Garden w/Dillon Before & After
Organic Garden with Dillon….Click this After Photo to See 6 weeks Before
White Potatoes
White Potatoes, they look so healthy above the ground, will have to wait to see the tubers
Blueberries
Blueberries! See photo of bushes by clicking photo. Clicking the photos in this entire garden section will display several photos of topics.
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. Took seeds from my mature FL plants June 1st, then planted them first week of June in NC and they thrived.
Melon, commonly known as cantaloupe but is muskmelon
Melon, commonly known as cantaloupe but in North America actually is muskmelon
Eggplant
Eggplant, Click the photos in this Organic Gardening Section to see more photos in each Post…
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)
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.
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?
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
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.