On Apr 8, 2011 12:59 PM,
This is my garden at week 5, I have cucumber in the foreground, tomato in the middle, sunflower to the right, and beans in the far background.
The big black container toward the far middle is a compost bin.
I have also recently applied cedar mulch to the beds. Hopefully this will keep the weeds at bay, hold the moisture in, and keep mosquitoes away. I can't wait to start harvesting.
This is an organic garden, I don't use pesticides or chemicals of any kind.
These are the products I do use to keeps bugs away and feed those greens.
Organic fertilizers:
Gardenville "Sea Tea 2-3-2" A liquid fertilizer blend of fish emulsion, seaweed, molasses, humate and other ingredients for use on grasses, shrubs and flowering plants.
Gardenville "Liquid Seaweed 0-0-1" A standard in foliar feeding programs. Contains nutrient rich North Atlantic Sea Kelp. Liquid Seaweed---Arcadian Seaweed Extract and water. Considered the best and most complete mixture of trace elements for plant and animal life.
I also use Diatomaceous earth, a white powder made up of ground shells, this kills ants and a few other nasty pests by interupting their digestive tract. And I use Hot Pepper spray made up of chili extracts to ward off some worms. When the tomato worms start coming around I'll use BT wormkiller.
I've heard that you can make your own Habanero pepper spray in your kitchen instead of buying it. I may try that when I run out of the bottle I have. Here is a link about making the pepper spray, I will use this one except I will use natural dishwashing liquid instead of dawn or murphy's oil soap. http://www.ehow.com/how_5055382_make-pepper-spray-garden.html
Into the soil:
"Green sand" Rich in iron (17% iron), Greensand has been used for more than a century to amend iron-deficient, high alkaline soils.
"Lava Sand"---A volcanic, paramagnetic, mineral rich sand. Use it anywhere coarse sand is needed to increase drainage. The amount may vary depending on drainage needed. Helps to keep moisture in the soil during a drought.
This is my garden at week 5, I have cucumber in the foreground, tomato in the middle, sunflower to the right, and beans in the far background.
The big black container toward the far middle is a compost bin.
I have also recently applied cedar mulch to the beds. Hopefully this will keep the weeds at bay, hold the moisture in, and keep mosquitoes away. I can't wait to start harvesting.
This is an organic garden, I don't use pesticides or chemicals of any kind.
These are the products I do use to keeps bugs away and feed those greens.
Organic fertilizers:
Gardenville "Sea Tea 2-3-2" A liquid fertilizer blend of fish emulsion, seaweed, molasses, humate and other ingredients for use on grasses, shrubs and flowering plants.
Gardenville "Liquid Seaweed 0-0-1" A standard in foliar feeding programs. Contains nutrient rich North Atlantic Sea Kelp. Liquid Seaweed---Arcadian Seaweed Extract and water. Considered the best and most complete mixture of trace elements for plant and animal life.
I also use Diatomaceous earth, a white powder made up of ground shells, this kills ants and a few other nasty pests by interupting their digestive tract. And I use Hot Pepper spray made up of chili extracts to ward off some worms. When the tomato worms start coming around I'll use BT wormkiller.
I've heard that you can make your own Habanero pepper spray in your kitchen instead of buying it. I may try that when I run out of the bottle I have. Here is a link about making the pepper spray, I will use this one except I will use natural dishwashing liquid instead of dawn or murphy's oil soap. http://www.ehow.com/how_5055382_make-pepper-spray-garden.html
Into the soil:
"Green sand" Rich in iron (17% iron), Greensand has been used for more than a century to amend iron-deficient, high alkaline soils.
"Lava Sand"---A volcanic, paramagnetic, mineral rich sand. Use it anywhere coarse sand is needed to increase drainage. The amount may vary depending on drainage needed. Helps to keep moisture in the soil during a drought.
I look forward to reading more about your gardening.
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