chuckwood
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are just coming up and doing great after all the rain we've had. The first pic is my corn patch, second pic is okra. This year I won't be using any fertilizer on these heavy feeders, my soil has enough compost in it now that no more fertilizer should be necessary. On both of these patches, I've still got a lot of work ahead. I'll be spreading a very thick layer of leaves there once the plants are around 8 inches tall. That way no watering will be needed, the leaves keep the soil moist and prevent weeds from growing. After the leaves are down, I'm pretty much done except for the chore of harvesting. I've got fungus problems with the okra, so I'll be spraying it with a copper based fungicide. The only think that concerns me about using copper fungicides is copper accumulating in the soil and killing the good fungi needed to keep soil healthy. I don't like the idea of spraying the okra plants with chemical fungicides like daconil, especially after the pods appear. I'm not too keen on eating daconil.