The Growing Dome “March 2009″

This is the the growth update since the last video in January.  The major update other than growth, was the addition of the tomato bed in the middle.  Also, lots of peppers and herbs like basil, lavender, fennel, dill, cilantro and of course the leafy greens and edible flowers and fruits! 

The plants seem to be loving the “Sonic Bloom!  Just found this great video on how Sonic Bloom works..worth checking out!  We’re also foliar spraying with diluted ocean water…from growgreens.com, every couple weeks, in the morning, as the Sonic Bloom plays.  There’s a whole chapter dedicated to Sonic Bloom, in “Secrets of the Soil.”  This book contains amazing insights from farmers and growers… from many different cultures around the world! 

Just wanted to mention the Growing Dome itself…which if you’ll notice in the video above…has amazing light that diffuses through the shapes of the Growing Dome.  It creates an atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re swimming in light. 

We purchased it as a kit, from growingspaces.com.  We went with the 18ft. diameter kit, because it would fit perfectly in the space we had in our backyard.  There are many different sizes though…all the way up to… I believe 52ft. in diameter and as small as 12 ft.  The Tree of Life has a Growing Dome also…  Courtney Pool posted a cool picture on her blog…here.  Then there’s Anthony Anderson’s Growing Dome over at rawmodel.com, who was our original inspiration to get a Growing Dome…he’s completely amazing us with his, “model for living permaculture project”…which we’re following very closely.  Worth checking out for sure, he has a 22 ft. diameter Growing Dome!

The plants are starting to grow quickly now as temperatures are increasing outside….we just planted cucumbers and melons which will be in the next video.  Having lots of fun!