#growyourown — Public Fediverse posts

Progress doesn't always look big sometimes it's just one more leaf, one more lesson, one more day of showing up. Our young farmers understand that steady effort is what truly builds a future.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud of every small win along this journey.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag

Progress doesn't always look big sometimes it's just one more leaf, one more lesson, one more day of showing up. Our young farmers understand that steady effort is what truly builds a future.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud of every small win along this journey.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag

Progress doesn't always look big sometimes it's just one more leaf, one more lesson, one more day of showing up. Our young farmers understand that steady effort is what truly builds a future.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud of every small win along this journey.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag

Progress doesn't always look big sometimes it's just one more leaf, one more lesson, one more day of showing up. Our young farmers understand that steady effort is what truly builds a future.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud of every small win along this journey.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag

Progress doesn't always look big sometimes it's just one more leaf, one more lesson, one more day of showing up. Our young farmers understand that steady effort is what truly builds a future.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud of every small win along this journey.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag

The Forest Garden: An Unsung Hero

August 19, 2020

"Poor nutrition and food insecurity have rocked rural areas across #Africa for years and, at the same time, smallholder farmers are seeing less success in the increasingly challenging world of agriculture. Regenerative #agroforestry nonprofit #TreesForTheFuture ( #TREES ) recognizes the connection between agriculture and chronic hunger and poverty. If we change the way we farm, entire swaths of rural communities stand to benefit and that’s exactly what Trees for the Future is doing.

"Consider #Uganda, where more than 30% of the population faces some level of chronic #FoodInsecurity. Hunger and poverty are tied to a number of factors, including farming practices, natural disasters, #ClimateChange, high food prices, and lack of education. Fortunately, there’s a proven solution. Farming has the potential to mitigate climate change, protect families from volatile markets, and offer resources and pathways out of hunger and poverty. As it happens, farming is the most common occupation in Uganda and makes up 24% of the country’s GDP. 84% of the national population lives in rural areas, but despite the prevalence of farmers and farmland in this East African nation, there is not enough food to go around. Studies have shown that most rural families are not eating essential nutritious food and are also living in extreme poverty which is less than $1.90 (Ush 7030 Uganda shillings) a day. (USAID, 2018)

"TREES has been training farmers in what they call the #ForestGarden approach since 2015 (introducing it to Ugandan farming communities in 2016). The Forest Garden Approach uses #agroforestry and #SustainableFarming practices to protect land, diversify crops, and optimize space. Farmers are trained in the Forest Garden Approach over a four-year period and TREES provides all the training, seeds, tools and materials.

"Through the Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil and make the farmer more resilient to climate change-related weather patterns like drought or flooding. As their soil health improves, farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, which in turn increases income and #FoodSecurity for the farmers.

"The Forest Garden Approach has proven to be a hero for farming families and their communities across sub-Saharan Africa - in #Senegal, #Cameroon, #Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. To date, TREES has helped 142,400 people in these countries. In Uganda, 2,291 families have participated in TREES’ program and more than 13,000 people have benefited.

" 'The work we are doing as an organisation is greatly impacting these communities and will have a lasting effect on so many smallholder farmers in these areas,' says Ivan Tumuhimbise, Country Director at Trees for the Future Uganda, adding that the Forest Garden Approach is an easy technique that any farmer can use to improve and change their livelihood.

"As each Forest Garden grows and matures, so will the resilience of each Forest Garden family. What was once degraded and unproductive land is now rich with nutrients and bursting with life. Farmers are harvesting dozens of crops instead of just one or two, which means that many more paydays and more dietary diversity. TREES is continually reaching out to more farming communities to provide Forest Garden training, with the goal to give all farmers the opportunity to revitalize their land and their livelihoods."

Source:
https://trees.org/stories/forest-garden-unsung-hero

#SolarPunkSunday #Biodiversity #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening #FoodForests #ForestGardens

The Forest Garden: An Unsung Hero

August 19, 2020

"Poor nutrition and food insecurity have rocked rural areas across #Africa for years and, at the same time, smallholder farmers are seeing less success in the increasingly challenging world of agriculture. Regenerative #agroforestry nonprofit #TreesForTheFuture ( #TREES ) recognizes the connection between agriculture and chronic hunger and poverty. If we change the way we farm, entire swaths of rural communities stand to benefit and that’s exactly what Trees for the Future is doing.

