this will be my summer project to do for hobby and just to prepare for the future... this is my second summer to start trees from seed. i started sawtooth oaks and water oaks last summer and i had pretty good success rate with starting them from seed. i had better results with the sawtooth (white oak) than i did the water (red oak). i also planted several fruit and some oaks at some farm land i have this past year. this year, im starting american persimmon, mexican (wild) plum, nectarine fruit trees. i will also start : white oak, sawtooth oak, water oak, burr oak, black oak, and post oak trees.... im gonna start a veggie garden that i hope to start in the next few weeks at our local community garden. im also plan to work on a flower type of bed for a small area in front of my house....not sure which way im going with it, but im gonna try a new style of gardening... just wanted to share my summer of gardening with u guys...never know what all im gonna grow so grab a seat.
this is a lil flower bed in front of my house... i decided to do a back to eden garden with it. basically, it works like this. i laid down cardboard. then i put about 5" of leaves on top...with 50 lbs of black kow manure compost with 5 gallons of used coffee grounds. i topped it with about 12" of basic mulch and put another 50 lbs of black kow manure compost on top of that. i also added some crushed egg shells id been saving for a while... i will let this sit up over the next year and with time and the help of earthworms, it will turn into very rich, organic black soil. its a very cool way to garden and u can look up "back to eden" on youtube and get more info about it.
That layering of those items is pretty cool. It's a pretty good idea. I should of done that with my raised bed on the side of my house at the end of last year so I could be planting in it this weekend. I'll definitely have to remember at the end of this year to leave my garden in this shape so when I plant the following year I have rich soil.
here are some of the youtube videos i have posted...be sure to check them out and comment either here or there if u have any comments... May 2015 Trees from Seed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7T1dMc6MB0
June 2015 Trees from Seed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjz33NCVWZQ June 2015 Methley Plum tree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeP8VFJhXqA
making worm tea (which i know most here at the forums already know about) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VVL2tJKfZE
btw, im hoping to buy a good quality camera soon to make my videos with...as of now, im having to use my lil cheap phone to make them. im working on my public speaking so bear with me while i slowly get better with it. thanks for checking out my thread and my videos.