tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post8298446006764613716..comments2023-10-23T12:39:50.538-07:00Comments on Maybelline's Garden: Mustard SeedsMAYBELLINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-80890865884230117532014-09-18T17:32:28.344-07:002014-09-18T17:32:28.344-07:00Oh Lisa, I do hope this mustard will not get out o...Oh Lisa, I do hope this mustard will not get out of hand. It will be mowed down before seed is set.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-46375906101665461492014-09-11T12:00:00.838-07:002014-09-11T12:00:00.838-07:00I admire the natural technique, but mustard -- gac...I admire the natural technique, but mustard -- gack! Up here in Sonoma, mustard is invasive as hell. It used to be fashionable to plant it between rows of grapes, but smart vineyard managers haven't done that for ages now. Mustard carries some of the same diseases that plague grapes, so putting them in vineyards creates a big ol' monoculture smorgasbord for disease. Not sure what would quell your nematodes. We use native lupine to add nitrogen. Or fava beans, which are not native, but aren't invasive because they can spread to unirrigated places.Lisa Paulhttp://leftcoastcowboys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-75334941475433424652014-09-09T11:06:36.403-07:002014-09-09T11:06:36.403-07:00I hope your beds will be nematode free by next pla...I hope your beds will be nematode free by next planting season. It sounds like you have done everything humanly possible to eradicate them! I think the variety of Morning Glories I planted was 'Grandpa Ott's. They are supposed to be one of the most reliable. My single package planted so many years ago reseeds year after year. I don't know that my yard will ever be rid of them, although in this year of drought, I welcomed the blooms!dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-11455141374347870372014-09-09T03:00:24.478-07:002014-09-09T03:00:24.478-07:00Our morning glory grows like crazy here. I have i...Our morning glory grows like crazy here. I have it surrounding our square-foot veggie bed to soften the edges. <br />I look forward to seeing how your solution for the nematodes work. Enjoy the fall garden!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-12766471260172561672014-09-08T20:02:45.552-07:002014-09-08T20:02:45.552-07:00Maybelline, ugh, here in Nebraska morning glory is...Maybelline, ugh, here in Nebraska morning glory is considered a noxious weed by most farmers and always destined for eradication. Of course now with no till fields, nothing grows except the round up ready seed. I've not really tried ground covers. I bag all the grass I can get from my yard which is chemical free and use it as green manure during the growing season. In the fall I gather up tree leaves and grass mixture to use as mulch. Last year as you remember I had nearly 1000 bags of mulch for a 60X90 garden. It kept all but the hardiest of weeds from growing. This year was a very weedy year with the over abundance of rain. It was tough to keep them under control .... I didn't keep them under control and garden clean up this year was be a mess.<br /><br />Have a great root knot nematodes killing day.<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571521947867768070noreply@blogger.com