Category Archives: Hypothetical

Microplot garden design – 1

Posted on February 27, 2015 by tikiwanderer

One of the things I’m experimenting with is dense microplots for urban gardens. Take three, maybe four species of food or useful plant, and grow them together in a complementary fashion so that they each help each other thrive and … Continue reading →

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What do snails like to eat?

Posted on June 10, 2014 by tikiwanderer

I found myself asking this question this morning when sitting outside with my son waiting for the car to take him to daycare. I was staring at the sky, he was staring at my peas, and we saw this: I’ve … Continue reading →

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Hypothetical / Crop profile: Kara (Burchardia)

Posted on November 19, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Kara is one of the crops I’m considering trying to start up, either at home garden level or at commercial level (the former will be a necessary trial step for the latter). It’s part of my vested interest in climate-suitable … Continue reading →

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A productive saline garden?

Posted on August 2, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Recently I ran across a food plant new to me – Salsola soda, also known as agretti to Southern Italians. In reading about it, I noted that it was a plant from the edges of salt marshes, needing a somewhat … Continue reading →

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