Perhaps the nest is just too big. There are still fire ants in the compost. There seem to be less and less of them though. The mound destroyer has been applied several times. The ants seem to be reduced to a small pocket in one bed. Maybe they will be gone when I get home today.
Almost everything in the greenhouse has germinated. A different watering regime is in place from last year. Last year the tray was kept wet. This year the tray is kept wet until germination. After germination the tray is filled to a level of about ¼ “and allowed to dry. It is left for one day and refilled. Three tomato plants in the raised bed are doing well. They are about 6” high now. Cucumber will be started in pots this week. As soon as they have true leaves, the bottom of the pots will be cut out and they will be transplanted. My luck with transplanted cucurbits has been poor; but they may not germinate without bottom heat.
Everything planted in the raised beds is doing well. The PH meter bit the dust; so a new one was purchased. This is a critical element in a good garden. All the beds I tested seemed to be close to 7 (neutral) last night. Lime has not been added for at least 4 years. This PH level seems suspicious. Some soil will be sent off to the Dept. of Agriculture for testing. Renfrow Hardware has free kits to send the soil samples off.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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