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Creating Pockets of Fertility

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An experiment in quickly creating patches of deep, abundant, living soil and long term fertility in the organic garden.

I had a serendipitous moment this morning. It was still pitch dark outside, but I woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep, my mind was churning away at all sorts of stuff, some […]

Plant Profile – Quinoa

[simage=76,288,n,none] Botanical Name: Chenopodium quinoa

This was one of my experiments this year that was quite successful. I have been working towards a lower maintenance, more self-sustaining garden design, and as a low-fuss, high value annual, quinoa has definitely earned a place as one of my preferred edible plants.

Since it has been so successful, […]

Aerated Compost Teas

After reading the compost tea section of “Teaming with Microbes”, a book I highly recommended, their DIY compost tea setup was simple enough that I decided to try it out. At the end of the post I will include pics of my setup which is super easy, relatively cheap (very cheap when compared to commercial […]

garden snapshots

An innocent start to the year. It all began with some herbs a few zucchini and tomatoes

Big changes are afoot, August saw the addition of a hugelkultur bed by the patio. Beneath the bark mulch lie two shallow trenches (maybe 12" to 18" deep?) with young cypress that were cut down next […]

Transitions – a Year in Review

As fields and beds lie fallow and frozen throughout most of the country, winter tends to be the season of reflection and planning for most horticulturists. Even though the San Jose “winter” here in California is actually a productive growing season with only the occasional serious frost, I thought I would honor the winter tradition […]