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Harvests: This Summer In The Garden

Adina — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:27:08 +0000

This summer has been a whirlwind for me. I picked up some part time work at a local organic farm last winter and the job lasted way into the summer. A couple of months before the farm job started I began volunteering at the Community Vegetable Garden at Heathcote Botanical Gardens. Just as the farm Continue reading →

Garden Pests: No Problem If You Foster Soil Life, Diversity and Balance

Adina — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:04:27 +0000

After I wrote the article Garden Pests: Nematodes I received a comment from Naomi. She wrote “Wow, mind boggling how many things can go wrong in a vegetable garden!” Her comment made me realize that I did not bring home the point of my article very well. While there are lots of potential problems [...]

Friends’ and Clients’ Gardens: My Neighbors’ Fabulous Garden

Adina — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:18:59 +0000

My neighbors grow in compost not because it is the organic or no till or healthy thing to do. They grow this way because it fosters the most vigorous plant growth and the most flavorful vegetables, in a place that once seemed much less hospitable for growing food.

The No Till No Dig Way: Revisiting The Lasagna Garden Mound

Adina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:50:17 +0000

The concept of this no dig bed is simple. You don’t till or disturb the soil below, and you create a mound that roughly approximates a balanced pile of stable scrapings. This is a great way to start quickly and these mounds feed the soil below as the growing season progresses attracting beneficial insects and microbes to your growing area, and you won’t have to fertilize the plants growing in these mounds.

In The Garden: Companion Planting

Adina — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:19:33 +0000

I have been studying companion planting in the garden. With a single google search you or I can come up with myriad charts for companion planting, so I see no reason to repeat that arrangement of information. Rather I am going to write about how I am grouping the vegetables I am planting this year Continue reading →

In The Garden: Summer 2009

Adina — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:12:22 +0000

Here’s what’s going on in the garden this summer of 2009. I am growing okra, black eye peas, peanuts, green peppers and sweet potatoes as well as my perennial, asparagus. Long Beans have just quit, and new long beans are in the ground. It is perfect timing for some new seeds, so I put in Continue reading →

In The Garden: Starting Out

Adina — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:05:38 +0000

South Florida in the garden: It is July now and you have decided that you want to be ready to grow vegetables for your family when our first planting time comes NEXT MONTH!?! Yes, some of us will start putting seeds in as soon as August. Don’t worry you don’t have to. September and October Continue reading →

Path To Freedom

Adina — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:49:09 +0000

I was checking into Joel Salatin, well respected practitioner of sustainable farming when I found this video. I have been agonizing over whether I have space enough on my property for more than gardening. Now I feel certain I do. Check this out, no matter how you feel about your garden this [...]