The farm is coming together.
As you can see above, there are six tomato test beds to the back, with three long beds (40′) in the front.
This pile of dirt and logs and rocks is being fixed next:
We’re burning and clearing and moving dirt to get that area ready to make beds.
Some of what we’ve planted looks pretty sad, like this peppers and brassicas:
But the perennial edible-leaf hibiscus I started from cuttings is doing quite well:
At the ends of some of the beds, I planted various species of banana.
There’s an irregular bed alongside the big stump I tried to burn, then gave up on.
And another irregular bed in front of the tomato trial beds.
Here’s my latest video on how the tomato trials have been going. It’s been a trial, for sure.
I’ll post a video update shortly – things will get better. I’m not giving up.
See you tomorrow.
2 responses to “Garden Beds, February 2020”
Speaking of cuttings, I’ve got a lot going right now. I have a couple batches of citrus that I left in open pots, a lot died but many lived and seem to be doing well eight or more weeks later. I started about fifty cuttings in a clear plastic 50 gallon container with a lid and have been having to open it and air it out at least once a week due to mold. So I’m guessing there is such a thing as too much moisture/humidity. Perhaps I should have drilled a few holes in the lid when I drilled the drainage holes in the bottom?
My rough plastic shed/greenhouse is very humid inside, despite being partially open at the top which resulted in my potted up lemongrass transplants rotting before I could get them in the ground. None of this stuff cost me anything, other than time and hopefully I’ll get it right next time.
The mold can be a problem sometimes – rots just show up in high humidity. Other times, I don’t have any trouble.