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Our old hens have a new roost! And we’re not referring to our chicken moving team which included Rene, BJ, Peggy, Joanne, Camille and Mary. All hens were successfully moved on Monday to Joanne ‘s very large chicken coop at her home. Photo by Mary Janik.
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So much is going on in our garden, we’re going to let the photos do the talking.
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| We had visitors Cara Rockwell and Erika Rocha Guimaraes of Florida International University, and Genevieve Printiss of the Florida Forest Service who are interested in our garden, and particularly the Edible Forest Garden. Shown here learning about the pond at the top of the tropical garden, Bed 5,with Horticultural Assistant Rachel Mathes and VegHeadz Keith Post and Peggy McDonald. Erica is writing her thesis on forest gardens, and she and Cara will be printing a booklet for public information purposes that will include our forest garden along with others they are surveying. Genevieve is stationed in Quincy and is hoping to include food forests in her agroforestry programs. We hope to hear more from her too. |
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The Chopper Droppers. B.J., Cathy, Cathi, Mary, Nancy and Joanne. Winter cover crops in the beds are being chopped and dropped in place to make way for spring planting. Some of the cover crops such as mustard were taken by Joanne to feed the chickens.
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Louie is experimenting with different varieties of daikon radishes. She found that when thinning, the radishes she pulled survived transplanting to another location in the bed. The big roots of daikons help prevent soil compaction and bring nitrogen and other nutrients into the soil. The plant is also packed with health benefits and has a milder flavor than other radishes. They’re delicious. |
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| Our many varieties of garlic, shallots, and bunching onions are thriving. |
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| We can’t decide if this is a wildflower, a weed, or an invasive because it’s volunteering in several places. iNaturalist identifies it as corydalis. It’s a pretty plant. What do you know about it? |
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| Nancy, Linda and Camille have been working on the patio garden and it is definitely shaping up. Can’t wait to see what’s growing in all those pots. |
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| One of the 4-H beds is sporting a creditable crop of spinach. That’s really hard to grow here. We’re impressed. |
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| B.J., Mary and Jeannie—What should we plant next? |
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| Janis—Gardening is good exercise! Photo by Jeannie Christensen. |
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| Aren’t these high beds great. They bring the work right up where Cathy needs it and the sides are perfect for sitting. Photo by Jeannie Christensen. |
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| Some of our great group of VegHeadz. Photo by Cara Rockwell. |
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