Since summer, I have enjoyed learning about gardening and indulging in an age old practice that brings peace and relaxation. Here are a few of my girls on display. Enjoy the view from my Jamaican Urban Organic Garden. ***** In the beginning, I started out with container gardening for my pumpkin, onion, scallion and melons. The palms … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #26: Views From My Garden #1

Callaloo Update In October, I began a set of new crops; the cucumbers, callaloo, pakchoi and okra. These proved quite a surprise because they threatened to overrun their containers and my sun room, in time. Ultimately, I found them a cool spot in my Jamaican Urban Organic Garden to chill and grow a their leisure. The Callaloo … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #24: Callaloo Update

THE TALE OF PAKCHOI, CUCUMBERS & OKRA In October, I began a set of new crops; the cucumbers, callaloo, pakchoi and okra. These proved quite a surprise because they threatened to overrun their containers and my sunroom in time. Ultimately, I found them a cool spot in my Jamaican Urban Organic Garden to chill and grow a … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #23: The Tale of Pakchoi, Okra, Cucumbers and Callaloo

Plastic pollution involves the accumulation of plastic products in the environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, or humans. Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized into micro-, meso-, or macrodebris, based on size. In America alone, Americans used about 50 billion plastic water bottles last year. However, the U.S.'s recycling rate for plastic is only 23 … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #22: Using Ting Bottle In My Container Garden

Separating The Plants From The Lawn Remember, I mentioned in an earlier article, that I had to remove the grass from where the plants were? To the corner, the grass was tall and lush, with little worms roaming about; meanwhile my flowers were looking droopy and dry. Well, today I took it a bit further, … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #21: Separating The Plants From The Lawn

The Sawdust Path Nobody likes trekking mud into the house, especially if you have to go in and out ever so often to tend to your garden and water your plants. So, it occurred to me to make a sawdust path.   Seeing that I had two and a half bags left over from my procurement … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #20: Sawdust Path

Pruning, A Necessary Evil Do you remember my coleus plant how it was tall and top heavy? It was leaning over, not able to support itself. I pruned it and notice now all the shoots growing closer to the base. Sometimes pruning is a necessary evil. Above, in the picture to the left, that was the … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #19: Pruning, A Necessary Evil

Never give up on your plants until they are bone dry...and even then wait a little more. You see that little stick, now examine at his sides closely. What do you see? It's Alive! These are the containers that I put aside..hoping…that life would #spring. Below you can see my thyme, cherry and pepper plants … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #18: It’s Alive

I so love waking up to catch the sunrise in the morning. Sometimes, I am able to catch a photo or two, like the one below, of the sun ray piercing through unto my plants. The sharp ray of the sun cannot be stopped. Good morning from my likkle Jamaican urban garden. ***** About the … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #17: Sun Rays and Sunrises

Finally an update from the urban farming side of things. My garlics seems to be doing well, but I had to rescue my scallions from a worm yesterday morning. Little dude ate off a whole shoot 😦   I really don’t like dis waiting part doh! On the other hand, you can see that I … Continue reading Jamaican Urban Organic Farming #16: My Garlics and Scallions Update