This week I found two websites of interest. One is called Spin Farming (www.spinfarming.com). It is really a marketing website that some urban market farmers set up. The gardening techniques are not of real interest for me since they use 2” wide borders rather than the 18”. I have found I that this smaller row work as prescribed in the Mittleider method works extremely well. What caught my interest were the articles explaining the marketing techniques. The Mittleider web site does go into a little detail on what produce to grow but they seem to be more focus on salad type greens and root crops. I found the radish to be of interest because I would have never of though to use them for the small market farm as a high dollar item. I have decided the possibility of using rutabagas for niche crop after buying some at the grocery store but I have yet to find that out. If I have success with mine for market I will let everyone know.
Asian Pear
Crab Apple
The other website I cam across was a container garden method. It is used to grow vegetables especially plants like tomatoes in very arid conditions were water is scare. The planters are made in a way to proven t evaporation. They must work rather well since they seem to have become very popular with the weed growers. You can buy them pre-made at places such as The Garden PatchTM Grow BoxTM but I think they are a bit pricy. There are a number of websites that offer advice to making them yourself .
I have not make one yet but interested in doing so and trying to grow papaya and bananas. These are both fruit I miss eating fresh.
It was way too web to work in the vegetable garden. It sure needs to be weeded before the weeds got out of control and I would like to start planting the vegetables in the cold frame into the garden. I should set up coverings for them first to prevent insect damage.
I am trying to use more organic techniques for my vegetables and from the information I have read the floating row cover is a good prevention method. I sure they will work until it get hot. I have tried changing the growing time for my melon and squash for the squash bug but I have never had much good results it seems those things seem be willing to wait for them any time of the year and the chemical I must use is very strong. Many of the growers do not bother growing these crops due to this problem. .
Got a few Bronze turkeys today. We will see how they do. They are considered on watch by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC)
Lettuce
speaking of the Mittleider method - my favorite part of our city zoo is near the giraffe enclosure. it is on the order of the zo property and looks over a private garden. there is always tons of beautiful green plants with large fruits hanging on the vines. there is a big sign advertising their method of use - the Mittleider method. I checked it out, but the website they gave was pretty useless. do you have more info you could share on this? that garden is so pretty and bountiful!
This blog is primary about my activities on my farmette. Currently I am the caretaker of 2 goats, 3 dogs, 2 cats, ducks and chickens.I have a varitey of chickens but my two favorite breeds are Welsummers and Lakenvelders. I garden using the Mittleider Method Gardening which I have a lot of success using.
Wild Plums
Potatoes
This blog is primary about my activities on my farmette. Currently I am the caretaker of 2 goats, 3 dogs, 2 cats, ducks and chickens.I have a varitey of chickens but my two favorite breeds are Welsummers and Lakenvelders. I garden using the Mittleider Method Gardening which I have a lot of success using.
