Chia Pet Sighting...Yes one of the bales started sprouting little green shoots. Shoot! So much for no weeds, all because we didn't know to ask for the right kind of bales. Not to panic, it's in the book. Page 95: what to do if you bought the wrong bales. He recommends using full strength vinegar with a drop of dish soap to kill the shoots. So I put it in a spray bottle and blasted those babies. We'll see how it works. On a lighter note, the temp inside the bales was 100 degrees today! We are cooking compost now! All we needed was mother nature to throw in two 70 degree days (on a weekend no less!) We're currently on day 9. In theory we can start planting on day 12, but it sounds like our brief warm-up will have a relapse into the 40's (I know, it's killing me). At least we were very productive with our nice days; got the patio furniture painted and pulled out the overgrown bushes in front. Unfortunately, that one will be an ongoing project. Getting the stumps out: Scott 0. stumps:1
Tomorrow is day 10, fertilize with 10-10-10 (need to get some phosphorus and potassium worked in).
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