"Consider #Uganda, where more than 30% of the population faces some level of chronic #FoodInsecurity. Hunger and poverty are tied to a number of factors, including farming practices, natural disasters, #ClimateChange, high food prices, and lack of education. Fortunately, there’s a proven solution. Farming has the potential to mitigate climate change, protect families from volatile markets, and offer resources and pathways out of hunger and poverty. As it happens, farming is the most common occupation in Uganda and makes up 24% of the country’s GDP. 84% of the national population lives in rural areas, but despite the prevalence of farmers and farmland in this East African nation, there is not enough food to go around. Studies have shown that most rural families are not eating essential nutritious food and are also living in extreme poverty which is less than $1.90 (Ush 7030 Uganda shillings) a day. (USAID, 2018)

"TREES has been training farmers in what they call the #ForestGarden approach since 2015 (introducing it to Ugandan farming communities in 2016). The Forest Garden Approach uses #agroforestry and #SustainableFarming practices to protect land, diversify crops, and optimize space. Farmers are trained in the Forest Garden Approach over a four-year period and TREES provides all the training, seeds, tools and materials.

"Through the Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil and make the farmer more resilient to climate change-related weather patterns like drought or flooding. As their soil health improves, farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, which in turn increases income and #FoodSecurity for the farmers.

"The Forest Garden Approach has proven to be a hero for farming families and their communities across sub-Saharan Africa - in #Senegal, #Cameroon, #Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. To date, TREES has helped 142,400 people in these countries. In Uganda, 2,291 families have participated in TREES’ program and more than 13,000 people have benefited.

" 'The work we are doing as an organisation is greatly impacting these communities and will have a lasting effect on so many smallholder farmers in these areas,' says Ivan Tumuhimbise, Country Director at Trees for the Future Uganda, adding that the Forest Garden Approach is an easy technique that any farmer can use to improve and change their livelihood.

"As each Forest Garden grows and matures, so will the resilience of each Forest Garden family. What was once degraded and unproductive land is now rich with nutrients and bursting with life. Farmers are harvesting dozens of crops instead of just one or two, which means that many more paydays and more dietary diversity. TREES is continually reaching out to more farming communities to provide Forest Garden training, with the goal to give all farmers the opportunity to revitalize their land and their livelihoods."

Source:
https://trees.org/stories/forest-garden-unsung-hero

#SolarPunkSunday #Biodiversity #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening #FoodForests #ForestGardens

The Forest Garden: An Unsung Hero

August 19, 2020

"Poor nutrition and food insecurity have rocked rural areas across #Africa for years and, at the same time, smallholder farmers are seeing less success in the increasingly challenging world of agriculture. Regenerative #agroforestry nonprofit #TreesForTheFuture ( #TREES ) recognizes the connection between agriculture and chronic hunger and poverty. If we change the way we farm, entire swaths of rural communities stand to benefit and that’s exactly what Trees for the Future is doing.

"Consider #Uganda, where more than 30% of the population faces some level of chronic #FoodInsecurity. Hunger and poverty are tied to a number of factors, including farming practices, natural disasters, #ClimateChange, high food prices, and lack of education. Fortunately, there’s a proven solution. Farming has the potential to mitigate climate change, protect families from volatile markets, and offer resources and pathways out of hunger and poverty. As it happens, farming is the most common occupation in Uganda and makes up 24% of the country’s GDP. 84% of the national population lives in rural areas, but despite the prevalence of farmers and farmland in this East African nation, there is not enough food to go around. Studies have shown that most rural families are not eating essential nutritious food and are also living in extreme poverty which is less than $1.90 (Ush 7030 Uganda shillings) a day. (USAID, 2018)

"TREES has been training farmers in what they call the #ForestGarden approach since 2015 (introducing it to Ugandan farming communities in 2016). The Forest Garden Approach uses #agroforestry and #SustainableFarming practices to protect land, diversify crops, and optimize space. Farmers are trained in the Forest Garden Approach over a four-year period and TREES provides all the training, seeds, tools and materials.

"Through the Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil and make the farmer more resilient to climate change-related weather patterns like drought or flooding. As their soil health improves, farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, which in turn increases income and #FoodSecurity for the farmers.

"The Forest Garden Approach has proven to be a hero for farming families and their communities across sub-Saharan Africa - in #Senegal, #Cameroon, #Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. To date, TREES has helped 142,400 people in these countries. In Uganda, 2,291 families have participated in TREES’ program and more than 13,000 people have benefited.

