New beds for fall planting - 2023 08 27
The seeds I germinated in July did not produce plants. I planted them after they had sprouted and they did not grow after that. This is due to (at least) three issues:
- Lack of knowledge for preparing the soil bed
- Lack of knowledge for planting seeds
- Lack of knowledge for watering new seeds
To address these three issues I have taken the following steps:
- Download the Gardner's Bible (The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep Soil) to my Kindle and get Mom to read it out loud to me while I am working in the kitchen;
- Set up new garden beds for new seed plantings
- Layer 1 - recycle cardboard to set up barrier between tree roots and new garden soil
- Layer 2 - thick layer of existing, non-productive garden soil
- Layer 3 - lime dressing to balance existing soil ph
- Layer 4 - alfalfa pellets to add nitrogen and mulch to the soil
- Layer 5 - potting soil to provide immediate nutrients for new seeds
- Layer 6 - sprinkle of bokashi bran to add micro-organism culture to the soil
- Layer 7 - water with worm water to add live micro-organisms to the the soil
- Consult with my knowledgeable garden neighbour
- Read from the Garden Bible on how to plant seeds
- Follow instructions for planting
- Consult with my knowledgeable garden neighbour
- Read from the Garden Bible about watering new seeds
- Follow instructions for watering
I am going to plant salad mix, radishes, kale and chard. Here's hoping this time I can get things to grow.
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