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Thursday, April 30, 2015
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cozy
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Albuquerque NM
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forgot about patch prep.
2200sq ft virgin patch. I bought a house with a big yard for the city. worked all winter to cut down trees, dig up roots and weeds. I moved most of the patch with a shovel to level out the massive slope. I got every leaf set out in the city, must have been a world record. I bought a piece of crap shredder and got to work, it took months to shred 1/3 of what I got. Collected about 1500 lbs of coffee grounds to add to the mix. It cooked fast, but I tossed it down to early. I planted a cover crop before the freeze, then broad forked the whole patch, and planted another cover with mycos in spring.
I set up 2 50% aluminet shade cloths (500sqft each) over the 2 pumpkin spots. I still need to get irrigation going.
soil test showed some bad mineral ratios, so I added what the lab recommended, but can only do so much this first year. Made plenty of mistakes already, but I'm always learning how little I know.
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