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Continue reading →: Update on Extreme Intercropping: Peppers and Lettuce in a VineyardIn May I wrote about my trial of extreme intercropping of peppers and lettuce in a vineyard. The lettuce did well. And bolted in June, leaving the peppers to be the dominate under vine canopy vegetable. The peppers also have done very well. as the below photos attest. These peppers…
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Continue reading →: Vegetable Stew Fully (Almost) From The GardenA vegetable stew I recently made from vegetables from my garden. I could have made it fully from the garden, but I decided to splurge a bit and added some extra items. Below is a chart of each item and its source. Do note: The “Not From the Garden” items…
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Continue reading →: Extreme Intercropping: Cabbage in a VineyardExtending my extreme intercropping experiments this year. And this is cabbage in a vineyard. The cabbage did very well. But i have to admit it did better in those areas where we lost vines and the cabbage had more light. But still overall, i will call this a success.
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Continue reading →: Baby Vegetables in the GardenSimply Photos. Taken in June. But of a high cuteness level… 🙂
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Continue reading →: Extreme Intercropping: Peppers and Lettuce in a VineyardThis is a no dig bed. Laid down under a vineyard row. Late season lettuce and peppers. I am curious how it goes. The lettuce will crop in the next 6 weeks, but the peppers should last all summer.
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Continue reading →: Extreme Intercropping: Garlic and TomatoesPlanting tomatoes between my garlic. Good companion plants. And by the time the garlic is harvested, the tomatoes should be ready to bear fruit. The garlic does not hinder light to the tomatoes. And intercropping maximizes land use in both time and space.
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Continue reading →: The Frustrated SnailRather than use chemicals, I have been putting up physical barriers to stop pests eating the plants in my starting areas and in my garden. Mesh netting is a primary pest solution. Netting helps to keep off a lot of pests. But today I actually felt sorry for a snail.…







