It’s the sixth week of our Ultimate Composting experiment here at 1840 Farm. Last week, I transferred the original romaine heart and celery from their water bath to soilless potting mix. They made it through the week with their roots and new growth intact. In my last post, I mentioned that I would be planting …
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Ultimate Composting – Week Five
We’re five weeks into our Ultimate Composting experiment here at 1840 Farm. We’ve hit a milestone in this project: it’s time to remove the first two specimens from water and plant them in soilless planting mix. As you can see, the roots have really taken off over the last two weeks. Both the celery and …
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Ultimate Composting – Week Four
It has been nearly a month since I started my ultimate composting experiment. The celery is still growing stalks and roots in my kitchen window. Several romaine hearts have joined in and one has roots to rival the celery stump that started it all. So far, I’ve found that the romaine grows at a much …
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Ultimate Composting – Week Three
It’s week three of my windowsill ultimate composting experiment. The tiny celery stalks are now about four inches tall. The roots are becoming longer and more numerous every day. In fact, the results are so encouraging that I have added another specimen to the window. Add one more romaine heart to the collection. Pretty soon …
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Ultimate Composting – Week Two
It has been two weeks since I started my latest gardening experiment. There’s no point in trying to hide the truth from you: I’m growing groceries from what some would call garbage. Yes, that’s right: I’m growing celery from the trimmings that usually end up in the compost bin or garbage pile. While that may …
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Ultimate Composting
Several weeks ago I shared the disappointing results of my children’s compostable packaging experiment. In case you missed it, the results were notable for not showing any result at all. After two years in the compost heap, the vegetable scraps had been transformed into beautiful, lush compost for our garden. The packaging had not. It …
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Compostable? I think not.
Two years ago, my children and I decided to conduct a little experiment. That happens quite often here at 1840 Farm. In fact, it’s strongly encouraged. We started noticing a lot of compostable packaging on grocery store shelves and wondered just how quickly it would compost. We buried a few bags, pouches, and cups that …
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday – April 4, 2012
This morning, a welcome sight made its first appearance in the flower gardens at 1840 Farm. The first daffodils have emerged and brought some much appreciated spring color to the flower beds. It won’t be long and they’ll be joined by colorful blooming tulips. The mere sight of them made me daydream about planting the …
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1840 Farm Seed Packet Template
As a gardener, I love to share our plants and seeds with gardening friends. I’ve been known to trade plants for other plants, or as I did today, for the most delicious maple syrup I have ever tasted. When trading seeds, I sometimes find myself putting them in a business sized envelope, yet wanting something …
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday – March 21, 2012
Hello, spring! The temperatures at 1840 Farm this week have been summer-like and we’re taking full advantage. We’re constructing raised beds and installing them in the garden to expand our growing area. We harvested some beautiful bearded iris (Iris germanica) bulbs that are available for sale at the farm. Today, we’ll be starting the first …
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