Looking forward I will add in some more beets, most likely another round of carrots, trellis up the peas, no more radishes and begin composting an enormous supply of fallen leaves. Just an FYI, I no longer till my garden plots. For the last 4 or 5 years I have just piled on leaves ...
Founded in part to answer questions about the scientific basis and economic viability of organic agriculture, in 1978 FiBL established the DOK trial to compare side-by-side biodynamic (D), organic (O), and conventional (K) plots. The DOK trial is now the longest-running comparison of ...
After many years, I finally have a garden of my own, in my own backyard. Here in South Philly, we are Zone 7b. Our little ReNewbold community has about 10 shared garden plots, but because there was no one living next door to us at the time the beds were planted, we volunteered to...
Plots that had the lowest mulching levels also had the highest populations of Gnaphosidae [ground spiders] and Thomisidae [crab spiders] (Mashavakure et al., 2019). Structural complexity and diversity of vegetation is another way that you can conserve and increase beneficials in the landscape (...
While those with plenty of land to farm might nevertheless want to try this method, this approach makes growing food more accessible to those who live in smaller spaces, such as urban settings on small plots of land. It can even be put to excellent use on patios or balconies!
Check my “fertile plots” section here in the near future for a taste of my novellas. Reply Kris says 01/05/2010 at 3:03 PM Great blog! I enjoyed reading it. Happy New Year! Reply Cheri Micelo says 01/05/2010 at 5:32 PM Oh you are so gifted and so grand with your blog!
Other plots were damaged, no one will go hungry because of this, and there are far more heinous acts committed daily. But does it seem to you that there’s a mean streak in the air? Perhaps it’s time to go back and read“What I learned while standing in line.”It’s time for ...
Something that many novice gardeners may not realize or even think about is that level ground is the best place to plant vegetable garden plots. Flat ground means water stays where you put it, which is ideal for appropriate water saturation that plants and roots so ...
pot up a half dozen or so seedlings and select for a male plant to replace this gloriously messy female. I’ll miss the late-autumn “snowfall,” but not the pruning and weeding. Sometimes what works really well in nature doesn’t transition so well into our little cultivated plots of ...
No-till gardening suits gardens of every size, including small, city plots. Aim for beds no wider than four feet (1.2m) and you’ll never need to step on the soil inside. This helps to prevent the soil from becoming compacted, which lessens still further the need to reach for the spad...