compost composition

cherish the process...the every day beauty of composting...

food gardening in a boat...florida keys style with tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, papayas and a ladder to pick them with...love

february 24 2013 in key west harvesting bountiful arugulas, kales, chards, mizuna, tatsoi, dill, parsley, cilantro...the best salads for me and my friends!

elegant solution

an elegant solution for quickie rooftop gardening in the city....greens growing out of reusable shopping bag a la Tamara and Chris on their rooftop in williamsburg, brooklyn.

garden grown for shadows to cast

when the sunlight comes through the window just so.

more moss

more on snails....

 

 
 

I found these snail shells in my friend Randesh's massive spread of a compost pile! It is exciting think about the interrelationship of snails, decomposition, organisms, slime, pheromones, mating, and the alchemy of compost....

oh, and it also a perk when your nail polish matches the bucket a banana tree is growing in. 

miami vine

seracee...'a powerful healer'

 and a stunning example of

flower to fruit to seed

thank you world

enormous leaves

that cannot be passed by

another key west character

'i think its called an orchid tree', he said

 

last tomato sandwich of the season, with bacon on the side

my favorite tomato of the the season, Kellogs Breakfast....an heirloom that grows big bulbous fruit that are super meaty and delicious, great for those who like a full coverage on their tomato sandwich. a divine flavor that is equally sweet and tangy!

true love always

okay, so I am really behind on things I want to put on this blog….but the last of the tomato sandwiches must be documented here!

                                                     this pic is from late October

2nd to last tomato sandwich of 2009

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with bacon under the double rich tomatoes

My most darling gardening friends, so fortunately in a 3 block radius of my museum district home in Richmond VA

Gardening at the Coral Castle near Miami

Blackberries and friends

Bud can fix anything with a toothpick

Bud is the real farmer at the River Farm, raising cows and hay. He has his own farm next door but likes his cows to taste the sweet grasses of ours. Those mountain cows, mammoth dears, so agile on those steep Appalachian slopes. I admire their grace in the face of gravity.
The rest of us are gardeners, beekeepers, river farmers, bonfire farmers and keen observationists.

Always plant hollyhocks, wherever you may be.