Calcium Nitrate

I gave most plants a light calcium nitrate foliar spray. I hit the basil and pumpkins hardest because they’re aging.

The pumpkins on the hill look rough. Pest damage, powdery mildew, and yellowing. I pruned them and used Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew.

I changed the bottom hill sprinkler zone back to 1 minute instead of 7. I switched to every-other-day watering with the cooler weather, but I think the daily morning spray might have sped up leaf yellowing. Hard to know. These plants are likely nearing the end anyway, especially with full sun exposure and heavy snail pressure.

I hilled potatoes in the strawberry patch grow bag. Apparently you don’t prune leaves: just bury the stems as the plant grows. A lot of my potato plants are already tall.

Over the past week I planted more onions and garlic, mostly in grow bags. I put some garlic on the hill where the watermelons were. I loosened the soil, added amendments, compost, and mulched with straw.

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