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FALL GARDEN
this weekend i watched this segment on the keyhole
garden that was on pbs klru central texas gardener
with dr deb tolman
watch it and youll want to go put yours in
yep it was impressive
you can watch it by going online to their website
ive used her principles at my house and also at
the school where my wife she works
as mentioned before we took all her soil from her two
square foot gardens and solarized it this summer
to get rid of the bermuda grass
we then made a 5 ft square foot garden with a
central composter
the bottom of the bed is lined with several layers
of newspapers
we added good organic soil from the natural gardener
in austin
it has several manures compost green sand and all the
good bugs you need
its ready to plant when you place it in your beds
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we then added another layer of concrete blocks
her soil depth is now about 2 feet
we may add another layer this spring
she and her students planted kale spinach arugula asian greens
oregano swiss chard multiplying onions cilantro garlic chives
when it gets cooler she will add lettuce more spinach carrots
beets garlic strawberries and broccoli
this winter she will add potatoes and green onions
she and her students and fellow teachers will eat out of
this keyholeless square foot garden all fall and winter
and spring
sometimes hands on education is important for kids
some have never planted anything
many of these kids are at risk
good job guys
more pictures later as it matures
in my garden here i have a circular keyhole garden
that i have 4 tomatoes planted in it
i am going to let them sprawl over the garden like
nature intended them to and see what happens
just under that 6 inch layer of fresh hill country garden soil
is a mixture of shredded newspaper shredded cardboard
paper leaves chicken manure compost from my chicken
composter and anything else i can find that will safely
decompose in my garden
it should all heat up and decompose into this rich garden soil
later in january this will be the site where i will plant all of my
potatoes
in my regular garden with its 4 ft x 12 ft beds i have planted
partially my winter garden
i will plant the same things my wife she planted in her garden
and will nurture it over the winter until the spring
it will then be converted to my hot summer garden
we rarely buy much for our salads during the fall and winter
as we harvest what we need from this winter garden
this is a picture from the natural gardeners square foot garden
their plants were planted earlier this month
you can see how nicely it has filled in the spaces
this is what my wife she and my garden will look like in
the next 3-4 weeks
remember
fall and winter is the best time to garden in central texas
the organicgreen doctor