" 'The work we are doing as an organisation is greatly impacting these communities and will have a lasting effect on so many smallholder farmers in these areas,' says Ivan Tumuhimbise, Country Director at Trees for the Future Uganda, adding that the Forest Garden Approach is an easy technique that any farmer can use to improve and change their livelihood.

"As each Forest Garden grows and matures, so will the resilience of each Forest Garden family. What was once degraded and unproductive land is now rich with nutrients and bursting with life. Farmers are harvesting dozens of crops instead of just one or two, which means that many more paydays and more dietary diversity. TREES is continually reaching out to more farming communities to provide Forest Garden training, with the goal to give all farmers the opportunity to revitalize their land and their livelihoods."

Source:
https://trees.org/stories/forest-garden-unsung-hero

#SolarPunkSunday #Biodiversity #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening #FoodForests #ForestGardens

The Forest Garden: An Unsung Hero

August 19, 2020

"Poor nutrition and food insecurity have rocked rural areas across #Africa for years and, at the same time, smallholder farmers are seeing less success in the increasingly challenging world of agriculture. Regenerative #agroforestry nonprofit #TreesForTheFuture ( #TREES ) recognizes the connection between agriculture and chronic hunger and poverty. If we change the way we farm, entire swaths of rural communities stand to benefit and that’s exactly what Trees for the Future is doing.

"Consider #Uganda, where more than 30% of the population faces some level of chronic #FoodInsecurity. Hunger and poverty are tied to a number of factors, including farming practices, natural disasters, #ClimateChange, high food prices, and lack of education. Fortunately, there’s a proven solution. Farming has the potential to mitigate climate change, protect families from volatile markets, and offer resources and pathways out of hunger and poverty. As it happens, farming is the most common occupation in Uganda and makes up 24% of the country’s GDP. 84% of the national population lives in rural areas, but despite the prevalence of farmers and farmland in this East African nation, there is not enough food to go around. Studies have shown that most rural families are not eating essential nutritious food and are also living in extreme poverty which is less than $1.90 (Ush 7030 Uganda shillings) a day. (USAID, 2018)

"TREES has been training farmers in what they call the #ForestGarden approach since 2015 (introducing it to Ugandan farming communities in 2016). The Forest Garden Approach uses #agroforestry and #SustainableFarming practices to protect land, diversify crops, and optimize space. Farmers are trained in the Forest Garden Approach over a four-year period and TREES provides all the training, seeds, tools and materials.

"Through the Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil and make the farmer more resilient to climate change-related weather patterns like drought or flooding. As their soil health improves, farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, which in turn increases income and #FoodSecurity for the farmers.

"The Forest Garden Approach has proven to be a hero for farming families and their communities across sub-Saharan Africa - in #Senegal, #Cameroon, #Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. To date, TREES has helped 142,400 people in these countries. In Uganda, 2,291 families have participated in TREES’ program and more than 13,000 people have benefited.

" 'The work we are doing as an organisation is greatly impacting these communities and will have a lasting effect on so many smallholder farmers in these areas,' says Ivan Tumuhimbise, Country Director at Trees for the Future Uganda, adding that the Forest Garden Approach is an easy technique that any farmer can use to improve and change their livelihood.

"As each Forest Garden grows and matures, so will the resilience of each Forest Garden family. What was once degraded and unproductive land is now rich with nutrients and bursting with life. Farmers are harvesting dozens of crops instead of just one or two, which means that many more paydays and more dietary diversity. TREES is continually reaching out to more farming communities to provide Forest Garden training, with the goal to give all farmers the opportunity to revitalize their land and their livelihoods."

Source:
https://trees.org/stories/forest-garden-unsung-hero

#SolarPunkSunday #Biodiversity #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening #FoodForests #ForestGardens

The Forest Garden: An Unsung Hero

August 19, 2020

"Poor nutrition and food insecurity have rocked rural areas across #Africa for years and, at the same time, smallholder farmers are seeing less success in the increasingly challenging world of agriculture. Regenerative #agroforestry nonprofit #TreesForTheFuture ( #TREES ) recognizes the connection between agriculture and chronic hunger and poverty. If we change the way we farm, entire swaths of rural communities stand to benefit and that’s exactly what Trees for the Future is doing.

