KINGSCOUNTY
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So I have an unorthodox way of growing. It has been three years in the making. I randomly planted 20 premium seeds in close proximity. I did not separate the females from the males and that first year I let them grow wild. In the fall, I did not harvest. Instead, I cut down the plants and tilled them into the dirt. I added a light mulch in the fall and allow the seeds to regrow in the next spring. The second spring I let the plants grow wild again. I noticed these second year buds were beautiful. (I did harvest a few) Again, I allowed the plants to grow wild, cut them down, and tilled them into the dirt in the fall and added a light mulch. Which brings us to this third year. This year I plan to harvest. I will be weeding the male plants out. In January, I added 2 yards of worm castings and topped it with 1/4" layer of alfalfa mulch. In the locations that I want plants I only have to clear an area in the dirt. The dirt is loaded with seeds and the plants will grow in areas clear of mulch. I cleared about 4" diameter circles in the mulch, watered it and waited. Plants grew in all the areas that I cleared. I allowed up to 3 plants to grow in these small cleared areas and weed unwanted plants. In a couple of clearings the plants that grew was so impressive I weeded out all competition. My grandfather taught me to build the soil and naturally and avoid commercial Nutes. So I will only fertilize with a 1:15 ratio fish emulsion/water fertilizer (folier application) until flowering
. The fish emulsion fertilizer seems to help discourage pest from settling. On one plot, I also planted Cosmos, Beans, Thyme, and Rosemary, Onions and Clover. I hope these plants will help with ground cover during the hot summer weather. On the other plot, I mulched with heavy bushes, loosely packed, and sprinkled cosmo seeds on top. I picked these companion plants for different reasons. The Cosmos for their beauty, the beans and clover for the nitrogen/shade they provide to/for the soil (the summers get really hot), Thyme, Onions and Rosemary for their pest preventative qualities.
. The fish emulsion fertilizer seems to help discourage pest from settling. On one plot, I also planted Cosmos, Beans, Thyme, and Rosemary, Onions and Clover. I hope these plants will help with ground cover during the hot summer weather. On the other plot, I mulched with heavy bushes, loosely packed, and sprinkled cosmo seeds on top. I picked these companion plants for different reasons. The Cosmos for their beauty, the beans and clover for the nitrogen/shade they provide to/for the soil (the summers get really hot), Thyme, Onions and Rosemary for their pest preventative qualities.
