Gardening for the future.
Pictured is my garden space at the back of the lot. Soil is heavy Kent County clay, rain will pool on it and then the sun will bake and crack the surface. Worked it up twice so far with the neighbour's roto tiller, planted 2 rows of potatoes, a row of turnips and radishes with a row of onions and some corn to come. Experienced neighbour tells me root crops will disappoint in this soil.
Since this is the first time I have lived in a climate zone that will not kill peach trees over the winter and with the fond hope that I will beat the actuarial odds and taste the fruit of my efforts, I went out and bought two peach trees, two apple trees and pear.
"Installed" them today. I will have to add more stakes and some ties promptly.
Was thinking of planting a grove of walnut trees to sell for veneer down the road, but thought I was being presumptious enough with a 10 year plan.
Pictured is my garden space at the back of the lot. Soil is heavy Kent County clay, rain will pool on it and then the sun will bake and crack the surface. Worked it up twice so far with the neighbour's roto tiller, planted 2 rows of potatoes, a row of turnips and radishes with a row of onions and some corn to come. Experienced neighbour tells me root crops will disappoint in this soil.
Since this is the first time I have lived in a climate zone that will not kill peach trees over the winter and with the fond hope that I will beat the actuarial odds and taste the fruit of my efforts, I went out and bought two peach trees, two apple trees and pear.
"Installed" them today. I will have to add more stakes and some ties promptly.
Was thinking of planting a grove of walnut trees to sell for veneer down the road, but thought I was being presumptious enough with a 10 year plan.