I really like to work on kitchen gardens, and that seems like an understatement. I love to work on kitchen gardens, and I really enjoy setting up the soil and rolling the sandy soil between my fingers. Rolling the sand, I get to see what the grains look like and see what I can do with the soil to get it to a level where you can grow some edible plants. I love seeing my clients light up when they realize they have grown their own lettuce from seed, and they can just pick a beautiful french radish from the soil and snack away in the late morning. It’s so great to anticipate and plan for weather changes and transition a garden from one season to the next.
Check out Laura’s kitchen garden. Laura is an amazing client and friend to have, not only because she’s incredibly smart, incredibly tuned into her garden but also because she can be a challenge in the best of ways. She’s a scientist and my explanations with her are always initially concise but she wants to learn more and know more about how plants grow, why they do the things they do and she really keeps me on my toes. I like just winging it, and feeling the changes but she is great at working with me on reasons why things work the way they do.
let’s just say, I never have to explain transpiration to her. Anyway, check out the yield she’s been getting. This is all hand watering and an abundant supply of compost, grown on site from her hearty compost bin with worms.