes make good flavoring by the way...chop them up for an onion/garlic type flavor. Above references the hardneck variety. If you have softneck, they don't produce the scape but they still are harvested when about 50% dry leaves. You probably have hardnecks...don't know that softnecks could survive your winters up there. If you really get into garlic, elephant garlic is kind of fun to grow...produces one giant bulb..ie one clove. Great to roast. lh