oh Mamma - everything looks fantastic! i have got a big old pile of seaweed to use as mulch for my beds as well as comfrey growing all over the place...i will cut the comfrey leaves and use them as mulch as well. but your eden method is obviously working out well for you! i can't believe that you already have tomatoes!!!!
your friend, kymber (big hug to you and Papa and that gorgeous Marine!)
Thanks kymber...I wish I could go to the bay and get a truckload of seaweed. It is fantastic for your garden. I have a lot of Spanish moss in the oak trees. I think I may try that on one row to see how well it breaks down.
The tomatoes are doing great. I imagine we'll have some of the smaller salad tomatoes ripe in a week or so. I am loving the Eden garden. I think this week we'll have this small one completed. Wait until you see the signs Mom ordered for my birthday to go into the gardens. When I get everything pretty I'll post a picture.
The Back to Eden method is supposed to be less labor intensive WITH better crops. It looks like it is true. I have been blogging about this, wishing I could use this method. I love how the plants are growing. Do you find you use less water, too?
Linda...once you get it started it is less labor intensive and self supporting. I won't kid you now and tell you it is easy. We are nowhere that the wood chips can be delivered so we cut trees, branches and chip our won. The manure requires raking and pitchforking in the goat stalls and pasture. We also are putting newspaper down as we go to smother any weed seed sprouting. I expect my fall garden and next year to be a whole lot better. I want to be like Paul and throw my tiller away!
We have had some rain but I have only turned the sprinkler on 3 times this month and I think that was from habit and not trusting the garden to provide. I think it would have been fine had I not watered.
Thanks Glock Mom....The squash have the biggest and healthiest leaves I have seen. I just transplanted some very large cuke vines Mom wanted moved out of her raised bed. I thought they were going to die but it now looks like they are going to pull through. We need more pickles!
Thanks OJD...with your upcoming move to the farm you are going to be learning a whole heap of new lessons! If there is anyway to score wood chips where you are going....do it! I wish I had known this when I was younger.
I am continually amazed with the Back to Eden Garden Project. This is a photo of the garden taken exactly 3 weeks ago.
It's looking really good.
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DeleteOh my, everything looks great!
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Deleteoh Mamma - everything looks fantastic! i have got a big old pile of seaweed to use as mulch for my beds as well as comfrey growing all over the place...i will cut the comfrey leaves and use them as mulch as well. but your eden method is obviously working out well for you! i can't believe that you already have tomatoes!!!!
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kymber
(big hug to you and Papa and that gorgeous Marine!)
Thanks kymber...I wish I could go to the bay and get a truckload of seaweed. It is fantastic for your garden. I have a lot of Spanish moss in the oak trees. I think I may try that on one row to see how well it breaks down.
DeleteThe tomatoes are doing great. I imagine we'll have some of the smaller salad tomatoes ripe in a week or so. I am loving the Eden garden. I think this week we'll have this small one completed. Wait until you see the signs Mom ordered for my birthday to go into the gardens. When I get everything pretty I'll post a picture.
Hugs to you and jambaloney
The Back to Eden method is supposed to be less labor intensive WITH better crops. It looks like it is true. I have been blogging about this, wishing I could use this method. I love how the plants are growing. Do you find you use less water, too?
ReplyDeleteLinda...once you get it started it is less labor intensive and self supporting. I won't kid you now and tell you it is easy. We are nowhere that the wood chips can be delivered so we cut trees, branches and chip our won. The manure requires raking and pitchforking in the goat stalls and pasture. We also are putting newspaper down as we go to smother any weed seed sprouting. I expect my fall garden and next year to be a whole lot better. I want to be like Paul and throw my tiller away!
DeleteWe have had some rain but I have only turned the sprinkler on 3 times this month and I think that was from habit and not trusting the garden to provide. I think it would have been fine had I not watered.
Your squash looks like my cucumbers....exploding..ha ha. It all looks really good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Glock Mom....The squash have the biggest and healthiest leaves I have seen. I just transplanted some very large cuke vines Mom wanted moved out of her raised bed. I thought they were going to die but it now looks like they are going to pull through. We need more pickles!
DeleteWow. Strong work!
ReplyDeleteThanks OJD...with your upcoming move to the farm you are going to be learning a whole heap of new lessons! If there is anyway to score wood chips where you are going....do it! I wish I had known this when I was younger.
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