Back in August, we decided to give ourselves a second chance to grow some vegetables after what will forever remain in the family annals as the June Heat Massacre.
My pleasure. I gather yeast is very popular among amateur gardeners, in moderation, because excessive use exhausts the soil. Eggshells are a source of minerals and iodine apparently stimulates growth. Judging by the output of the aubergines and courgettes it works wonders. I didn't have a control group, though. :)
Sounds like our soil. So we've got two compost pits, the synthetic stuff, and the homemade stuff. And crop rotation. Alas, the best fertiliser, manure, is a no-no because of Cris's nose. :D Finding comparable alternatives is certainly fun.
The only photo I can provide is of the saplings, which are tiny and nondescript... and two of them just died after I transplanted them, the divas that they are. Meredith solved it -- they're loquats.
Yes, it is! Odd taste but in a very good way. Also, it looks like, should any of the saplings survive, it would provide some pretty good shade in a few years. Beautiful tree.
Loquats?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loquat
Yes! Thank you so very much for solving our mystery!
Thank you for the fertilizer recipe!
My pleasure. I gather yeast is very popular among amateur gardeners, in moderation, because excessive use exhausts the soil. Eggshells are a source of minerals and iodine apparently stimulates growth. Judging by the output of the aubergines and courgettes it works wonders. I didn't have a control group, though. :)
Should be a fun experiment (soil here is heavy clay, topsoil layer is thin: anything will help).
Sounds like our soil. So we've got two compost pits, the synthetic stuff, and the homemade stuff. And crop rotation. Alas, the best fertiliser, manure, is a no-no because of Cris's nose. :D Finding comparable alternatives is certainly fun.
Nashi pears ? A bit hard without a photo. Or a honey dew melon ?
The only photo I can provide is of the saplings, which are tiny and nondescript... and two of them just died after I transplanted them, the divas that they are. Meredith solved it -- they're loquats.
Nice. We had a tree in our backyard when I was growing up. Not much flesh but tasty.!
Yes, it is! Odd taste but in a very good way. Also, it looks like, should any of the saplings survive, it would provide some pretty good shade in a few years. Beautiful tree.