Did you know you should plant garlic now to harvest next summer? Buy good solid bulbs (which we have at Sturtz and Copeland), break off the cloves and plant them point up 3″ from one another.
Archive for September, 2010
Garlic Planting Time
Friday, September 24th, 2010Dogs are Welcome
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
Have you ever wondered if you could bring Ishaka the service dog or Benji the wonder dog into Sturtz and Copeland? The answer is yes! Your dog doesn’t even need to be a super hero to be welcome at Sturtz and Copeland. He or she just needs to be on a leash. We’ll even give him a biscuit if he’d like.
Harvesting Winter Squash
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
You know it is time to harvest your winter squash when they have brown stems, a bit of a dull appearance and you can not easily pierce them with your thumbnail. Some people harvest squash after the first mild frost and before the first hard frost as it can be damaging. Be sure to leave a 2 inch stem on as well.
Squash should be cured at 70-85 degrees for one to two weeks before storing long term at about 45 to 50 degrees. Buttercup squash is the exception to this and should go into cool storage right away.
While we are on the topic of harvesting squash, it would also be worth mentioning that one of the most effective ways to keep the squirrels away is with garlic spray. Cook several cloves of garlic in a pan of water for several minutes to allow the garlic to infuse into the water. Once cool, add to a spray bottle and spray a small amount on to your plants.
