Simple, Organic and Sustainable
On todays episode we are going to talk about the nutrient cycle in your garden. Last time we spoke about the Nitrogen Cycle however this is only one of the essential elements for plant growth. Plants require 18 elements to sustain growth. Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and water or H20 provide the bulk of…
The last 6 weeks have seen some changes in the trial beds. The kale suffered some sever damage shortly after the last update being almost completely eaten by some sort of rodent. The final numbers are as follows Rock Dust 225.0 g Control 277.5 g Biochar 222.5g The tomatoes really took off taking over much…
On todays episode we are going to talk about Green manure or cover crops. Even though it is nice and warm outside it is time in Zone 3 to start thinking about the fall. As such we have a great opportunity to continue to build our soil helping both the plants this year and for…
If you have been following along last year we decided to try pruning hot peppers. The end goal of this was to produce a pepper bush that would not only produce heavily but quickly. In this episode we are going to go over how to prune from start to finish and when to start this…
One of my goals this year is to add more perennials to the garden. Although I have a few more planned for my garden here is the current additions. 2 frontenac Grapes are unlikely to give us fruit for a few years however growing vertically we are able to companion plant below them continuing to…