Organic Garden 2012

Garden w/Dillon Before & After

Garden w/Dillon Before & After

Organic Garden with Dillon….Click this After Photo to See 6 weeks Before

Tomatoes (several Photos)

Tomatoes (several Photos)

Organic Tomatoes!

Herbs & 1 Gourd Plant

Herbs & 1 Gourd Plant

Herbs, Parsley,Growing 1 Gourd Plant for many birdhouses, more photos to come


White Potatoes

White Potatoes

White Potatoes, they look so healthy above the ground, will have to wait to see the tubers

Sweet Potato Plants

Sweet Potato Plants

Sweet potato plants spread, marigolds in photo also…

Blueberries

Blueberries

Blueberries! See photo of bushes by clicking photo. Clicking the photos in this entire garden section will display several photos of topics.


Pepper

Pepper

Pepper

Lettuce, Mustard & Kale

Lettuce, Mustard & Kale

Lettuce (planted several types), also Mustard Greens, & Kale. Plant cool-weather Kale where early lettuce has been harvested to make use of your space in smaller gardens.

Arugula

Arugula

Arugula. Took seeds from my mature FL plants June 1st, then planted them first week of June in NC and they thrived.


Radish

Radish

Radish

Okra

Okra

Okra, standing tall….

Beans

Beans

Beans are very happy & healthy in the Organic Garden this year.


Melon, commonly known as cantaloupe but is muskmelon

Melon, commonly known as cantaloupe but is muskmelon

Melon, commonly known as cantaloupe but in North America actually is muskmelon

Eggplant

Eggplant

Eggplant, Click the photos in this Organic Gardening Section to see more photos in each Post…

Summer Yellow Squash

Summer Yellow Squash

Some of the Summer Yellow Squash, & a zucchini plant


Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash

Still Growing Butternut Emerging Butternuts Butternut squash growing on bamboo stakes Butternut Squash, there is a 30 Inch one…

Hugelkultur,a permaculture technique(several pics)

Hugelkultur,a permaculture technique(several pics)

Our 3 hugelkutur mounds utilizing brush, branches, logs, compost & soil turned out very well and are supposed to hold moisture for many years. See summer squash on one and volunteer corn on another.

In the Organic Garden with Hay

In the Organic Garden with Hay

In the Garden with HAY


Watering!

Watering!

Watering, watering, watering

The Making of Cucumber Mounds

The Making of Cucumber Mounds

Eric & Dillon making cucumber mounds and those cucumbers taste great! Did you know that Hardee County just west of Highlands County, FL is known as the nation’s cucumber capital?

David Placing the Seeds

David Placing the Seeds

David tenderly placing the Organic Seeds in the Rich Soil


D.D.&E. Planting Seeds

D.D.&E. Planting Seeds

Preparing and Planting of Seeds by Dillon, David & Eric, Happy WWOOFers

The Start of the Organic Garden 2012

The Start of the Organic Garden 2012

Setting up the garden area by removing the Grass & Rocks. Check the less than 2 months progress photo that will be close to 100 photos from this one..

WWOOFers

WWOOFers

The summer of 2012, Rose Manor hosted several very helpful young men to teach organic gardening and share collective knowledge. Rose Manor is listed in the Directory of Farms by WWOOF-USA. WWOOF-USA is a non-profit organization that faciliates an exchange of culture and education by connecting travellers with sustainability-minded hosts.