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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": May 2009
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Planting the Big Garden. In the front yard my landlord generously allowed me to stake out a plot about 200 square feet. Matt and I flipped sod back in April, then added compost. Once we got an 8-foot fence up to keep the deer out of the Big Garden, it was time to plant! Here I am watering some tomato transplants. And Matt planting zucchini. Good luck, little plants! Friday, May 8, 2009. Planting the Little Garden. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On this...
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": June 2009
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Sunday, June 28, 2009. IN THE BIG GARDEN:. The radishes and carrots are a little ragged thanks to a hungry rabbit that was munching on them. A few days ago I caught the bunny red-pawed in the radish and carrot bed, but at least I saw where it ran out, so I could fix the fence. Hopefully the plants will grow back (the radishes are almost ready to harvest anyway). Radish row, viewed from above. A casualty of the bunny. Above and two photos following). IN THE LITTLE GARDEN.
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": August 2009
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Sunday, August 30, 2009. Cover Crop Haircut, Carrot Harvest, and Late Blight. My buckwheat/crimson clover summer cover crop has sprung up nicely, but the fast-growing buckwheat is definitely dominating the mixture. Last summer my lab mate found that mowing down the buckwheat in a mix like this gives the clover the light it needs to really get growing (and hopefully for the next crop, fixing lots of nitrogen). I'm definitely planting this variety ("Elite") again next year!
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": Zucchini and Nasturtium Harvest
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Zucchini and Nasturtium Harvest. This morning I had my first harvest of zucchini and nasturtiums from the garden! The zucchini-nasturtium jungle . I never did thin the nasturtiums. I think they might be protecting the zucchinis from pests. Yikes, zucchinis grow fast! This one barely existed two days ago. If I'm not careful to harvest often they might get so big they are only suitable for bonking people on the head! Zucchini and nasturtium harvest.
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": Cover Crop Haircut, Carrot Harvest, and Late Blight
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Sunday, August 30, 2009. Cover Crop Haircut, Carrot Harvest, and Late Blight. My buckwheat/crimson clover summer cover crop has sprung up nicely, but the fast-growing buckwheat is definitely dominating the mixture. Last summer my lab mate found that mowing down the buckwheat in a mix like this gives the clover the light it needs to really get growing (and hopefully for the next crop, fixing lots of nitrogen). I'm definitely planting this variety ("Elite") again next year!
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": Raspberry Picking
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Saturday, July 11, 2009. The New World Agriculture and Ecology Group at Cornell. Went raspberry picking today at Grisamore Farms. Allison and Hanh begin to fill their baskets. The raspberries are wonderful this year! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Planting Cover Crops and Eating Zucchini. Zucchini and Nasturtium Harvest. First Harvest: Spinach and Radishes. Local / Sustainable Food Links. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Maple Hill Farm Photo Blog.
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": Planting Cover Crops and Eating Zucchini
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Thursday, July 16, 2009. Planting Cover Crops and Eating Zucchini. Cover crops are planted specifically to protect and improve the soil. Many organic farmers plant legumes after harvest in the fall to protect the soil over the winter, when there are no crops, then work the cover crop into the soil to provide nitrogen for next year's veggies or grain crops. Some farmers also cover crops in the summertime. Johnny's Seed Company. The bare soil, ready to be planted. The tomatoe...
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"Gonna Make This Garden Grow...": After Vacation: Jungle Garden!
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Gonna Make This Garden Grow.". Tuesday, August 4, 2009. After Vacation: Jungle Garden! Just got back from two weeks of vacation . and boy, did I have my work cut out for me in the garden-turned-jungle! The buckwheat / crimson clover cover crop has come up nicely and is providing good ground cover. It should provide lots of organic matter and nitrogen next spring when I dig it in before planting veggies. Close-up of the cover crop mix: taller buckwheat and shorter crimson clover. Produce harvested today &...