Kale from Kaneohe plot!!! Started seedling 8/10, transplanted 9/21, harvested/kidnapped to xxxx 12/31, returned/transported via cooler to kaimuki 1/2, sauteed into soup 1/16.... KALE YOU AMAZE ME
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Plot progression! Dave and I added mulch to make a pathway between rows. Leek and kale transplants are doing well in the no-till. I weeded out some flowering weeds in the sunhemp row to prevent spreading. DAn advised I don't waste time weeding those because when we lay the sunhemp down to prep this side as no-till after we harvest the seeds, it should smother the weeds and prevent their growth. This is because the microbial growth in the soil from laying the organic matter down signals to the soil it doesn't need to grow that weed anymore....?!?!? Direct seeded plants are sprouting!!! All Star Gourmet Lettuce Mix. Includes Green Oakleaf, Red Oakleaf, Green Romaine, Red Romaine, Lollo Rossa, and Redleaf lettuces. Our planting plan turned into peppering all seeds throughout the row (F for spacing), so between the lettuce, carrots, radish, and beets, I didn't know what was what when they began sprouting (F for research). Dan advised tasting and I could tell immediately this was the lettuce! Thoya Soybeans from 9/21 did not sprout, planted about 4 more 9/28 in the sunhemp row. Sprouting/Plot Envy Radish sprouts had to be thinned. A single week old sprout tastes like a real bite of a radish! New seedlings to plant next week to fill up some spots and replace any failures. We mix potting medium with ground up coconut husks and a nitrogen additive. The ideal way to make seedlings is with soil from your own farm. Dave and I made 10 each of Laciento Kale, Cilantro, Broccoli, Tomato, and Gretel Hybrid Eggplant.
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