"Consider #Uganda, where more than 30% of the population faces some level of chronic #FoodInsecurity. Hunger and poverty are tied to a number of factors, including farming practices, natural disasters, #ClimateChange, high food prices, and lack of education. Fortunately, there’s a proven solution. Farming has the potential to mitigate climate change, protect families from volatile markets, and offer resources and pathways out of hunger and poverty. As it happens, farming is the most common occupation in Uganda and makes up 24% of the country’s GDP. 84% of the national population lives in rural areas, but despite the prevalence of farmers and farmland in this East African nation, there is not enough food to go around. Studies have shown that most rural families are not eating essential nutritious food and are also living in extreme poverty which is less than $1.90 (Ush 7030 Uganda shillings) a day. (USAID, 2018)

"TREES has been training farmers in what they call the #ForestGarden approach since 2015 (introducing it to Ugandan farming communities in 2016). The Forest Garden Approach uses #agroforestry and #SustainableFarming practices to protect land, diversify crops, and optimize space. Farmers are trained in the Forest Garden Approach over a four-year period and TREES provides all the training, seeds, tools and materials.

"Through the Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil and make the farmer more resilient to climate change-related weather patterns like drought or flooding. As their soil health improves, farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, which in turn increases income and #FoodSecurity for the farmers.

"The Forest Garden Approach has proven to be a hero for farming families and their communities across sub-Saharan Africa - in #Senegal, #Cameroon, #Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. To date, TREES has helped 142,400 people in these countries. In Uganda, 2,291 families have participated in TREES’ program and more than 13,000 people have benefited.

" 'The work we are doing as an organisation is greatly impacting these communities and will have a lasting effect on so many smallholder farmers in these areas,' says Ivan Tumuhimbise, Country Director at Trees for the Future Uganda, adding that the Forest Garden Approach is an easy technique that any farmer can use to improve and change their livelihood.

"As each Forest Garden grows and matures, so will the resilience of each Forest Garden family. What was once degraded and unproductive land is now rich with nutrients and bursting with life. Farmers are harvesting dozens of crops instead of just one or two, which means that many more paydays and more dietary diversity. TREES is continually reaching out to more farming communities to provide Forest Garden training, with the goal to give all farmers the opportunity to revitalize their land and their livelihoods."

Source:
https://trees.org/stories/forest-garden-unsung-hero

#SolarPunkSunday #Biodiversity #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening #FoodForests #ForestGardens

This is my main seed raising setup. It was a cold frame but the glass panels broke.

But the metal frame lets me control the environment somewhat. The chicken wire I just folded over the top of it; it can be taken on and off as needed. It keeps birds from helping themselves to the tender greens.

Over this I can toss a blanket or some bubble wrap at night if we are expecting frost. Or I can throw a shade cloth over it if it's getting too sunny and hot.

The seedling pots are in these wire basket things which were in the kitchen and pulled out like drawers from the cabinets. We removed them to make way for other stuff. But they are super useful for organizing the seedlings.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#SeedRaising

This is my main seed raising setup. It was a cold frame but the glass panels broke.

But the metal frame lets me control the environment somewhat. The chicken wire I just folded over the top of it; it can be taken on and off as needed. It keeps birds from helping themselves to the tender greens.

Over this I can toss a blanket or some bubble wrap at night if we are expecting frost. Or I can throw a shade cloth over it if it's getting too sunny and hot.

The seedling pots are in these wire basket things which were in the kitchen and pulled out like drawers from the cabinets. We removed them to make way for other stuff. But they are super useful for organizing the seedlings.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#SeedRaising

This is my main seed raising setup. It was a cold frame but the glass panels broke.

But the metal frame lets me control the environment somewhat. The chicken wire I just folded over the top of it; it can be taken on and off as needed. It keeps birds from helping themselves to the tender greens.

Over this I can toss a blanket or some bubble wrap at night if we are expecting frost. Or I can throw a shade cloth over it if it's getting too sunny and hot.

The seedling pots are in these wire basket things which were in the kitchen and pulled out like drawers from the cabinets. We removed them to make way for other stuff. But they are super useful for organizing the seedlings.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#SeedRaising

This is my main seed raising setup. It was a cold frame but the glass panels broke.

But the metal frame lets me control the environment somewhat. The chicken wire I just folded over the top of it; it can be taken on and off as needed. It keeps birds from helping themselves to the tender greens.

