My Planting Method

    Since moving to the farm, I have listen carefully and taken the advice of the family that has lived and farmed here all their lives. I am very familiar with the sandy loam of south Florida. I knew how to grow in that but now I was challenged with growing in the red clay of central Alabama.

    I start my melons late but I still believe I can have a harvest before it gets to cold but we will see. My seed came up quickly and grew nicely in their pots but it was time to get them into the soil for some real growth.

My planting method is pretty easy.

Dig a hole the approximate size of the potted plant.

Add about a quarter cup of 13-13-13 fertilizer

Add water

Plant

Cover plant with soil leaving a depression around the plant for water.

Water plant

Done.

 

See more at my Youtube channel for my planting method along with my coyote story.

 

 

 

Fall Tomatoes from Cuttings / Part 1

 

 

 

 

 

                            I have seen other resourceful gardeners use root cuttings from their tomatoes

                                       I thought I would try my luck with fall tomatoes from cuttings. 

 

                    I went into our garden where most of my tomatoes were finished for the season.

                                I found a few plants that still had healthy limbs and collected them. 

                                I placed them in a 5 gallon bucket to root in water for several days.

                                                                     I potted 14 plants.

 

 

                                                                                                  

                                      This is an Orange Pear Cherry Tomato with Purple Basil.

 

  Cant wait to see what happens and maybe I have a better plan for the future........ 

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