Heads up from my first year of adaptive gardening project in north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
I did start with the casual Adaptive gardening seed starter pack : watermelons, melons, cucumbers, corn, pumpkins, beans and peas. All the good things.
Some learnings I got along the way:
- I sowed way too many seeds compared to my own resources for taking care of them and also to make sure to save some for next year
- It was a hassle to not have easy access to the garden (I don’t live where plants grow) so I had to select for certain level of negligence
- I started to sow a bit late in the season, which made my seedlings more prompt to slug attacks when they were high in number and strength
- It helped to plant my small plants in three different areas of the garden,with different sun exposition, natural access to water and surroundings. My cucurbits only survived in one of the patches.
- It was a fun and enriching experience and I am dancing around the fire now I start collecting seeds. I can’t wait for next year
What I will do different next year:
- I will gather more varieties of seeds with hope for better chances for life to thrive
- I will dedicate more time earlier in the season to sow
What will remain the same will be going with the flow with what grows, grows to seed or not.
Now I am waiting for my remaining maximas, peas, beans, cucumbers and corn to produce fruits and will take it from there.
I called this patch Patch a mama because I have dad humor:
That is before slug massacre:
Picture taken a couple of days ago, apparently I converted to monoculture of corn (yet I’m very happy):
The patch a papa or parent 2: Big mess galore:
