JohnH
Member
This last summer was my first attempt at growing , and it started out ok , I
started with 8 inch tall starts that I purchased , and a little bit of compost
for each plant , after they got established I could almost watch them grow
like a time lapse video , then all of a sudden after about one month they slowed
to a crawl , plus the fact I over watered them when it was hot didnt heip any ,
also not enough ( I'm guessing ) nutrients . So in October with my tractor I
expanded the garden area and dug down about 18 inches and piled up the
top soil , my plan ( idea ) is in the spring pull the top soil back into the plot
let it sit for a week or two then get a full size pickup load of dry and sifted
compost and till it into the new garden spot , let it sit till planting time .
only plan on 20 or 25 plants , any input appreciated , this is just my low tech
and buget minded approach , more for fun rather than a high yeild , as I buy
whole leaf as needed . A few pictures attached below
started with 8 inch tall starts that I purchased , and a little bit of compost
for each plant , after they got established I could almost watch them grow
like a time lapse video , then all of a sudden after about one month they slowed
to a crawl , plus the fact I over watered them when it was hot didnt heip any ,
also not enough ( I'm guessing ) nutrients . So in October with my tractor I
expanded the garden area and dug down about 18 inches and piled up the
top soil , my plan ( idea ) is in the spring pull the top soil back into the plot
let it sit for a week or two then get a full size pickup load of dry and sifted
compost and till it into the new garden spot , let it sit till planting time .
only plan on 20 or 25 plants , any input appreciated , this is just my low tech
and buget minded approach , more for fun rather than a high yeild , as I buy
whole leaf as needed . A few pictures attached below