3/28/2012:
If you're a hard-boiled recycler with an open compost pile, you may have seen this kind of thing in there after a rainy winter:
So on the left it looks like we have a squash or gourd (I'm thinking pumpkin) and on the right, well... I'm not sure, but I'll give it a chance. The transplant is painless- just scoop each plant out with a portion of its current growing medium, put each in a temporary container, and bring them over to their new home. Don't you love a good mystery?
Also- note the big wad of cleavers (spring weeds) at the top of the central basket. Remember, the sustainable gardening method makes excellent use of any/all compostable biomass, so I make sure all my pulled weeds take their final rest in the middle of the garden.
Even though this is designed as a drought-zone garden, everything gets a good soak to start out. We'll come back in a week to check the progress.
If you're a hard-boiled recycler with an open compost pile, you may have seen this kind of thing in there after a rainy winter:
So on the left it looks like we have a squash or gourd (I'm thinking pumpkin) and on the right, well... I'm not sure, but I'll give it a chance. The transplant is painless- just scoop each plant out with a portion of its current growing medium, put each in a temporary container, and bring them over to their new home. Don't you love a good mystery?
Here's the starting lineup for the 2012 keyhole garden:
Wearing the light blue A is an inner ring of bell pepper;
Adorned with the yellow B is an outer ring of hot chili peppers, mostly serrano chilis;
Sporting the red C is a collection of drought-tolerant tomato strains;
My mystery transplants are circled in orange.
Also- note the big wad of cleavers (spring weeds) at the top of the central basket. Remember, the sustainable gardening method makes excellent use of any/all compostable biomass, so I make sure all my pulled weeds take their final rest in the middle of the garden.
Even though this is designed as a drought-zone garden, everything gets a good soak to start out. We'll come back in a week to check the progress.
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