Apple Zauce

This was a busy week. We lost an additional seedling this week. Not surprisingly it was the runt that had all of the troubles. The other seedling was having a rough time but seems to be on track and has a very nice set of lush green leaves coming in. It’s moving slowly but in the right direction. The direct to soil is crushing. Still no sign of sex yet. It’s a sturdy little thing that I’ll top again soon. I’ll pop another two beans but maybe something else. Something that I’ll care less about killing. TBD We added beneficial nematodes at the beginning of the week and after about a day we’ve seen no sign of fungus gnats anywhere in the garden since. Hopefully there’s enough action in my soil to keep those guys around. I read both Total Living Organics this week and Teaming with Microbes. Both books have given me a new and fuller outlook on organic gardening. The pieces are starting to come together and make sense. Although I have a lot to learn these books are going to be excellent resources for the journey. I’m working towards building my own soil and recycling the soil that we use. The first step in that direction for us is composting. We made a bokashi setup this week. We’re using two black buckets and stacking them. The top bucket has holes in the bottom for drainage and a screw top lid to keep it air tight. Hopefully in about a month or two we’ll have some good looking, healthy, fertile compost that I can use for the next run. That’s the report for this week. ✌️🏼🌱