Our Vegetable Garden

October 14th, 2019

Our raised bed has been a blessing. We have decided, after all, that tap roots were not going to be planted here but on another bed. 

Instead, we decided to plant bananas and we have been getting a steady and fruitful harvest. 

The lining on the bottom was done with periodicals and once a month we fertilize it. 

We also trim the leaves and place them on top of the bed to cover with dirt as a way of long term fertilization. 

May we start thinking of banana recipes? 

It is not too soon I think. 

For I enjoy banana puddings, muffins and even just alone with every breakfast. 

Of course, after a while you might think.

Enough........enough .......BANANAS.

October 31st , 2019

Collecting greens from the garden. A clean green salad is always welcome. 

I believe, growing salad greens is not that simple. 

Even though you may grown them, really....

just any container. 

They are very small at times and will take a lot of space in your garden. 

So prepare some beds for these greens only and plant them close together for a better 

harvest. 

At least, that is what we did. 

We have prepared a deep raised bed with 3 yards of dirt for veggies. 

In time, we will see if this will yield any good results. 

Here are some of the broccoli and green peppers with 

some different variety of tomato plants as well. 

We are keeping our fingers crossed for a good harvest. 

November 14th, 2019

What a beautiful sight!

Potatoes are on the horizon and I am exited. 

If you grow your own food, you know how it feels. 

On another note we have had the most of our coconuts

Over and over again we see those coconuts on the floor and in time 

a plant growing from them. 

I feel like I have collected several of them and now have no space

for new coconut trees.

Anybody out there in need of coconuts????

Perhaps you have a cousin???? LOL!

A Gregor Mendel Kind of Moment

Growing Peas! I feel like this experiment will result in some kind of 

Gregor Mendel moment. 

They look great so far and by far the cutest vines ever.

Our Peas form seeds. Glorious!

Day One At Our Vegetable Garden

This year we have started our seedlings and it is about time to get planting.

We started to plant our veggies in containers of 10 and 5 gallons.

Half compost and half top soil with wood cuttings in them.

We have also started a compost pile and rain collecting barrels

 because this is something we are doing

as part of learning about managing a homestead and an overall garden.

Pros

Luckily we live in Florida were temperatures are not freezing.

So, we have no need of having a contained green house per say.

Cons

We also live in an area where there is a lot of wild life around us.

We often see birds of wet lands and lots of alligators and crocodiles near by. 

So, we have learned to live with these conditions around us.

(among the reasons we  do not have a pool)

Being said that we are loving our small vegetable garden and will keep 

posting pictures of our plants.

This is a story
To Be Continued...........................................

Our first Harvest was a Success

We started getting our salad bowls from the garden after our field trip.

Now, we are extending our beds further and starting to 

get some raised beds started for tap roots.

This bed is made from wood and will be filled with dirt and 

compost from our garden.

In here we are planting radishes, carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes and some 

condiments like rosemary and cilantro.