Higher Ground Garden Blog

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Pests & Management

We use some of the IPM methods mentioned in the article and a few others.
https://www.rainshadoworganics.com/integrated-pest-management-at-rainshadow/ 

Our pest challenges are 1) cut worms in brassicas, 2) aphids in kales, 3) flea beetles in chinese cabbage, pac choi and mizuna, 4) leaf miners in spinach, chard, beets, 5) birds in young lettuce or spinach 6) cabbage moths.

We employ crop rotation, natural fertilizers & compost, toothpick rings, wait to outgrow, bird net, neem oil, marigolds, hose blasting, and hand smashing.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Book Recommendations

Here are 3 books recommended by C. Campbell.  His wisdom has helped our orchard.

Growing a Revolution:  Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
by David R. Montgomery

The Hidden Life of Trees:  What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World
by Peter Wohllenben

What a Plant Knows:  A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden—and Beyond
by Daniel Chamovitz