Bitten By The Organic Farming Bug
I started a new hobby recently, urban organic farming. There was this urge to add flowering plants to my yard, along with the palms that I had planted over two years before. Now, I have not only added the usual garden plants, but some small crops as well. I am starting off with containers of any kind, while I am preparing my garden space.
Container gardening is a better alternative for people with little to no yard space.
Flowering Plants
As you can see, I have a few varieties in my garden, but my yard space was just looking too green, it needed some colour.
I love watching this portulaca plant open its bloom every morning. Quite relaxing.
This leaf of life type plant has been holing up since July in my garden.
Keeping them mostly in the shade, because we are experiencing high temperatures in Jamaica and I don’t wanna kill em off.
I got this coleus from Hi Pro. I have sensed used the pruned sections to start some baby plants.
It took about three weeks for these plants to act they are in the land of the living. They were pruned from bigger shots and what a shock it was for them.
It took about three weeks for these plants to act they are in the land of the living. They were pruned from bigger shots and what a shock it was for them.
I have to attribute these guys to the bees…pollinated from my neighbors garden. They just sprung up in my garden.
As you can see these plants seemed to handle the sun and tropical climate really well, but I wanted to do more in my urban organic farm.
Organic Farming
I have decided to plant only that which I eat. This includes: pepper, scallion, garlic, pumpkin, melon, onion and thyme. While some are self sufficient, others require my constant attention and rescue.
Here you can see my the scallions before they were transplanted.
My pumkins are the unruly fellows in my garden. I have to keep a close watch because they can get out of hand.
Here you can see my garlic in a container and the scallions transplanted.
Urban Farming
There is no excuse not to plant your own foods and practice urban organic farming. Even if you live in a small apartment, so long as you have a window, sunlight, water and a small container you can plant and produce basic season in for your meat and vegetables as well.
So come back often, because I will be providing updates of my Jamaican Urban Organic Farming experience.
Lata.
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Poetess Denise N. Fyffe is a published author of over 30 books, for more than six years and enjoys volunteering as a Counselor. She is a freelance writer for online publications such as Revealing the Christian Life, Jamaica Rose, Entertainment Trail, My Trending Stories among others.
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