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Simple Food Gardening!

Simple Food Gardening!. Houston, TX. Made by Biodiverse for Life Visit our web site at biodiverseforlife.org. Simple Food Garden Installation : Raised Beds. Site selection: Sun or shade? Both can work!. Clear and break ground. Place organic matter ~6-12” deep,

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Simple Food Gardening!

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  1. Simple Food Gardening! Houston, TX Made by Biodiverse for Life Visit our web site at biodiverseforlife.org

  2. Simple Food Garden Installation : Raised Beds Site selection: Sun or shade? Both can work! • Clear and break ground. Place organic matter ~6-12” deep, Cover with shredded hardwood mulch, ~3” Water, plant, and water • Use any dead stuff: i.e. mushroom compost, • leaves, yard trimmings, composted manure, etc. • Optional: add edging More information can be found here And here • Optional: add drip irrigation And here Also: add native plants! They will attract and support pollinators and beneficial insects! Maintenance? Water and Add MORE Dead Stuff !!! More on native plants

  3. Simple Composting : 2-Bin, No Turn Method X X Will I Get: RATS ? SMELLS ? BUGS ? Honest workers! Cleaning up and purifying our waste! OUTSIDE! X X Great to Compost! Dead stuff. X Rat Food! Bread, pasta, and grains Meat, eggs, cheese Supports biodiversity: Food base for lizards, toads and birds: One of at least TEN systems positively impacted by the ONE decision to COMPOST! ‘Power of 10’ • Layer: • Wet dead stuff • Dry dead stuff • WATER !!! • Repeat • Fill one bin, then start the next bin. • When the second bin is full, the first bin • will be ready. (Won’t smell bad.) More information here Final compost coarse? OK! USE IT! It will last longer and provide better habitat for beneficial micro-organisms in the soil.

  4. Example of Example of finished coarse compost ready to use! Or kitchen waste is trucked to landfills to create hazardous waste……

  5. Examples of Compost Bins Simple pile Contained pile Contents must be kept damp in order to decompose. Rat Food? Bread, pasta, and grains Meat, eggs, cheese Maximum security! (Holes punched in bottom and sides) Anaerobic fermentation: ‘Bokashi’ Method ?

  6. Simple Maintenance : Relax ! Additions to dirt: Dead stuff. WEEDS ! Pest control : Biodiversity Minimal and infrequent: 2. Pest caterpillars: Bt 3. Fire ants: Spinosad bait SOIL TESTING ! !?! SOIL AMENDMENTS ! PEST MANAGEMENT ! N-P-K BALANCE ! FERTILIZERS ! MICROLIFE ! Snails, Squirrels, Birds , Hurricanes, Freezes: Humility builders! Occasionally a crop will fail. Usual cause: weird weather or wrong season. Not your garden’s failure. Protect through diversification.

  7. Simple Food Preparation Meal of fall- and winter-planted vegetables in early spring All garden grown except for the egg!

  8. Big veggies are great. However, for a maximally useful and nutritious home food garden, the plants to grow the most of are …… And don’t be shy about using…. HERBS AS GREENS ! HERBS and GREENS! Herbs don’t just taste great, they are nutritional powerhouses! (for example see: parsley nutrition)

  9. THE STAGE: Example of a large summer garden in Houston, TX: mostly herbs and greens.

  10. For a slide show on great food plants for the Houston summer: Click Here For additional information on growing and harvesting , for recipes, and to post questions or comments: http://hsfg.forummotion.com/

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