Since we added more dirt around the plant, it seems to be giving it a chance to return. We planted around 10 of them but only 1 made it. They hung in there for a few months but just started to wilt, probably due to lack of good soil media. But this one is quite happy and it has new growth on it. Hopefully by adding more dirt next time they will do better and now struggle so much to get going. Honestly I want these plants to die back, so I can add lots of dirt. The settling that occured made the soil drop by around a foot with all the voids in the hugelculture getting filled in. So when winter comes around I plan on adding enough dirt to top off the beds.
These greens will be quite tasty when we harvest, but since the plant is small right now I will wait until the last moment to harvest. Probably some time when the frost comes around it will probably be time to cut them back to the ground and do something tasty with the leaves.
A short update for this little plant this season, hopefully next year I will have more to show off.
Yes, my friend, dirt is very important for all plants. I didn't realize you didn't add it. Anyway, as we said, the important thing is to realize what's wrong and find a solution and I'm glad you did that. Today I'm going to share my garden and I hope you like it.
It sure is, sometimes you can "hack" things in the plant world and make it work anyways but seems this is one of those things I truly need to find the proper resource for.
I remember I once visited a rose nursery and saw a pile to wood chippings and asked about it and they said not to put my roses in these, as they’ll suck all the nutrients and leave none for the roses. I guess that goes for other plants too looking at your swiss chard 😉
Good luck with it now that you added some soil 🤞
Oh interesting, I did not know that. Well I plan on mixing in some dirt so in the future they can grow in more than just wood chips. Hopefully then the plant can draw from the soil and stay happy, not the other way around.
Thanks much, will post updates next time we try with dirt.
Happy to shed some light on it. Those wood chippings seemed so inviting, I really thought it would be a good idea to plant my roses in them, but apparently not!
I’ll be looking out for the updates ☺️
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I'm still very excited about this work in wood for the plants, and very interesting that only one managed to get out, well all that serves as part of knowledge to improve the methods my friend, just as always, I'm very excited about this work in wood for the plants, and very interesting that only one managed to get out, well all that serves as part of knowledge to improve the methods my friend, just as always.
Yeah me too, curious how these planters work out. Hopefully they will indeed be a good container for growing plants in.
@solominer With commitment, dedication and your experience, the plants will give the vegetables that you will harvest with great care. When you dedicate yourself to the countryside, you want good harvests, unfortunately we must fight against drought or rain, but experience always triumphs and I have observed that you have it. I would like to thank you in advance for your frequent visits to my publications. In Venezuela, temperatures have reached 37°C, which is why we require it to drop for better harvests. From Venezuela I wish you success.
I think so too, lots of hard work will indeed pay off. It has been quite dry out here as well, hoping we get more steady rains.
thank you, best of luck to you as well.
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We grow Swiss Chard in the summer but it does better in the winter, we are in Florida so I am sure it will be different for your area. As an experiment next year, you could try planting some in a more shaded area, not complete shade, they need some sun.
Something I need to learn is which annuals like the cooler temps, I think some lettuces are like that too.
I will need to give a screen a try, you have mentioned that before and I think you are onto something.