27 Jun 2010
Space of Love – Anthony Anderson
Hope everyone is having fun in their gardens this summer..!
One of my biggest inspirations…Anthony Anderson…is creating three…young food forests. One… in Arizona…. and another project in Minnesota. Both food forests are coming a long nicely. If you tune into Anthony’s website and videos…you’ll learn more than you could in a few years at most brick and mortar.. places of learning. There’s more informational content on that website..and in his videos than most libraries.
I absolutely love the guy..and am so grateful for everything he shares!!
Just in case…here’s the link to Anthony’s site… Raw Model
You… just might find yourself creating your own food forest…from the stuff you learn….that’s what happened to me!!!
His third project…is here in Hurricane, Utah. His ideas and contributions are all over the garden here. We’re working closely on methods…sharing seeds…supplies and creating/being an awareness of sustainable living. Thanks for all the support brother…we wouldn’t be doing this without you!!!
Here’s the food forest in Arizona, that he Alexandra and Andrea from Blackbird Naturals … are creating together…as well as a very very tasty chocolate truffle business….mmmmmm…I can still taste them!! Thanks… Blackbird Naturals…love em!! Huge gratitude.. for the inspiration from Arizona you “three”…and for sharing these “spaces of love” with us!!
I love watching them …GROW!
You can check out the growing web…of Blackbird Natural’s…Food Forests…right here.
Cheers to…FREEDOM!!!
Jake, do you have any advice or opinion on watering? this is my second year gardening and i've really increased the size since last year. i'm just wondering if i should be watering a little bit everyday or a lot of water every couple of days? if you have any adivce on this i'd appreciate it.
thanks
drew
swimbikerun
July 7th, 2010 at 12:06 pmpermalink
Hey drew…
I do have an opinion on watering…
Get drips…and mulch with straw…maybe a couple inches thick. This will retain the moisture in the soil…and will cut back the water in a.. BIG way. It will also keeps the soil life and cylces more stable.
You may still need to water the beds..from time to time…but do this in the morning or evening…completely saturating the beds…through the mulch layer…until the water comes out the bottom of the raised beds or container. I've noticed I only need to do this every week or so…cause the drips keep the beds nice and moist in the mean time. If you don't have drips…still do the mulch layer…and water “deeply and infrequently”…completely soaking the raised bed or container…until water comes out the base. When you do this.. may vary on your climate zone, mulch layers, and if you have drips etc.
I think one of the keys for sure…is…if you're watering on your own…without drips, just make sure the soil has dried out a couple of inches on the top, and water in the morning or evening. This gives the plant a nice chance to soak up nutrients before the sun zaps everything..and then gives the soil time dry out evenly before the next watering.
Oh…and did I mention STRAW MULCH..haha…I love the stuff!!
Happy growing Drew.. Hit me up anytime
Jake
July 7th, 2010 at 4:00 pmpermalink
Sending so much good vibes your way brother! the gojis are going great and we have the clones staying strong…crossing my fingers for them!
Waiting for your next update! I can only imagine whats going on this time of year!! Seedling mania these days…got gojis and inca berries finally started too!
Anthony
July 8th, 2010 at 3:53 ampermalink
It's Goji clone mania!! We've got a few cloning up here too…the mother plant went nuts after the clipping…grew off in many different directions…very cool!!
We're heading to the spring today…and maybe will push on to the Grand Canyon…looking for Usnea Lichen…love that little guy!! Update on the food forest coming soon…
Much love brother
Jake
July 8th, 2010 at 1:18 pmpermalink
Thanks a bunch for the info Jake, it's much appreciated. “deeply and infrequently” is not what I've been doing. I've been giving them a short drink in the am and then another little drink in the pm, so I'm going to be changing that. I will also get me some of that hay as well.
Thanks again
Drew
swimbikerun
July 9th, 2010 at 6:47 pmpermalink