Making Compost in a Bucket

Here's the compost I'm making using kangkong cuttings and fresh cut and dried grass.

I put a thin layer of soil after every layer.

Then I covered it with towels.

I tried to plant tomato and eggplant seeds in the plot I made with the 1-month compost I made.

I put mulch around the tomato and eggplant seedbed.

Gardening w/ My Natural Farming Neighbor

Here are the plots I prepared for my neighbor Matt. He has a burrito business.

Here are the oregano cuttings Matt planted on his plot.

I prepare these plots a month ago using the lasagna method.

This is my neighbor, Matt.

The first two plots from the left are prepared with the lasagna method and has decomposed for a month. The third plot is a new one and was tilled and planted on without and organic fertilizers. We planted oregano on both plots to see which oregano grows better.

* My neighbor worked in a natural farm. I looked at his handouts and manuals and saw that the methods are almost the same with organic agriculture. The only difference is that natural farmers defined OA differently, they assumed that OA farmers sometimes use synthetic fertilizers. We should teach people that this is not what real OA is doing.

New Herbs from Herb Republic

Vietnamese Oregano, Peppermint, and Vietnamese Basil

Prepared a new plot for my neighbor. He plans to plant tomato and lettuce

Applying My 1-Month Old Compost

First, I had to trim a lot of weeds. I didn't get the chance to garden last week.

I applied the compost I made in a bucket last September 23. It was wet because rain water got in.

Then I applied the compost I made from the compost heap.

I accidentally cut one of my bell pepper plants! Now, I only have 4 plants.

The bell peppers are on the left side of the photo and the herbs are on the right. I plan to plant basil and tomato plants in the middle.

Applying Mulch and Compost

Plant 3

Plant 2

Plant 1

Plant 5

Plant 4

Top view of the 5 bell pepper plants. I applied dried mulch, compost, and fresh cut grass.

Bell Peppers & Basil

They're growing fast!

Here's a pack of basil I picked this morning to use at the cafe

Bell Peppers, Welcome to Your New Home!

More than a month after our field trip in UPLB's organic gardens, I finally transferred the souvenir bell pepper seedlings that were given to us. I have been fattening my plot with mulch and did a lasagna method of mulching. After more than a month, the soil felt good to the touch. So I decided to transplant the bell peppers.

I transferred 5 bell pepper plants today

This tiny bell pepper is the prize of patience!