You see, it's very late for me to be sowing greens, but!
A) I have a hoop house I've not tried growing winter greens in yet
And
B) the weather has been much, much warmer than usual for this time of year. Like, last year it was in the 40s by this point, and we're still in the 70s.
So, I just started a bunch of spinach, arugula, lettuce, kale, bok choy, & cilantro. Along with clover, yarrow, and other plants that provide habitat for beneficial bugs, mycorrhizae, and will hopefully act as a living mulch.
The clover and other low growing plants as living mulch is an idea that I'm really interested in testing out more throughly. It worked great under kale this summer (though I still managed to plant them too close together), so I'm interested to see how it does in the hoophouse.
Been meaning to post this but I started my garden again! Things may be a lil crowded but I'm hopeful, it'll turn out alright! Already looks like things are sprouting (this was earlier today, DAY 14!!) I got cucumbers, carrots, sage, thyme, and watermelon! 😃💚🌱🥒🥕🍉☮️🕉✌🏾
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10/4/23 ~ One of my classes I’m taking this semester that I haven’t mentioned is Horticulture Pest Control. I know, I know… I want to do sustainable gardening. That’s what I was thinking when I found out I had to take this class for my program.
And what’s funny is, if I pass my license exam, I’ll be a certified pest control person 😆
I’m learning the pros and cons to pest control and it’s actually very interesting. How to culturally do it before it even becomes a problem and then taking chemical actions if it is a problem. But it is very interesting learning both sustainable and non-sustainable sides of pest control. And how we actually add a bunch of our unwanted pest in our yard by doing certain things we think help our yard.
Maybe I’ll get into that sometime, I don’t know 😆 Would any of you be interested in things of that nature? Or nah?!😂
Anywayyyy —
I am being sustainable, and that’s what I’ve always done and always wanted in my garden. So I’m going to stick to my guns & continue to treat my yard/plants with organic, botanical and/or biological practices 👩🏻🌾
I’m learning about biological & botanical pesticides, fungicides & herbicides. So far in the garden - I’ve handpicked all my problems, used neem oil & diatomaceous earth. Since I’m educating myself, I may invest and try out some new biological products for my garden for the next year. 😇 It’s all about learning & testing things out yourself, folks!