Backyard Farming the Natural Way

I am posting an update pic to the raised vegetable and herb bed planter post.  You can see what is possible with a minimal space,  and in just a couple of weeks!  I planted mustard greens in the bottom right, arugula and lettuces  in the top,  and arugula, cilantro, basil and parsley in the bottom left.  And, I have already been enjoying many of these in our salads and other recipes. I have not used any chemical fertilizers, but only some horse manure and compost from my bins.

I have more beds to start wherein I will be planting broccoli, spinach and other cool season vegetables and herbs. It’s  normally a little late to start planting, but I got way behind having just moved in – we are also expecting a warmer than normal winter with La-nina. We are in a bad drought in Northeast Fl – as evidenced by the dead grass around the planters (sigh).  I have a huge area of about 3000 square feet that I am prepping for a spring garden. I still need to till and solarize it to sterilize the soil from pathogens and weed seeds. Currently, it is overgrown with weeds and I have only recently mowed it.