Over this I can toss a blanket or some bubble wrap at night if we are expecting frost. Or I can throw a shade cloth over it if it's getting too sunny and hot.

The seedling pots are in these wire basket things which were in the kitchen and pulled out like drawers from the cabinets. We removed them to make way for other stuff. But they are super useful for organizing the seedlings.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#SeedRaising

This is my main seed raising setup. It was a cold frame but the glass panels broke.

But the metal frame lets me control the environment somewhat. The chicken wire I just folded over the top of it; it can be taken on and off as needed. It keeps birds from helping themselves to the tender greens.

Over this I can toss a blanket or some bubble wrap at night if we are expecting frost. Or I can throw a shade cloth over it if it's getting too sunny and hot.

The seedling pots are in these wire basket things which were in the kitchen and pulled out like drawers from the cabinets. We removed them to make way for other stuff. But they are super useful for organizing the seedlings.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#SeedRaising

I learned in an online class I took through Koanga Gardens that plants bank nutrients in the soil surrounding their roots and later draw these up to put nutrients into their flowers and subsequent seed pods. I think this is one reason people say to cut your cover crops before they flower. But this reason is moot if you are planning on turning those flower-stalk nutrients back into the soil or laying them down to form mulch.

I have also read that the reason is to prevent them making seeds that might drop into your garden bed, but I really don't see that as much of a problem.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#Lupins

I learned in an online class I took through Koanga Gardens that plants bank nutrients in the soil surrounding their roots and later draw these up to put nutrients into their flowers and subsequent seed pods. I think this is one reason people say to cut your cover crops before they flower. But this reason is moot if you are planning on turning those flower-stalk nutrients back into the soil or laying them down to form mulch.

I have also read that the reason is to prevent them making seeds that might drop into your garden bed, but I really don't see that as much of a problem.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#Lupins

I learned in an online class I took through Koanga Gardens that plants bank nutrients in the soil surrounding their roots and later draw these up to put nutrients into their flowers and subsequent seed pods. I think this is one reason people say to cut your cover crops before they flower. But this reason is moot if you are planning on turning those flower-stalk nutrients back into the soil or laying them down to form mulch.

I have also read that the reason is to prevent them making seeds that might drop into your garden bed, but I really don't see that as much of a problem.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#Lupins

I learned in an online class I took through Koanga Gardens that plants bank nutrients in the soil surrounding their roots and later draw these up to put nutrients into their flowers and subsequent seed pods. I think this is one reason people say to cut your cover crops before they flower. But this reason is moot if you are planning on turning those flower-stalk nutrients back into the soil or laying them down to form mulch.

I have also read that the reason is to prevent them making seeds that might drop into your garden bed, but I really don't see that as much of a problem.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#Lupins

I learned in an online class I took through Koanga Gardens that plants bank nutrients in the soil surrounding their roots and later draw these up to put nutrients into their flowers and subsequent seed pods. I think this is one reason people say to cut your cover crops before they flower. But this reason is moot if you are planning on turning those flower-stalk nutrients back into the soil or laying them down to form mulch.

I have also read that the reason is to prevent them making seeds that might drop into your garden bed, but I really don't see that as much of a problem.

#VegetableGardening
#Gardening
#GrowYourOwn
#CoverCrops
#Lupins

Cover crops.

This is a mix of blue lupin and mustard but the lupins stole the show. You are supposed to chop them down before they flower but the blue lupin flowers are so pretty I can't help myself!

Cover crops are used between growing seasons for several reasons. They out-compete weeds. Some improve the soil. (In this case the lupins are legumes, which are nitrogen fixers, adding nitrogen to the soil. The mustard releases chemicals which can eliminate certain plant diseases from the soil.

Additional benefits depend on what you do with it when it's finished. If you chop your cover crop and lay it over the garden bed to dry, you have just made your own mulch. If you dig your cover crop into the soil you have just added nutrients back into the soil; this is often called 'green manure.' Alternatively you can chuck it into your compost bin, either green or after letting it dry, depending on what's going on with your composting system.

#VegetableGardening #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #CoverCrops #Lupins

Cover crops.

This is a mix of blue lupin and mustard but the lupins stole the show. You are supposed to chop them down before they flower but the blue lupin flowers are so pretty I can't help myself!

