Just put in the garden

[Raven]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Nice looking garden...been wanting to do something like that in my yard too....nothing better than garden fresh vegetables

We just rented a 30x30 plot over at the Public Garden for the troop to plant a garden. They worked it last weekend and are growing quite an assortment of vegetables, herbs and plants for their gardening Merit Badge. Also made a compost been in the middle...I'll post some pics in a couple of weeks when stuff is growing

They had to design the layout themselves, originally they included a hot tub and a big Screen TV, ahh the mind of a teenage boy......scary place.

Breakdown of what they planted:

Green Beans
Wax Beans
Summer Squash
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Tomatos
Green Peppers
Potatos
Carrots
Garlic
Basil
Oregano
Parsley
assorted flowers (need flowers for Merit Badge)

Doing a Surfcasting campout in a couple of weeks.....I'm hoping they catch a few so we can freeze a few fillets and do a campout in the fall and have a whole meal that they caught/grew themselves.

tell them that to do compost right
it should only take 3 to 4 weeks
the pile has to be always slightly " steaming "
they can place a smoke stack (tube) in the center
of perforated pipe to let oxygen for the burn -> "in"

the under side of the pile should allow for draining off
compost tea for "special waterings" of struggling plants
that need a "pick me up"
without compost tea available

my three weapons of choice are these (awesome results too)

1.) superthrive B-1 root stimulant x 100 times (not cheap)
a small bottle goes a long, long way though
excellent for foliar feeding

2.) maxicrop seaweed fertilizer for minerals|also foliar feeding

3.) organic fish emulsion......... spray soil around plants
then water it in gently