Year 2 – January Week 2: Hunting discounted strawberry seedlings
Planted extra strawberry seedlings this week. These are all leftover from home center, being sold 75% off from its regular...
Category: Gardening
Year 1 – December Week 4: Rapeseed flowers
This week’s main activity was planting fruit trees. We ordered some tree seedlings last November and finally arrived this week....
Year 1 – December Week 3: Broad beans
Activities Finally had time to prune our persimmon tree this week. It’s still unfinished but I’m relieved from any possible...
Year 1 – December Week 2: Chinese cabbage
Activities This week I transferred the remaining red onion seedlings to the bed, finally. Also planted more crimson clover and...
Year 1 – December Week 1: Piling soil on leeks
Activities This week I piled soil around the leeks, seems this will produce a longer white shaft. Planted extra peas,...
Year 1 – November Week 4: Rice Bran Compost Update
It’s been a week since I prepared the rice bran compost and so far the temperature has risen up to...
Year 1 – November Week 3: Preparing Rice Bran Compost
Preparing Rice bran Compost This week, I tried making a compost using a simple mixture of rice bran, fermented soybeans,...
Year 1 – November Week 2: Planting Onions
Planting onions Finally planted the onion seedlings this week. Seedlings are already old, yellowish in color. Not expecting all to...
Year 1 – November Week 1: Autumn Harvests
This week we finally harvested all the sweet potatoes and peanuts. Sweet Potatoes and Peanuts Most of the Azuma sweet...
2021 October 4th Week: Cabbage is in danger!
Updates about cabbage, brussels, chinese cabbage plants and planting more leeks. Surprised how good this kale for salad, we decided...