I thought so...it is getting bad herenope, california
I only use about 6 gal a day at most, but dif mediums, etc...so I cant judge thatAlfalfa around the plants for mulch. Probably taking it off in the morning to let them breathe more.
We hit each 500 gallon mound with approx. 50 gallons of water every other day (give or take depending on weather)
Alfalfa around the plants for mulch. Probably taking it off in the morning to let them breathe more.
3 to 4 weeksHow long has the mulch been around the plants?
i found this but its doesnt help me..as a matter of fact. it scares me..
except hemp and cannabis..right?
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I do "no till gardening":nailbiting:
I bet that's it. it could have been from the alfalfa too , if the straw has alfalfa stem nematodes they would cause an easy entry for fussarium or pythium ..
Fusarium is most prevalent in warm soils. It is harbored in old plant debris and soil.
I just visited some really super awesome gardens today, I mean seriously good.I bet that's it
This is my second year doing cover crops and when I tell you by how much I've reduced water usage, your mind will be BLOWN. I'm using a fraction of what's normally required.Unfortunately probably not... This is a problem I've been wondering about for a few years myself. I've had a few plants die this year from fungal disease, both in my light dep and in my outside garden, which has not happened in a long time. I'm thinking we really need to be more on top of it this year with the cover crops. Having multiple pots or beds to rotate through might not be a bad idea either, but that's a lot of extra work and soil to set something like that up....
Things like the Actinovate, tea, and MycoStop can work as preventatives, but once the plant gets infected it can be really hard to deal with. Keeping you water dialed in so it's not too wet or too dry really helps as well. In my experience once the plants wilt bad, they almost always die. I am trying something new on the bed of Mendo Pineapple I'm growing this year that has been having troubles, so we will see how that goes.
Keep the mulches a few inches away from the main trunk and roots that feed out of that trunk.The outdoor plant i lost was not as big but they wilted and died soon after i put much around the stem and base of the plant, it was hot and dry that time of year and thought the mulch would help retain moisture, well because the mulch was very warm and moist it made a great enviroment for stem rot and it killed my plants, never doing that again, not sure if stem rot got your pants, but it got mine... i hope you can sort it out and save your nice plants.
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Alfalfa is different from straw. If it's green and has a green/hay smell, if it has flowers, it's alfalfa and I personally wouldn't mulch with it. If it's yellow-brown, thick hollow stems, no flowers but possibly some grain heads, it's straw. Beyond that, see above (yes, we've discussed the cover crops and I've be working on a write-up on my experiences). :)I just visited some really super awesome gardens today, I mean seriously good.
But most guys do use the alfalfa straw to mulch...I always wonder why take the risk with such huge and beautiful gardens.
Years ago the straw mulch was spreading mold and PM until everyone learned about eagle20 and then now the actinovate, so I never used straw. I prefer the shade cloth that I now use, but I used to use burlap, but burlap only lasts one season then you need to compost it. Shade cloth lasts forever!
If the straw is spreading bugs then the word needs to really get out, cause garden shops actually recommend using straw as a mulch to cannabis farmers...
Yes, I am, it's the whole point. You will need to rotate crops, and expand greatly the species used, especially at the same time. ;) You'll also have to spend some time doing the old "chop & drop" but that's putting the nutrients right back into the soil, while at the same time keeping it covered and, this is absolutely key, ALIVE. I'm finding that soil depth is making a HUGE difference as well as how the beds are filled. While at first I was concerned that the bed being almost 3' deep would cause me problems, in fact it's working out great. Also, I've borrowed permaculture techniques and have logs in the bottom of the bed, and they're acting as a massive sponge. This is disallowing the mid-day wilt entirely (only in that bed, the Smarties are typical for Smart Pots--dry out far too quickly and get hot in the sun, and are too shallow).Are you doing a cover crop while the plants are still growing Seamaiden? One of the issues I've had with cover crops is by the time the outdoor plants are finished and chopped down, it's too late in the year and too cold to get good germination going. The seeds I sowed in my beds last year didn't germinate until the weather warmed up in the spring. I am thinking of trying to get the cover crop going in like late Sept or early Oct while the plants are still in the ground, before the winter hits.
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