I think the original Florida post started talking about fall rain. Is everyone else getting daily deluges? I now have waterfront property and side front too. Since I grow in raised beds and SWCs it is not too bad for me.
The problem I am dealing with now is at the extension demonstration garden. I talked them into ordering more asparagus crowns and they arrived this afternoon. When I dug the trenches last week to get ready they were standing in water. You cannot really leave them laying around waiting for dry weather and more rain is predicted. I requested a bale of peat moss. I am going to put that in the trenches dry to act like a sponge. I will then cover it with soil and horse manure so hopefully that will counter act the acidity of the peat. I hope this work because crown rot is a real problem. I am doing a presentation to a garden group and giving them a tour in October and I really want them to see that you can grow asparagus in north Florida.
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