I am trying an experiment, based on what I think I read in Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times by Steve Solomon. I filled bottles with compost tea and put the bottle upside down “above” the plants. The tomatillo seems to be doing the best. The rest of the plants still look a [...]
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Weekend update: Gardening for hard times
Posted: April 17, 2011 in backyard, garden, garden, medicinal, tomatilloTags: post-apocalypse gardening
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Update on the Garden- Low yields and over-watered
Posted: March 29, 2011 in backyard, garden, garden, tomatillo, waterTags: 2012, apocalyptic gardening, arizona desert, post-apocalypse gardening
Before leaving for 9 days I asked my neighbor to water my garden once while I was gone. I can tell from the exact position where I left the hose that he did not. Despite that everything (except the gopher attacked agave) looks good. In fact, I am glad the garden did not get any [...]
It rained in Phoenix this weekend
Posted: February 22, 2011 in backyard, garden, plants, tomatilloTags: apocalyptic gardening, food, garden, rain, tomatillo
So I planted winter squash, bush beans, and seedlings of tomatillos. It might be a little early to do so but wanted to use some of this wonderful rain. Seeds made it into the earth not 15 minutes before the skys opened. Above: The tomatillo seedlings, there is also a habanero in there but I [...]
