The Patch

Winter green manures

Some people have mentioned they have issues with cutting the squash.

Pro Tip: DON'T BOTHER

Big changes in the tunnel.

Plenty of green leaf for winter

Fried Green tomatoes.

Hey you Saddlebag

KNF Lactobacillus preparartion

Korean Natrural Farming (KNF) use indigenous microorganisms (basteria, Fungi, nematodes, protozoa) to produce fertile soils and biologically rich environments.

Its something I have always wanted to explore but put on an absurdly long finger. However, the kale becoming exposed to fungal issues has shown me that even the most organic system has weak links and there is still a lot of work to do to create a more biological complex system.

I can choose to see the fungal as a burden but in reality it's an opportunity to learn, grow and improve.

I will keep you posted on how this works out because it has me excited. Reality is most certainly strange. My background is in microbiology and laboratory work which left me unfulfilled. I left to pursue something more fulfilling, yet, here I am creating my own microbes and doing my own experiments with the greatest teacher there is, in the most magnificent laboratory.

I have come full circle

Lactobacillus to the rescue.

Slowly transitioning to crops for winter leaf

Winter bed prep

Compost and broadforking

Winter sowings

Tomato harvesting

Squash is on the way

I dream of thick silky squash soups

Still observing storm damage

Mushrooms in the tunnel

Mycelium maybe

Poor lettuce have passed through 'The Dark Night of the Soul'

They have earned my respect. I shall care for them until they get old, bitter and wilted.

Perennial Patch taking the brunt of the wind

Storm Ellen.

This seems to becoming a a more reualr event.

Woodchip mulch