I have a friend whose father has started a Micro compost business. I purchased a small bag of the seedling starter mix. I seeded some kale; three days later, there were large shoots. The results are impressive to me. I look forward to watching the growth of these plants.
Author: xlittle1
Hurricane Lisa- AFTER
Hurricane Lisa – BEFORE
Hurricane Lisa
Well… Lisa came threw and destroyed a lot of the area. My temporary hoop house was blown away. All the plants inside were blown down and flooded. Some might recover but most won’t. I will post photos in the next post. I am tired from cleaning up all the debris on the property and helping…
July Harvest
I made another harvest of greens and peppers. The pepper plants have been really generous so far, and I think I have pulled about 50 peppers off between two of the plants. The third plant has only grown about 5 or 6 inches in height, and it still produced two peppers I can eat. These…
Pineapple UPDATE
Well, I harvested my very FIRST hydroponic pineapple that was started from another pineapple top. All the pineapples I have growing right now are all tops cut from other pineapples. Instead of throwing them into the compost bin, they were put in hydroponic nutrients. I have to say again that I am truly amazed that…
Things Growing
Mixed Greens Zucchini Jalapeños
Let’s Talk Growing Media
I have been experimenting with the various soils located area the farm. Since we have so many Cohune trees on the property and they only grow in rich soil, I thought I would use some of the soil under the Cohune tree to start some seeds. Much to my disappoint nothing grew in the soil.…
Growing
Mixed Greens These seem to be doing well despite the fact I have them sitting along the Pumphouse wall with no covering. I even forgot to shade the lid to keep algae from growing, which I have not seen btw. Zucchini The zucchini was really growing and I was really impressed and looking forward to…
Good Morning
Well, I have a lot of things I still need to do yet. Every morning I am allowed to get up, I am grateful to be able to do things. Growing this farm is my top priority. The photos I have posted in the past few weeks show only a few containers of what I…