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“Security and Adventure”: Adventures in Agronomy Part 1
“Security and adventure might be considered opposites in some situations, but the gardener who raises plants from seeds can experience both…” (The New Seed Starter’s Handbook).
At the AITA Farm we’ve been preparing for the summer crop. In November we tilled a large parcel of the grounds and laid down winter rye, and in January we ordered seeds for an assortment of all-organic and mostly heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, corn, eggplants, peppers, and greens, as well as some more exotic species of fruits and flowers. Yet winter ends late in New Hampshire –we may not be able to plant until May 1, after the final frost has passed. And so we are compensating by sprouting our seeds indoors a few months in advance of their planting. We have rigged a primitive system of fluorescent bulbs and electric heaters to simulate daylight and spring temperatures, and invested in a bag of organic seed-starter as big as Robin. Thus begins our experiment in organic farming and human folly.
Below: Our DIY fluorescent grow-lights, future ”seedbeds,” and a dirtbag.
Written by robin on 02/24/2010 in AITA In The Wild | Blog | Food | Gardening | Sculpture/Installation | The Farm
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