Carl Schulz News and Updates

Composted manure is available at the Garden

We just had a load of composted manure  IMG_1052consisting of cow, chicken, sheep, horse, and a little bit of pig delivered to us (free of charge except for the trucking fee),  Barry Standish, who is a descendant of the famous Miles Standish has a farm in Lakeville and has become a “friend of the garden” through his generous donation.

The manure has been composting for sixyears and is almost like soil at this point.  It is available for use in individual gardens as well as in our community compost bins.  We plan on getting another delivery of this “black gold” at end of summer for use next spring.

IMG_1054Remember that our community compost bins are available as well.

Link to Hanna’s document on composting

Carl Schulz Gardening Techniques

What to Plant in July

It’s now getting late in the year for sowing and planting, but there is still time for lettuces, chicory, endives, and other salad leaves as well as for fast-growing varieties of peas, beetroots, and carrots. If you’ve now harvested all your broad beans, garlic, onions, and shallots, there may be enough space to transplant any Brussels sprouts, cabbages, and cauliflowers that you’ve raised from seed in pots.

There are plenty of vegetable plants that like the heat and do well with a mid-summer planting in New England.

Here are some ideas:

    • Arugula
    • Basil (Transplants)
    • Beans
    • Beets
    • Brussels sprouts (Transplants)
    • Cabbage (Transplants)
    • Carrots
    • Cauliflower (Transplants)
    • Cilantro
    • Cucumber
    • Kale
    • Leeks (Transplants)
    • Lettuce
    • Parsley
    • Radishes
    • Swiss Chard
    • Turnips
    • Winter Squash