Well I'm way behind this season. Hopefully I can do better....no guarantees!
I'm still trying to figure out this "new normal", my brother said it took him a full year.
Any way:
Last year, could be the year before as they all seem to meld together now
I cleared the Crepe Myrtle trees that were invading the garden root-wise. That spot WAS the original garden 31 years ago.
Now that area looks like this:
I added 600 square feet to the garden, the soil is pretty darned saweet! Back then I added 16 yards of Black Gumbo to help with the drainage. Then LB wanted a pool, which is now gone. Garden reclaimed! The goal is to have a crop rotation so we can keep diseases at bay, as I mainly used the 1,600 sf fenced area for night shades.
During the off season I made some Bio Char. I need to take pics of the new kiln I made, that will come later.
Crunched char. I use the tractor to crush it on the driveway, it's laid on an old sheet to make it easier to pick up.
I use the old chipper-shredder to grind it. First I wet it so the dust isn't an issue.
Then I grind all this, and this is just a sample of what gets ground.
Then it rests here until we add it to the soil.
I'm still trying to figure out this "new normal", my brother said it took him a full year.
Any way:
Last year, could be the year before as they all seem to meld together now
I cleared the Crepe Myrtle trees that were invading the garden root-wise. That spot WAS the original garden 31 years ago.
Now that area looks like this:
I added 600 square feet to the garden, the soil is pretty darned saweet! Back then I added 16 yards of Black Gumbo to help with the drainage. Then LB wanted a pool, which is now gone. Garden reclaimed! The goal is to have a crop rotation so we can keep diseases at bay, as I mainly used the 1,600 sf fenced area for night shades.
During the off season I made some Bio Char. I need to take pics of the new kiln I made, that will come later.
Crunched char. I use the tractor to crush it on the driveway, it's laid on an old sheet to make it easier to pick up.
I use the old chipper-shredder to grind it. First I wet it so the dust isn't an issue.
Then I grind all this, and this is just a sample of what gets ground.
Then it rests here until we add it to the soil.
