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There is a lot of data which shows that plants do well with worm compost and worm tea. I decided to start a small vermicomposting system. It’s a Can-O-Worms system. I started with 2 pounds of European Nightcrawlers (Eisenia Hortensis). I chose them because they are not just good composters but also make a good fishing worm. They are a little bigger than the red worms. If everything goes well, I’ll build some large vermicompost systems. The horse manure compost is a great food source for the worms.
A Friend took a drone video of the garden. Sorry, there’s no audio.
the garden is growing very well. The tomato experiments are a success so far. Looking forward to a good summer garden season.
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The La Ratte fingerling potatoes are one of the tastiest fingerlings around. This is a first picking of the season. The largest in the photo is about 5 inches. They are going to be a nice accompaniment to the roast chicken tonight. You can’t get any fresher than that. The potatoes started from some small left over potatoes in the raised bed from last year and they grew up into very nice plants. Much earlier than I would have started them. I may have to use the same method next year. I love this time of year. The garden is producing very nicely. The Tomatoes especially are superb. I am growing 37 varieties. Many of which you can find at the stand.
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Garlic is a mandatory result of the garden. Have you planted your garlic by now? My goal is to get them in by end of October. I was able to get them in this week before the rains started. This year I’ve planted 6 different varieties. Four varieties are softneck type that I’ve been growing for awhile. Namely Susanville, Early Italian, Silver White and my own variety I’m calling Vent White. In my earlier post I showed the new raised bed. This brings into production two beds. I decided to divide up my planting. I planted 1/2 of each type in each bed. It is to reduce my risk and assure supply of each type. I’ll monitor and photograph this experiment through the year. |
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