Cover crops are used between growing seasons for several reasons. They out-compete weeds. Some improve the soil. (In this case the lupins are legumes, which are nitrogen fixers, adding nitrogen to the soil. The mustard releases chemicals which can eliminate certain plant diseases from the soil.

Additional benefits depend on what you do with it when it's finished. If you chop your cover crop and lay it over the garden bed to dry, you have just made your own mulch. If you dig your cover crop into the soil you have just added nutrients back into the soil; this is often called 'green manure.' Alternatively you can chuck it into your compost bin, either green or after letting it dry, depending on what's going on with your composting system.

#VegetableGardening #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #CoverCrops #Lupins

Cover crops.

This is a mix of blue lupin and mustard but the lupins stole the show. You are supposed to chop them down before they flower but the blue lupin flowers are so pretty I can't help myself!

Cover crops are used between growing seasons for several reasons. They out-compete weeds. Some improve the soil. (In this case the lupins are legumes, which are nitrogen fixers, adding nitrogen to the soil. The mustard releases chemicals which can eliminate certain plant diseases from the soil.

Additional benefits depend on what you do with it when it's finished. If you chop your cover crop and lay it over the garden bed to dry, you have just made your own mulch. If you dig your cover crop into the soil you have just added nutrients back into the soil; this is often called 'green manure.' Alternatively you can chuck it into your compost bin, either green or after letting it dry, depending on what's going on with your composting system.

#VegetableGardening #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #CoverCrops #Lupins

Cover crops.

This is a mix of blue lupin and mustard but the lupins stole the show. You are supposed to chop them down before they flower but the blue lupin flowers are so pretty I can't help myself!

Cover crops are used between growing seasons for several reasons. They out-compete weeds. Some improve the soil. (In this case the lupins are legumes, which are nitrogen fixers, adding nitrogen to the soil. The mustard releases chemicals which can eliminate certain plant diseases from the soil.

Additional benefits depend on what you do with it when it's finished. If you chop your cover crop and lay it over the garden bed to dry, you have just made your own mulch. If you dig your cover crop into the soil you have just added nutrients back into the soil; this is often called 'green manure.' Alternatively you can chuck it into your compost bin, either green or after letting it dry, depending on what's going on with your composting system.

#VegetableGardening #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #CoverCrops #Lupins

Cover crops.

This is a mix of blue lupin and mustard but the lupins stole the show. You are supposed to chop them down before they flower but the blue lupin flowers are so pretty I can't help myself!

Cover crops are used between growing seasons for several reasons. They out-compete weeds. Some improve the soil. (In this case the lupins are legumes, which are nitrogen fixers, adding nitrogen to the soil. The mustard releases chemicals which can eliminate certain plant diseases from the soil.

Additional benefits depend on what you do with it when it's finished. If you chop your cover crop and lay it over the garden bed to dry, you have just made your own mulch. If you dig your cover crop into the soil you have just added nutrients back into the soil; this is often called 'green manure.' Alternatively you can chuck it into your compost bin, either green or after letting it dry, depending on what's going on with your composting system.

#VegetableGardening #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #CoverCrops #Lupins

With all this squash harvesting going on, it was time to start sharing with the neighbors. We're setting aside quite a few for ourselves and passing on the surplus. Between yesterday and today we shared out about 180. We'll get a grand total of the overall harvest as soon as I'm done picking, but it looks like we may top 300 this year. We'll keep you posted.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest
#BeetBear

With all this squash harvesting going on, it was time to start sharing with the neighbors. We're setting aside quite a few for ourselves and passing on the surplus. Between yesterday and today we shared out about 180. We'll get a grand total of the overall harvest as soon as I'm done picking, but it looks like we may top 300 this year. We'll keep you posted.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest
#BeetBear

With all this squash harvesting going on, it was time to start sharing with the neighbors. We're setting aside quite a few for ourselves and passing on the surplus. Between yesterday and today we shared out about 180. We'll get a grand total of the overall harvest as soon as I'm done picking, but it looks like we may top 300 this year. We'll keep you posted.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest
#BeetBear

With all this squash harvesting going on, it was time to start sharing with the neighbors. We're setting aside quite a few for ourselves and passing on the surplus. Between yesterday and today we shared out about 180. We'll get a grand total of the overall harvest as soon as I'm done picking, but it looks like we may top 300 this year. We'll keep you posted.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest
#BeetBear

