Country Girl at Angel Song Acres
Floresville, TX 78114
ph: 210-508-0614
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* Come Into My Garden *
"The kiss of the sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's heart in a garden, Than anywhere else on earth."
~Dorothy Frances Gurney~
Let's go in for a closer look... (smiles!)
A closer look at the (nearly 300!!!) tomatoes plants of Celebrity, Roma and Beefsteak!!!
A side view from where you can see the 3 inch deep holes i made with a plastic cup to plant my sweet corn in. Planting the sweet corn in these holes and then filling up the holes with rich compost after the corn sprouts are around 5 inches tall helps give the sweet corn a stronger thicker stem to keep it from falling over during heavy winds and stormy days.
The diagonal view from the far left corner of the garden...
Look to the far left and see the sweet corn growing where the holes were in a pic above!
Vegetable Gardens are Beautiful!!!
I Love The Wonderful Harvest!!!
*Stuff I Like to Grow in the Fall*
Arugula
Green beans
Beets & greens
Carrots
Collards
Cucumbers
Dill
Baby salad greens
Baby braising greens
Garlic
Baby lettuce
Baby potatoes
Parsley
Radishes
Zucchini
Mustard greens
Onions
Petite peas
Snap peas
Sweet peppers
Sweet corn
Summer squash
Tomatoes
May The Harvest Be Plentiful!!!
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Is sustainable the same as organic?
At Angel Song Acres I grow my fruits and vegetables following the organic standards set by the USDA in the “7 CFR Part 205 National Organic Program”, with the exception of the record keeping requirements. I am not certified organic and, therefore, cannot advertise my produce as organic. At most Farmers Markets they have decided to use the term “sustainable” for this type of business, but, of course, that term means different things to different people. To clarify what products go into the food I grow and you eat, I have compiled a list of everything I use or might use. Usually I start with organic seed and dress with compost. Our normal fertilizer is compost tea, molasses, fish meal and seaweed extract. I use the other organically approved products when necessary. I strongly believe that neither the human body, nor the soil and water that feeds us, should be exposed to synthetic nitrates, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides or genetically modified crops.
Many of these products belong in multiple categories.
About half of these products I have never used but would feel comfortable using if needed.
Fertility :
Compost and compost tea Fish emulsion
Cottonseed meal, alfalfa meal, seaweed extract, rock phosphate, greensand, apple cider vinegar, lava sand, epsom salt, potassium sulfate, kelp, humic acid, molasses, dolomite lime, cornmeal, micronutrients, magnesium sulfate
Herbicides/fungicides:
Orange oil, corn gluten meal, baking soda, potassium bicarbonate
Pesticides:
Garlic and pepper emulsions, diatomaceous earth, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), Neem oil, orange oil soap, beer (snails)
Other stuff:
Mycorrhizal fungi, sulfur, copper sulfate, sodium hydroxide, lime, sharp sand, hydrogen peroxide, perlite, peat moss, coir
*Stuff I Like to Grow in the Winter*
Arugula
Collards
Baby salad greens
Baby braising greens
Garlic
Baby lettuce
Parsley
Radishes
Microgreens
Onions
Herbs
*Stuff I like to Grow in the Spring*
Arugula
Basil
Beets & greens
Baby salad greens
Baby braising greens
Baby lettuce
Baby potatoes
Carrots
Collards
Cucumbers
Dill
Garlic
Green beans
Parsley
Radishes
Mustard greens
Onions
Petite peas
Snap peas
Sweet peppers
Sweet corn
Summer squash
Tomatoes
Watermelons
Zucchini
* Strawberries
* Blackberries
* SUMMER planting fun!
Basil
Eggplant
Cantaloupe
Okra
Hot peppers
Sweet peppers
Green beans
Summer squash varieties
Watermelon
Carrots
Cucumbers
Celebrity table tomatoes
Beefsteak tomatoes
Sun Gold Cherry tomato
Roma tomatoes
Radishes
Sweet corn
Watermelon
Zucchini
Country Girl at Angel Song Acres
Floresville, TX 78114
ph: 210-508-0614
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