With all this squash harvesting going on, it was time to start sharing with the neighbors. We're setting aside quite a few for ourselves and passing on the surplus. Between yesterday and today we shared out about 180. We'll get a grand total of the overall harvest as soon as I'm done picking, but it looks like we may top 300 this year. We'll keep you posted.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest
#BeetBear

Some of the strongest roots grow from the simplest beginnings. Our young farmers start with just a seed, some soil, and the willingness to learn and from that, something remarkable takes shape.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we believe every small effort plants the foundation for a bigger future.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling
#flowers

Some of the strongest roots grow from the simplest beginnings. Our young farmers start with just a seed, some soil, and the willingness to learn and from that, something remarkable takes shape.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we believe every small effort plants the foundation for a bigger future.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling
#flowers

Some of the strongest roots grow from the simplest beginnings. Our young farmers start with just a seed, some soil, and the willingness to learn and from that, something remarkable takes shape.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we believe every small effort plants the foundation for a bigger future.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling
#flowers

Some of the strongest roots grow from the simplest beginnings. Our young farmers start with just a seed, some soil, and the willingness to learn and from that, something remarkable takes shape.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we believe every small effort plants the foundation for a bigger future.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling
#flowers

Some of the strongest roots grow from the simplest beginnings. Our young farmers start with just a seed, some soil, and the willingness to learn and from that, something remarkable takes shape.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we believe every small effort plants the foundation for a bigger future.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling
#flowers

Great things take root when you keep showing up. Our young farmers know that a little consistency each day watering, weeding, watching turns into something worth celebrating at harvest time.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud to see that dedication grow stronger every season.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Great things take root when you keep showing up. Our young farmers know that a little consistency each day watering, weeding, watching turns into something worth celebrating at harvest time.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud to see that dedication grow stronger every season.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Great things take root when you keep showing up. Our young farmers know that a little consistency each day watering, weeding, watching turns into something worth celebrating at harvest time.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud to see that dedication grow stronger every season.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Great things take root when you keep showing up. Our young farmers know that a little consistency each day watering, weeding, watching turns into something worth celebrating at harvest time.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud to see that dedication grow stronger every season.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Great things take root when you keep showing up. Our young farmers know that a little consistency each day watering, weeding, watching turns into something worth celebrating at harvest time.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're proud to see that dedication grow stronger every season.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

#Chillies #growyourown #gardening #greenhouse

And we have twins! Every once-in-a-while we get two that fuse together. I'll not comment on what it might resemble...
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest

And to complete the cycle, we remove all the vines and chop up the weeds and haul them off to the compost pile. We will them reset the marker line down 3 or 4 feet and start the process again. Just hope the dry weather holds for a few more days.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Squash
#Harvest

Every sunrise brings a new chance to grow. Our young farmers show up with the same dedication, rain or shine because they know real progress doesn't wait for perfect conditions.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're cultivating patience, resilience, and hope, one day at a time.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Every sunrise brings a new chance to grow. Our young farmers show up with the same dedication, rain or shine because they know real progress doesn't wait for perfect conditions.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're cultivating patience, resilience, and hope, one day at a time.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Every sunrise brings a new chance to grow. Our young farmers show up with the same dedication, rain or shine because they know real progress doesn't wait for perfect conditions.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're cultivating patience, resilience, and hope, one day at a time.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Every sunrise brings a new chance to grow. Our young farmers show up with the same dedication, rain or shine because they know real progress doesn't wait for perfect conditions.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're cultivating patience, resilience, and hope, one day at a time.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Every sunrise brings a new chance to grow. Our young farmers show up with the same dedication, rain or shine because they know real progress doesn't wait for perfect conditions.
At Nutritious Foods Uganda, we're cultivating patience, resilience, and hope, one day at a time.
#growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag
#photography #bloomscrolling #flowers

The weather hasn't been the easiest for farming lately but today, the sun is breaking through the clouds... A reminder that even after rough seasons, brighter days always return.
Our young farmers are hopeful and ready better weather means better growth ahead.
. #growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag

The weather hasn't been the easiest for farming lately but today, the sun is breaking through the clouds... A reminder that even after rough seasons, brighter days always return.
Our young farmers are hopeful and ready better weather means better growth ahead.
. #growyourown #wefeedyou @GarDenIng #solarpunk #solarpunksunday #nature #biodiversity #environment #food #today #SilentSunday
#FotoVorschlag